PARIS: Snoop Dogg’s hit song Drop It Like It’s Hot was used to officially launch the Olympic breakdancing competition, according to German news agency dpa.
The 52-year-old American rapper and Olympic lover has been observed numerous times watching the Paris Games, where he wore a full-dressage outfit complete with breeches, a tailcoat, and a hard hat. Dogg, who is working for NBC during the Olympics, has also watched judo, beach volleyball, and gymnastics, where he was seen wearing a T-shirt with Simone Biles’ face on it.
On Friday, he set down a flag, which is used in theatre to signal the start of a show, ahead of the Breaking (the official name for breakdancing) at La Concorde.
Dogg donned a red, white, and blue tracksuit.
and black helmet, while wearing a gold medallion on the same square where Marie Antoinette was sentenced to the guillotine two and a quarter centuries ago. When he carried the Olympic torch ahead of the Games’ opening ceremony, he wore a world-shaped medallion and a gold suit with a pocket watch.
Los Angeles, where he was born, will host the 2028 Games, which do not currently include Breaking.
Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus Jr., has had decades of successes, including What’s My Name and Young, Wild, and Free.
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