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Snoop Dogg has emerged as one of the standout figures of the Paris 2024 Olympics, and with good reason. The legendary rapper has offered hilarious commentary throughout this year's Olympics, from wearing full equestrian gear for the dressage event to swapping pins with Team USA.
The “Gin and Juice” rapper, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, has been working for NBC as a special correspondent for the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, it seems that Snoop Dogg allegedly received a tidy sum for his now-viral Olympic appearances.
Henry L McNamara, a New York-based venture capitalist and Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree: He recently took to X, formerly Twitter, to share Snoop Dogg’s alleged Olympics paycheck. “I sat next to an NBC exec at dinner,” McNamara wrote on August 4. “He said Snoop gets paid $500,000 a day plus expenses to be here promoting it.” [the] Olympic Games.
“From 'Gin and Juice' to a few million to be a celebrity at the Olympic Games: what a world!” he added.
The Grammy-nominated artist touched down in Paris, France ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, July 26. He is scheduled to provide commentary for NBC through the end of the Olympics on Sunday, August 11. According to McNamara, Snoop Dogg will reportedly be paid a whopping $8 million for the 16-day duration of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Despite the staggering amount, many fans believed that Snoop Dogg's reported payday is well-deserved, considering the memorable moments he has provided throughout this year's games.
“Worth every penny,” one fan wrote on X, while another user responded to McNamara’s post: “Worth it! Snoop Dogg is killing it at the @Olympics!”
A third person chimed in: “It’s worth twice that amount. Snoop is America.”
The Independent has contacted NBC for comment.
Snoop Dogg went viral on Saturday when he attended the equestrian team dressage event with his close friend and business partner Martha Stewart. The record producer and lifestyle guru arrived at the competition in full equestrian gear, complete with riding helmets, jackets, white pants and matching sunglasses. TodayStewart explained that the rapper had asked her to attend the dressage event with him because of her fear of horses.
“Snoop called me and he knows I love horses,” the 83-year-old cookbook author told the outlet. “They kind of freak out.”
The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper also had viewers cracking up after he was offered a private tour of the Louvre museum. In a video posted to Instagram last week, Snoop Dogg was dressed in full Team USA gear as he walked through the Paris museum with his sunglasses on.
“Have you ever seen Night in the museum?” she began the video, referencing the 2006 comedy film. “Well, tonight you get to go to the museum with Snoop Dogg and we'll be snooping around.”
Then, one of the Louvre guides gave him a personalized tour while commenting on emblematic works of art such as Leonardo Da Vinci's “Mona Lisa” and the sculpture “The Winged Victory of Samothrace.”
“I just found out I'm Mona Lisa's twin brother, Tony Lisa,” Snoop Dogg jokingly told the camera.
