Snoop Dogg is set on launching what he calls the "Hood Olympics" for athletes who couldn't compete in the Paris Summer Games.
Earlier this week, the West Coast rap legend had an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the 1992 movie premiere, and he discussed how he wanted to implement the idea following the successful Olympic games in Paris, France, this summer. According to Snoop, there are athletes from "the hood" who aren't able to compete in the Olympics for several reasons, and he wants to give those people a chance to show off their skills.
"One thing I wanna do is have the Hood Olympics," he told the outlet. "There's a lot of homies from the hood that could run a 10.2, that could high jump, throw the javelin, backflip, swim good, jump over gates and hurdle. You know what I'm saying?"
He continued, "I just wanna make it available for the athletes from the hood that didn't make it, that probably have certain ramifications, but they still were athletic and they still were good. So, I want to bring that component in and, hopefully, we'll be able to make it make sense."
Snoop has been in quite the Olympic spirit lately. On top of looking to launch a "hood" version of the quadrennial games, Snoop was a special guest for the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he reportedly made a bag from his various appearances throughout the global event. According to a post that the rapper shared, Snoop made almost $9 million from attending several Olympic events.
"Snoop Dogg, a top rapper, gets over 40 m rubles [about $447,000] daily for his presence at the Paris Olympic Games. Snoop also lives and parties in Paris for free, all to bring more attention to the Olympics. Almost every top broadcast features Snoop. He attends all major Olympic events. For 17 Olympic days, he'll earn nearly $9 million," read the post.
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