Flavor Flav on the Olympics & supporting women’s sports

The rapper, entertainer and hypeman talked to Yahoo Sports’ Greg Ivory about his role supporting the U.S. women’s water polo team and what it was like being in Paris for the Olympics. Flavor Flav joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of Old Spice – and its new Total Body Deodorant.

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And to start this one off, man.

Can I get a year?

Boy?

Yeah, boy, yo, you in the building.

We in the building, man.

How you doing, man?

What’s going on Greg?

And I’m blessed, I’m blessed to be alive, man.

You were, you were everywhere, you were everywhere at the Paris Olympics.

But what was your favorite part about being there for the games?

Definitely a blessing.

It’s definitely a blessing.

Hey, I think of you as one of the best hype mans out there, man.

Uh growing up watching you on TV and everything.

But what made you want to sponsor and be the hype man for the team, usa women’s water polo team.

Hey, that’s fire, man.

That’s fire.

You touched on the subject though.

You, you touched on the subject.

You said a lot of people may not know, they may not know about water polo and how they get down.

We saw the video of you in the pool play with the playing water polo.

What’s something about the sport that many people may not know?

Yo uh many people may not know how hard it is to play that sport because out of all of the sports that’s being played right now.

I think water polo is one of the most hardest and one of the most difficult sports to play because, you know, you’re in like 7.5 to 8 ft of water, your feet are never touching the ground.

You’re always treading water, you know what I’m saying?

And out of everybody on the water polo team, the one that I feel for the most is the goalie.

You know, cause the goalie to me t treads the most water out of everybody.

You know what I’m saying?

But it’s a very difficult sport to play.

And a lot of people need to know how difficult it is.

So when these girls go out there and win these gold medals, I just want the world to know what it took for those girls to win that medal.

And it wasn’t easy.

Hey, that’s what it’s about.

It’s all about telling that story, man.

It’s all about telling that story.

Hey, you gave Jordan childs a bronze clock at the V MA S. What are your thoughts on her battle to get her go?

I mean to get her bronze medal back.

Hey, come on FFL.

That’s what it’s about, man.

It’s, I love that.

I love to see us helping each other out, man.

Um Let’s move on.

Why is it important to you to support women’s sport and women’s athletes?

Because I’m a girl, dad, you know what I’m saying.

And like I said, I know what it’s like just as important as us.

You know what I’m saying?

You know, and if we were, if we could get recognized for what we do, why can’t they?

That’s why I’m stepping up for women’s sports and Beyonce say who run the world, girls, man.

So I, I’m right there with you flavor.

I’m right there with you.

I ain’t gonna lie, I ain’t gonna lie.

The girls don’t run the world.

It’s both of us combined.

Girls and guys that really, really run the world but girls help make up the world.

But so does the guys, you know what I’m saying?

Because it’s a half and half venture there.

You know what I’m saying?

Without me, there could be no you and without you, there could be no me but together there can always be a US.

I love that.

I love that flav.

Hey, you’re here on behalf of Old Spice.

Tell us about your partnership with them.

It’s definitely definitely a blessing.

Uh I appreciate your time flavor.

I’m a big fan.

Big fan since I was a kid, man.

Appreciate your time.

And uh before we get up out of here, can I get one more flavor flav?

I’m gonna give you all of that.

But you know what?

Just, just, just, just to summarize this up a little bit, you know, like you, you just said you’re a big fan fa Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, well, well, we’re gonna take that word.

F fa N, we’re gonna take the N off.

Let’s put an M there.

Yeah.

Boy, come on, I’m rocking with you.

Flame, I’m rocking with flame in the building.

Y’all love you, bro.

Have a good one, man.

I thank you for having me, my big family.

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