Rapper Flavor Flav’s rendition of the national anthem went viral online.
During the performance, Flav wore a No. 59 Milwaukee Bucks jersey, a white hoodie and a red chain. He sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of a game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks.
His animated performance featured several stutters and included repeating the phrase “of the brave” three times.
“YEAH BOY. [Shout out] @FlavorFlav for the flavorful anthem!” the Bucks wrote on its X page.
His rendition caught the attention of many on social media.
Some compared it to Fergie’s cover of the anthem during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, where NBA stars struggled to hold their laughter.
Flavor Flav later took to Twitter to talk about the performance.
“The anthem was a long-time bucket list. That was fun!” he said. “I can’t live my life worried about what people might say about me. I won’t let that stop me from trying new things and doing things I wanna do. Some people might not like that. But a sure failure is if you stop trying.”
The Hawks won the game 127-110.
