Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre brought a bit of Long Beach to Paris in the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony.
The West Coast pair pre-taped a performance in Long Beach, California that was broadcast as part of the ceremony. Snoop has been serving as a correspondent throughout the proceedings.
Snoop and Dre’s short set was meant to end one Olympics and kick off anticipation for the next one — the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Appropriately, the show began with Snoop performing “Drop It Like It’s Hot” on a beach. He then moved to a stage, where he was joined by Dre for “The Next Episode.” Check the performance below.
LA28 we ready!!! Closing ceremony vibes wit @drdre yall 🇺🇸🇫🇷💯👊🏿 pic.twitter.com/sxLnlRq00Z
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) August 12, 2024
Snoop’s TV work at the Olympics has been well-compensated, at least according to one source.
On August 4, New York-based venture capitalist Henry L. McNamara took to X to share what he overheard from an executive at NBC while in Paris at the Games.
“Sat next to an NBC exec at dinner, he said Snoop gets paid $500k a day plus expenses to be here promoting Olympics,” McNamara said. “From Gin and Juice to a few million to be a celebrity at the Olympics – what a world.”
The numbers have not been confirmed, however.
As a special Olympics correspondent for NBC, Tha Doggfather tried his hand at all kinds of sports.
In a video shared on Instagram, for example, the West Coast rap legend wielded a sword and donned a fencing outfit (complete with a stars and stripes-themed mask) while dueling with U.S. Olympic fencer Miles Chamley-Watson.
The clip showed Snoop cautiously batting away the 13-time team Pan American champion’s attacks and being backed down while offering some hilarious commentary on the lopsided contest.
“Hold on now! Time out! Back that ass up!” he said.
However, Snoop soon found his confidence and suddenly went on the offense, even trading his anxious pleas for tough talk.
“Come on, cuh! Where you from? Huh?” he jokingly asked Chamley-Watson.
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Snoop’s performance earned the approval of the pro fencer, who wrote on Instagram: “What a day hanging with my new Dawg!! @snoopdogg. Such a pleasure legend. We getting ready, not to mention my man was a natural. I think you ready for the Olympics now. Stay Tuned.”
Snoop Dogg was a ubiquitous presence at the Olympics, rubbing shoulders with Team USA’s star athletes and providing plenty of entertainment for those watching at home.
The Long Beach legend was even tasked with carrying the Olympic torch for his home country during the opening ceremony, during which he put on for his city by doing the Crip Walk in the process.