Snoop Dogg drops a dressage-inspired freestyle at Paris Olympics
Snoop Dogg delivered an impromptu freestyle about dressage whereas in Paris commentating on the 2024 Summer season Olympics.
This 12 months, the hip-hop legend is an Olympic correspondent for the US TV community NBC. Whereas within the channel’s broadcast sales space on the Palace of Versailles with Olympics anchor Mike Tirico, he and his longtime buddy Martha Stewart watched a video of a horse named Maxima Bella doing a dressage routine to his 1994 seminal hit ‘Gin & Juice’.
Snoop couldn’t include his pleasure when he noticed Polish rider Sandra Sysojeva’s efficiency and enthused: “OK, we received an LBC horse in the home, proper?” as quickly as he caught onto what was occurring. Then, he rapped alongside to the enduring beat with an equestrian twist.
“From the entrance to the again/ There’s a lot drama, and social gathering, it’s exhausting being an H-O-R-S-E,” Snoop rapped as his pal Stewart commented on the horse’s type and expertise.
Throughout their chat with Tirico, Snoop shared his newfound love for equestrianism and the way dressage grew to become one in every of his favorite sports activities.
“I didn’t realise that I like the chemistry of the motive force [rider] and the horse […] I name them the ‘driver’ as a result of they really drive the horse,” he mentioned. “And I fed the horses and I’m actually fearful of horses!”
Final weekend, Stewart and the 52-year-old attended an Olympic dressage occasion in matching equestrian gear to have a good time the meals extraordinaire’s birthday. Whereas on the competitors, he revealed that he’s “nonetheless fearful of horses”.
He mentioned in a video: “I’m within the horses that dance and I need to give them some carrots and apples […] be sure that they’re fed earlier than they do their thang.”
Stewart then defined how they ended up on the dressage: “Snoop referred to as me and mentioned he is aware of I do know horses, and he’s just a little scared of horses.”
Snoop Dogg has been a distinguished determine at this 12 months’s Olympics within the French capital. He was the ultimate torchbearer and strutted down the streets of Saint-Denis to the Stade de France stadium – which is the place the sports activities occasions are being held.
He additionally was seen swimming with esteemed Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps. In a video, the Lengthy Seashore rapper in contrast physiques with the legendary swimmer after which tried to study the right pool approach from him.
Snoop Dogg will get a swimming lesson from Michael Phelps. 🏊♂️ pic.twitter.com/9NF2FAuRfm
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Again in 2021, Snoop commented on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics dressage event with comic Kevin Hart for the streaming service Peacock. On the time, he was mesmerised by a horse “crip strolling”.
“This horse is off the chain,” Snoop laughed. “I’ve gotta get this motherfucker in a video.”
In different information, Snoop Dogg not too long ago claimed that the late Queen Elizabeth II “was a fan” of his. When Capital FM host Jordan North informed him “the longer term King, William, is a big Snoop fan”, the Doggfather replied: “Properly, the Queen was a fan too.”
He added: “Relaxation in peace to the Queen, that was my woman. You recognize what I’m saying? So, simply might need to go up and, you understand, see what you do… in the event that they let me in or not.”