NBA fans were surprised to see Flavor Flav gracing the stage to sing the National Anthem during a recent match, and social media users are chiming in with their thoughts!
Flavor Flav Did His Thang In Milwaukee
Flav’s performance came during the match between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks on Sunday (Oct. 29).
The nearly three-minute-long performance featured the Flavor of Love star gettin’ into his patriotic bag, and people watching from Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum showered him in love.
Check out Flavor Flav’s rendition of the National Anthem below.
Viewers React On Social Media
Once video footage of his performance went viral, people began chiming in on X (formerly known as Twitter).
First off, we have to acknowledge how one fan came thru and gave Flavor Flav his flowers. From giving him “3.75 out of 4 stars” to pointing out how he “stayed calm” and refrained from ad-libbing, she gave the rapper his props.
Y'all. Unc really, truly practiced this shit and took it seriously. And for that,I give him 3.75 out of 4 stars. ⭐⭐⭐💫
He remembered all the words! He stayed calm! He didn't yell or adlib wildly not one time! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
Good job, Uncle Flav. You did that shit. I respect it.… https://t.co/BNvAHMIRVE
— Sassington, M.C. (@MissSassbox) October 30, 2023
One user was so moved that they humorously declared, “Play this Flava Flav National Anthem at my funeral.”
Play this Flava Flav National Anthem at my funeral 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xHyA5w4bqP
— Hoop Fiends 🏀💉 (@hoopfiends) October 30, 2023
On the other hand, some people expressed their confusion over the decision to book Flavor Flav in the first place.
Who the fuck booked Flavor Flav to do the national anthem..? pic.twitter.com/qCqCWbEmLO
— 🍊Elgin Barrett Eugene Smith lll🍊 (@Southside_Gunn) October 29, 2023
Bucks fans why the fuck is Flava Flav singing the National Athemn. This shit wild ☠️☠️☠️☠️😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/PnhPEjCK39
— Mr. Wholesomething (@footballguy82) October 30, 2023
The Bucks really let Flavor Flav sing the National Anthem… pic.twitter.com/TDSQLFCQr9
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) October 29, 2023
While on the subject of celebrity National Anthem performances, people also said that Flavor Flav outdid other stars like Carl Lewis and Fergie.
Listen… I don’t know who was responsible for this booking, but at least Flav didn’t sound worse than Carl Lewis… 😂 pic.twitter.com/eKxtX9ItbI https://t.co/xCkjuZl5nk
— travis’s video soul. (@travisfromdabk_) October 30, 2023
Somehow.. Flavor Flav sang the National Anthem better than Fergie. We are in a bad place in society pic.twitter.com/E34GEWEsTb https://t.co/GuYZ8BpGnE
— Joseline and Stevie broke free (@WraysNephew876) October 30, 2023
fergie walked so flavor flav can run https://t.co/LKXjANLrqb
— LILAFRIMANE (@LORAFRIMANEE) October 30, 2023
Building off this point, another user added, “Flav did waaaaaay better than I expected.” He also pointed out that his ending was on point. IKTR!
1. Flav did waaaaaay better than I expected.
2. I think we can all agree it was better than Fergie's rendition.
3. Not eem gon hold y'all, the ending was kinda fire. pic.twitter.com/v0BIeTw9ca— dj spydermann (@djspydermann) October 30, 2023
As for what Flavor Flav had to say about the experience, he called it “a long time bucket list item.” After adding that the performance was “fun,” he powerfully declared, “I can’t live my life worried about what people might say about me.”
“I won’t let that stop me from trying new things and doing things I wanna do. Some people might not like that. But a sure failure is if you stop trying.”
Roomies, what’d you think of Flavor Flav’s performance?