{"id":422069,"date":"2023-04-06T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=422069"},"modified":"2023-04-06T20:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:00:02","slug":"know-lsu-freshman-flaujae-johnson-a-basketball-star-who-also-raps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/know-lsu-freshman-flaujae-johnson-a-basketball-star-who-also-raps\/","title":{"rendered":"Know LSU Freshman Flau&#8217;jae Johnson: A Basketball Star Who Also Raps!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>19-year-old freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/lsusports.net\/sports\/wbball\/\">LSU<\/a> player Flau&#8217;Jae Johnson has already set herself as a superstar in Louisiana basketball but may soon find herself a spot in the state&#8217;s music history.<\/p>\n<h2>Know LSU Freshman Flau&#8217;jae Johnson: A Basketball Star Who Also Raps!<\/h2>\n<p>Her late father Jason Johnson, better known by his rap alias Camoflauge, who was shot just over five months before she was born, is the inspiration for her.<\/p>\n<p>She was a four-star recruit in high school and the first McDonald&#8217;s All-American Kim Mulkey brought into the Lady Tigers&#8217; programme. When she broke the school record for career points with more than 1,615, she was the sole female participant in the Iverson Classic and even had her legacy No. 4 jersey honoured at her alma mater, Sprayberry High School.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flau&#39;jae Johnson just won a national championship with LSU, but she&#39;s also an incredible rapper<\/p>\n<p>She went viral last year for her freestyle on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BARSONI95?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BARSONI95<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Flaujae?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Flaujae<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRiKFAFnK9\">pic.twitter.com\/bRiKFAFnK9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1642943461707116544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now a student at LSU, she made her decision known with the publication of another original song, &#8220;All Falls Down,&#8221; which was followed by a music video featuring Baton Rouge&#8217;s own Lil Boosie.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is from Savanah, Georgia, but being a member of the starting five for LSU under Tickfaw native Kim Mulkey when they defeated Caitlin Clark and Iowa for the 102-85 National Championship permanently binds her to Louisiana&#8217;s cultural landscape. She has a vibrant personality both on and off the court for a player her age.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LSU Freshman Guard Flau&#39; Jae Johnson Is Not Just A Rising Star On The Court She Also Has A Record Deal With Roc Nation, She Became The First Rapper To Receive A Gold Buzzer On America&#39;s Got Talent. And Now She&#39;s A National Champion With LSU.Flau&#39;Jae never got a chance to meet her\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ik8iWFVCa0\">pic.twitter.com\/ik8iWFVCa0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Raphousetv (RHTV) (@raphousetv2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raphousetv2\/status\/1642959999457726465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She is a triple threat on the floor for LSU&#8217;s compact three-guard team. She has a talent for spotting an available colleague to pass information to and a shooting range with handles. She is a rising musical star off the court who may soon receive assistance from Lil Wayne of New Orleans, who is widely regarded as the best rapper alive.<\/p>\n<p>Lil Wayne said last week on ESPN&#8217;s Bird &amp; Taurasi Show that he wants to work on a song with Johnson, a budding rapper with 17,489 monthly Spotify listeners and 144,000 YouTube followers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ADDRESS THEM AS CHAMPIONS. \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese and Flau&#39;jae Johnson cover SLAM 243. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Eu2wjV4RA\">https:\/\/t.co\/5Eu2wjV4RA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OHciBDESez\">pic.twitter.com\/OHciBDESez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SLAM (@SLAMonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAMonline\/status\/1642646162023825408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She also already has a deal with Jay-Z\u2019s Roc Nation record label.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re about to connect musically soon,\u201d Lil Wayne said on ESPN. \u201cBe on the lookout for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"oembed | article-oembed w-100 oembed-twitter d-flex justify-content-center\" data-oembed-type=\"twitter\">\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She also already has a deal with Jay-Z\u2019s Roc Nation record label.