Snoop Dogg’s role carrying the torch at the Paris2024 Olympics is just one of the many weird and wonderful side hustles from the rapper.
On Friday, July 26, the Drop It Like It’s Hot singer made headlines and he proudly carried the Olympic torch through Saint-Denis, in the North of Paris.
While some have questioned why Snoop Dogg, 52, is involved in the sporting competition, he also has another major involvement in the games.
The Young, Wild, and Free rapper is a special US correspondent for NBC and said he’s going to bring some ‘Snoop style’ to the job.
The rapper whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. announced on January 1, 2024, in a press release: ‘It’s going to be the most epic Olympics ever, so stay tuned, and keep it locked.
‘Let’s elevate, celebrate, and make these games unforgettable, smoke the competition, and may the best shine like gold. Peace and Olympic LOVE, ya dig?’
While this might seem like a bit of a rogue side hustle from the rapper, this isn’t the first time he has danced to the beat of his drum with a role outside of his rap career.
In 2023, Snoop Dogg’s launched a rosé wine at Co-op which he claimed paired really well with spicy chicken wings.
And this wasn’t even his first foodie venture as he also released a cookbook called From Crook to Cook, which was released in 2018.
In 2016 he also launched a cooking show called Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, with chef Martha Stewart.
Snoop was also snapped working shifts at Raising Cane’s for a comedy special with the American fast food chain.
The rapper is friends with the owner Todd Graves so was happy to help them out back in 2021.
The singer has also sung in a gospel choir as part of a Superbowl Celebration Concert for his album Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love.
He was slated for releasing gospel songs following a rap career but the rapper wasn’t bothered and said in response to the critics: ‘This is not a money-driven project – it’s a spirit-driven project.’
The singer has also appeared on several game shows, both as a host and contestant.
In the past twenty years, the rapper has appeared as a contestant in Celebrity Blackjack (2004), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ( 2009), The Price is Right (2012), Celebrity Family Feud (2016), and The $100,000 Pyramid (2016).
He became the host of The Joker’s Wild in 2017.
The Gin ‘n’ Juice singer has also gotten into WWE wrestling and has taken to the ring to pummel opponents in the past.
The rapper is a lifelong fan of the sport so has taken opportunities in the past to appear in three WrestleMania events.
He has hosted fights and even been involved in them himself.
The artist isn’t just a wrestling fan either and also has been a fan of baseball for decades.
Snoop has thrown the first pitch for the Brewers at a game and joined the team in the broadcast booth.
He is also a longtime fan of the Lakers basketball team and even has a tattoo on his arm dedicated to the team and Kobe Bryant.
Snoop has appeared in a huge number of films and TV series, most recently an Amazon comedy-drama which he produced and starred in called The Underdogs.
He has notably appeared in Training Day in 2001, Scary Movie 5 in 2015, Pitch Perfect 2 also in 2015, The L Word in 2004, and The Addams Family in 2019.
Although he has primarily played himself in these on-screen appearances, he has frequently acted in character roles and isn’t afraid to take on random acting challenges.
Although it seems the artist might just be up for any challenge, the Sexual Eruption singer has been known to turn down some gigs.
It was reported in January, that Snoop Dogg turned down a $100,000,000 OnlyFans deal as he said his wife, Shante Broadus, 52, would not be happy.
Snoop revealed all in an Instagram Live interview with actor Slink Johnson on Wake & Bake with Double S Express.
‘They was like, “OnlyFans wants you to come on there, Snoop. … You can do about $100 million. All you gotta do is pull that thang out.”
‘I’m like, “N***a, I got a Black wife, n***a.” Ain’t no way in the world she gonna allow me to go on there and pull that thang out for no amount of money,’ he said.