Current:Home > StocksSnoop Dogg opening ceremony highlights: Best moments from rapper's Paris commentary -ClearPath Finance
Snoop Dogg opening ceremony highlights: Best moments from rapper's Paris commentary
View
Date:2025-04-14 12:16:12
It's Snoop Dogg's world and we're just living in it.
The Grammy-nominated rapper is serving as a special correspondent for NBC throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics. Although the Games are just kicking off with the opening ceremony, Snoop Dogg already has captivated viewers with his hilarious commentary, memorable catchphrases and positive attitude.
"I'm chilling like a villain," said Snoop Dogg, who was wearing a red, white and blue Ralph Lauren opening ceremony uniform in the pouring rain, similar to the Team USA delegation. "Raindrops falling on my head, but we still playing to win baby."
Get Olympics updates in your texts! Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel
Here's some of his most memorable moments from Friday:
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
MORE:Giannis Antetokounmpo being first Black Olympic flagbearer for Greece a 'huge honour'
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Snoop Dogg, Olympic torch bearer
Snoop Dogg lit the streets of Paris up, literally. The rapper carried the Olympic torch through the streets of Saint-Denis on Friday as the final torchbearer, alongside French actress Laetitia Casta and French rapper MC Solaar.
“I look at this as a prestigious honor and something I truly respect. I would have never dreamed of nothing like this,” Snoop Dogg said earlier this week. “I’m going to be on my best behavior. I’m going to be on my best athleticism. I’ll be able to breathe slow to walk fast and hold the torch with a smile on my face, because I realize how prestigious this event is.”
Snoop Dogg, the fashionista
Snoop Dogg is not only providing commentary, he's giving fashion advice.
"I heard me and Snoop Dogg are going to the same nail tech," said Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles, who flashed his white nails emblazoned with "ICON" in blue glitter. Snoop Dogg approved of Lyles' fashion statement, although he could not confirm or deny if they share the same nail salon technician.
"Noah (Lyles) stays spooned and groomed, dipped and whipped, suited and booted," Snoop Dogg said. "I know he was going to be fresh to death. Ya dig? That's my guy."
Snoop Dogg, the dancer
There were numerous performances at the opening ceremony, including one from Lady Gaga, who opened the festivities by singing "Mon Truc en Plumes" by Zizi Jeanmaire on the steps of a metro. Although Lady Gaga sang in French, that didn't stop Snoop Dogg from dropping it like it's hot alongside his commentary partner Hoda Kotb.
Snoop Dogg, the athlete
Earlier Friday, Snoop lent his usual comic take, this time to the Olympic event of weightlifting. He was shown lifting a bar with no weights. His finishing stance, however, was a 10.
veryGood! (44463)
Related
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Whoopi Goldberg says she uses weight loss drug Mounjaro: 'I was 300 pounds'
- Woman suspected of kidnapping and killing girl is beaten to death by mob in Mexican tourist city
- First they tried protests of anti-gay bills. Then students put on a play at Louisiana’s Capitol
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- What's open on Easter 2024? Details on Walmart, Target, Starbucks, restaurants, stores
- Late Football Star Spencer Webb's Son Spider Celebrates His First Birthday
- Who's hosting 'SNL' tonight? Cast, musical guest, where to watch March 30 episode
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- The Best Tools for Every Type of Makeup Girlie: Floor, Vanity, Bathroom & More
Ranking
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- These extreme Easter egg hunts include drones, helicopters and falling eggs
- $1 billion Powerball jackpot winner from California revealed
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hey Siri
- Illinois Gov. Pritzker calls for sheriff to resign after Sonya Massey shooting
- N.C. State and its 2 DJs headed to 1st Final Four since 1983 after 76-64 win over Duke
- Powerball winning numbers for March 30, 2024 drawing: Jackpot rises to $935 million
- In Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore lost a piece of its cultural identity
Recommendation
John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
Why do we celebrate Easter with eggs? How the Christian holy day is commemorated worldwide
Afternoon shooting in Nashville restaurant kills 1 man and injures 5 others
California man convicted of killing his mother as teen is captured in Mexico
Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
Dozens arrested after protest blocks Philadelphia interstate, police say
Iowa and LSU meet again, this time in Elite Eight. All eyes on Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese
March Madness games today: Everything to know about NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight schedule