Las Vegas got a whole lot more hype on Thursday night as Flavor Flav’s SHE Weekend kicked off with a parade and celebration. The Flavor Flav Brings The Hype As SHE Weekend Kicks Off With Parade And Celebration In Las Vegas first appeared on The Blast

Las Vegas got a whole lot more hype on Thursday night as Flavor Flav’s SHE Weekend kicked off. The festivities began with a parade followed by an opening celebration that included music, community, and a ceremony where the women athletes each got a key to the Las Vegas Strip and July 16 was declared Flavor Flav Day in Clark County.

The Blast was in attendance for the opening night of SHE Weekend at Park MGM and Toshiba Plaza. After a mini parade through the doors of Park MGM and a loud, high-energy welcoming, Flavor Flav answered media questions before kicking off the parade on the Strip. 

Flavor Flav’s Long Anticipated SHE Weekend Is Finally Here!

For months, Flavor Flav has been planning an epic celebration in Las Vegas to honor female Olympic athletes. One tweet earlier this year started the journey to Sin City for a fun-filled weekend celebrating the athletes and all their accomplishments in a way only possible in Las Vegas.

When Flav first began planning, many businesses, brands, and fans jumped in to help get the party started, donating money and everything necessary to make the weekend the biggest celebration ever.

On Thursday night, the weekend-long celebration began with an epic welcome by fans and media at Park MGM, followed by a press conference with Flavor Flav, where he talked about why this event is so important to him, what he hopes everyone takes away from the weekend, and much more, followed by a parade and celebration in Toshiba Plaza.

Flavor Flav Was Emotional About SHE Weekend

Many noticed that Flav was getting emotional about the kickoff to the exciting weekend-long event. When he was asked about how he’s feeling, he explained that he’s “overwhelmed” and “grateful.”

“The reason why I was getting emotional is, one thing about Flavor Flav is you won’t never catch him faking, I am real and I do have feelings. I say G.I.G., God is good. I’m here and I’m being preserved by God,” Flav told the media during a press conference ahead of the celebration. “I’m just overwhelmed, I’m grateful to be here.”

He later added that it’s all about having the women athletes’ backs.

“It makes you feel good and stronger knowing that someone has your back,” he said. “That’s what I want all of these girls to know and understand about Flav and I want them to feel that out of me that I got their back.” 

A Message For Donald Trump About The Celebration

The idea for SHE Weekend began when the US women’s hockey team declined an invitation by President Donald Trump to visit the White House after the Olympics. That’s when Flav stepped in to make sure the women got the celebration they deserve. When politics entered the chat with the media, Flav shared some brief thoughts and a message for Trump.

“There’s one thing that I really don’t do is the politics thing. I never was into politics. My partner Chuck D handled the political side. Politics does exist and it evolves around my life,” he said. “Politically speaking, Donald Trump, my girls are going to get a way better celebration than what you gave the guys. My girls gonna be eating shrimp, lobster, steak, we gonna be eating fish, everything, not McDonalds. Not Taco Bell. I ain’t got nothing against McDonalds. I ain’t got nothing against Taco Bell. My girls are better than that.”

He also made sure to discuss unity, love, and bringing all races together.

“For me it’s all about unity, it’s all about love, it’s all about respect. When you do something like this, you’re bringing all nationalities together, and that’s one of my biggest goals,” he said. “One day, I want to talk all nationalities, and I want to combine us all together as one. This world is made up of a whole bunch of different races, but you gotta remember at the end of the day, no matter how many races that there are, there is only one race and that’s the human race. We’re all sisters and brothers and that’s the way it should be.” 

Flavor Flav Made Sure To Include The Las Vegas Aces In The Celebration

When Flav was asked about the Las Vegas Aces being involved in SHE Weekend, he explained why it was important to him for them to present during the celebration.

“Well first of all, the Aces covers all bases. Also, this is our first WNBA team in Las Vegas and those girls are kicking a-s, they’re doing a hell of a job right now,” he enthusiastically said. “They deserve to be recognized for what they do. That’s why they deserve to be in this parade today.” 

The Aces participated in the parade and the celebration, bringing their championship energy with them, and fans were clearly happy they were there.

July 16 Is Now Flavor Flav Day In Clark County

After Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom presented each athlete with a key to the Las Vegas Strip, he then turned his attention to the rapper and ultimate hype man.

“Now we’re going to give a proclamation to Flavor. This was his idea so we’re going to congratulate and thank him for that. But more importantly, we’re going to honor all the great women athletes. Thank you all for representing our country, for representing the world, we’re just so proud of you all. Flavor saw what was happening, stepped up to the plate for this event, and look what you created,” the Commissioner said. “On behalf of the Clark County Commissioner, today is Flavor Flav Day.”

He quickly added a shout out to the Las Vegas Aces before saying, “Las Vegas and Clark County are the best places in the world.”

Visit The Blast’s social media pages for scenes from Thursday night’s SHE Weekend events.

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