The Hip-Hop icon expressed his inspiration by seeing his friend and fellow artist Snoop Dogg fulfill a similar duty at this year’s event in Paris.
At 65, Flavor Flav’s enthusiasm remains undiminished, and he sees the torch relay as a significant opportunity to contribute to an iconic event in his home country. One specific aspiration for Flavor Flav is to earn a custom Olympic pin, much like Snoop did. This small but symbolic token seems to have added to his determination to succeed. Praising Snoop’s performance, Flavor said:
“Snoop did a fantastic job, man. He rocked. Even though they did pay him a half-a-million a day, Snoop got a nice payday out there, besides the payday, he did a good job and I know that man had a lot of fun out there. Mad big ups to you, Snoop. Guess what? I got a feeling I might be one of them, I put my bid in already. I said, ‘If Snoop can carry the torch in Paris – come on, man – Flav can carry that bad boy in LA!’”
He shared this info while on the “Politickin” podcast, hosted by Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch, and Doug Hendrickson.