Char Adams is a reporter for NBC BLK who writes about race.
Flavor Flav is checking off his bucket list. The 64-year-old rapper sang the national anthem Sunday night ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks’ showdown with the Atlanta Hawks, leaving some fans praising the star and some others scratching their heads. He delivered what the Bucks called a “flavorful” rendition of the anthem wearing his signature clock pendant chain and a No. 59 jersey, referencing the year he was born. The Bucks invited Flav, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., to perform.
NFL Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe shared a post with a series of facepalm emojis, writing, “NO BOY,” a play on Flav’s famous catchphrase “Yeah, Boy!” As for Flav, he didn’t seem to care much about the mixed reaction. He addressed the response to his performance in a statement on social media. “The anthem was a long time bucket list item,,, that was fun!” he wrote on X. “I can’t live my life worried about what people might say about me.
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