We reported yesterday that the Milwaukee Bucks invited Rapper Taste Flav to sing the nationwide anthem on Sunday on the Bucks versus Atlanta Hawks recreation. Jack Irvin writing for Individuals stories:
Flav, 64, sported one in every of his signature outsized clock necklaces for the efficiency, showing with a smile on his face earlier than launching into his a cappella tackle the nationwide anthem.
He might not have hit each single be aware, however Flav’s model of the Francis Scott Key traditional actually featured a whole lot of ardour and coronary heart. After the gig, he posted to social media to precise delight in carrying out his first-ever nationwide anthem efficiency.
Reactions on social media had been blended. X/Twitter consumer SweetCarmel77 mentioned, “All I bought to say is Taste Flav knew all of the phrases & sung with coronary heart!”—which is healthier than we will say for another renditions (this is a record of parents who forgot phrases and in any other case actually did a horrible job).
I listened to all the music and I’ve to say, I believe Taste Flav did an incredible job. He introduced his personal notably enthusiastic model, and he nailed the lyrics. I give him a strong 8/10.
In response to the video making its manner round social media, X/Twitter consumer PURE/RICO posted this video of Taste Flav enjoying the piano, with this description:
Enjoyable truth: Taste Flav was a musical prodigy. As a toddler he taught himself to play 15 totally different devices. Like Mozart, he has the distinctive expertise of listening to a music and replicating it by ear.
Once more, Jack Irvin explains:
Viewers who might have been shocked to see Flav step out of the hip-hop house for a second to showcase his singing chops ought to bear in mind the “Struggle the Energy” emcee was a classically educated musician earlier than he launched into hip-hop.
He is fairly good! Get pleasure from!