We reported yesterday that the Milwaukee Bucks invited Rapper Flavor Flav to sing the national anthem on Sunday at the Bucks versus Atlanta Hawks game. Jack Irvin writing for People reports:
Flav, 64, sported one of his signature oversized clock necklaces for the performance, appearing with a smile on his face before launching into his a cappella take on the national anthem.
He may not have hit every single note, but Flav's version of the Francis Scott Key classic certainly featured a lot of passion and heart. After the gig, he posted to social media to express pride in accomplishing his first-ever national anthem performance.
Reactions on social media were mixed. X/Twitter user SweetCarmel77 said, "All I got to say is Flavor Flav knew all the words & sung with heart!"—which is better than we can say for some other renditions (here's a list of folks who forgot words and otherwise really did a terrible job).
I listened to the entire song and I have to say, I think Flavor Flav did a great job. He brought his own particularly enthusiastic style, and he nailed the lyrics. I give him a solid 8/10.
In response to the video making its way around social media, X/Twitter user PURE/RICO posted this video of Flavor Flav playing the piano, with this description:
Fun fact: Flavor Flav was a musical prodigy. As a child he taught himself to play 15 different instruments. Like Mozart, he has the unique talent of hearing a song and replicating it by ear.
Again, Jack Irvin explains:
Viewers who may have been shocked to see Flav step out of the hip-hop space for a second to showcase his singing chops should remember the "Fight the Power" emcee was a classically trained musician before he launched into hip-hop.
He's quite good! Enjoy!
