Flavor Flav checks off his bucket list.
The 64-year-old rapper sang the national anthem on Sunday night before the Milwaukee Bucks’ showdown with the Atlanta Hawks, leaving some fans praising the star and others confused.
He introduced what he called PAX Delicious offer. National anthem while wearing his distinctive watch necklace chain and jersey number 59, in reference to The year he was born. Pax invited Flav, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., to perform at the concert.
Naturally, social media users had a lot to say.
Some found the decision to book the rapper funny One person writes on X, previously tweeted, “Milwaukee is out of control on this,” adding a series of laughing emojis. “I love it here.”
Others praised the performance. “Flavor Flav just performed the national anthem for the Bucks-Hawks. ‘I didn’t know I needed this until it happened,'” User Posted on the platform. last Scenes added“, “Flavor Flav gave our anthem all the reverence it deserved and then some, and anyone who says otherwise is a certified hater.”
And sure, there were some haters in the group. NFL Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe shared a post containing a series of facepalm emojis, writing“NO BOY” is a play on Flav’s catchphrase “Yeah, Boy!”
As for Flav, he doesn’t seem to care much about the mixed reactions. He responded to his performance in a statement on social media.
“The National Anthem has been a bucket list item for a long time, and that was fun!” he Written on X.
“I can’t live my life worrying about what people might say about me. I won’t let that stop me from trying new things and doing the things I want to do. Some people might not like it. But it’s a sure failure if I stop trying.”
After his performance, Flav took photos with fans, including a boy he was carrying Colorful sign reads “FLAVOR FLAV Mom says hello.”
The show prompted some to point out the hype man’s musical history. Besides being part of the historic rap group Public Enemy, Flav is also Talented pianist He also plays several musical instruments and is the leader of the band Public Enemy Chuck D once said.
Social media users commented on the performance throughout the night, and among the jokes there were some of the most sympathetic reactions.
“I know some people might think this is ridiculous but Flavor Flav said this was on his wish list.” User X posted. “He’s had a long career and he’s getting older, so it’s important to do the things you want to do while you can. I’m glad he crossed this off his list, and I hope he had a good time.”
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