Light it up! Snoop Dogg will carry Olympic torch during final leg in Paris

American rapper Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch through Saint-Denis in Paris, France ahead of the 33rd Olympic Games.

Snoop Dogg is set to bring extra swagger to the final leg of the Olympic torch journey in France, as the crip-walking rapper is scheduled to parade the flame through Paris ahead of the opening ceremony on Friday.

The mayor of Saint-Denis, Mathieu Hanotin, announced the news on X on Tuesday morning. In French, the mayor said Snoop Dogg will carry the flame through the streets of Saint-Denis before the start of the 33rd Games.

Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, is the final stop for the torch before it will be carried to the Eiffel Tower to light the Olympic cauldron.

Though Snoop Dogg (real name Calvin Broadus Jr.) is already well-known for lighting up, he celebrated the announcement on social media with news article screenshots publicizing his participation.

“U gots to do it!!” Snoop Dogg wrote in an emoji-filled Instagram caption. “Will u be watchin??”

On Monday, Snoop Dogg shared a photo of himself posed outside Paris’ city hall, the Hotel de Ville, alongside the caption, “U Ready? Paris 2024 Olympics ya digggg.”