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re about to connect musically soon,\u201d Lil Wayne said on ESPN. \u201cBe on the lookout for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lil Wayne Says he\u2019s About to Hop on a Track with LSU\u2019s Freshman &amp; Star Flau\u2019 Jae Johnson Real Soon\ud83d\udd25\ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/098Pk171uh\">pic.twitter.com\/098Pk171uh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Raphousetv (RHTV) (@raphousetv2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raphousetv2\/status\/1643362644580249600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Flau&#8217;jae Johnson: A Basketball Star Who Also Raps!<\/h2>\n<p>Young Flau&#8217;jae Johnson was not wearing an LSU uniform or holding a basketball when the rap community first got to know her. She appeared in Season 3 of Jermaine Dupri&#8217;s reality series &#8220;Rap Game&#8221; on Lifetime. She stood out from the competition in her season alongside prominent performers like Fabolous, Rick Ross, and John John Da Don thanks to her intense competition and poetry.<\/p>\n<p>John John Da Don, the owner of Bull Pen Battle Rap League, said he remembers meeting the emcee when she was a shorty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lil Wayne says he and LSU women&#39;s basketball player Flau&#39;jae Johnson are &quot;about to connect musically soon&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TRoZxumwue\">pic.twitter.com\/TRoZxumwue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1643625021514952704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI remember being Flau\u2019jae battle rap mentor on \u2018The Rap Game\u2019 and seeing how locked in she was on winning,\u201d the battle emcee said. \u201cThis was before I knew she played basketball \u2026 but seeing her become a national champion makes all the sense in the world to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cShe is just an all-around pure talent and I believe once she sets her mind on something nothing can get in her way,\u201d he added, before saying, \u201cCongrats to Flau\u2019jae &amp; the LSU lady tigers on winning the 2023 NCAA WOMENS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a year for Flau&#39;Jae Johnson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Flaujae?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Flaujae<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>-SEC Freshman of the Year <br \/>-10 pts, 7 rbs, 4 assists on the biggest stage <br \/>-National Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DaDPKDVJyY\">pic.twitter.com\/DaDPKDVJyY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meagan Glover (@MeaganGTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeaganGTV\/status\/1642906221630959616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Flau&#8217;jae was also chosen for &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent,&#8221; another musical reality program, after the &#8220;Rap Game.&#8221; Although she impressed the judges with her song &#8220;Guns Down,&#8221; she didn&#8217;t receive the golden buzzer or four standing ovations until she stunned them with &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Lose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She was even cited by Simon Caldwell as one of his all-time favourite performances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flau&#39;jae Johnson is an LSU freshman, a guard on the basketball team, and a rapper.<\/p>\n<p>They just played her song after winning the title:<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0kxp7nUF8r\">pic.twitter.com\/0kxp7nUF8r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Front Office Sports (@FOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOS\/status\/1642653185692123137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She was one of just 9 competitors to earn the golden buzzer, and while being ousted in the quarterfinals, she still left with the honour of being signed to Roc Nation.<\/p>\n<p>She was advanced to judging cuts (season 13, episode 10), where she sang &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Lose,&#8221; another of her own rap songs. The performance won her the golden buzzer and four standing ovations.<\/p>\n<p>There were nine acts in all that season with the golden buzzer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just learned Flau&#39;jae Johnson of LSU is the daughter of rapper Camoflauge (RIP). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xl4ptVKYXT\">pic.twitter.com\/xl4ptVKYXT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stess The Emcee (@StessTheEmcee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StessTheEmcee\/status\/1642897733089390594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Her initial song, &#8220;Letdown,&#8221; actually let her down, as it failed to garner enough votes to move her to the semifinals (season 13, episode 11).<\/p>\n<p>In the preliminary round of &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent: All-Stars&#8221; (episode 6), she gave it another go and rapped Lauryn Hill&#8217;s &#8220;Ready or Not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the Superfans were not ready for her, and once more, she didn&#8217;t receive enough votes to be in the top three for the evening.<\/p>\n<p>She now has over a dozen hits, her first release in 2017 titled &#8220;Can You Hear Me Now&#8221; and her latest release in January 2023 titled &#8220;Big 4.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flau\u2019jae Johnson: Woman of the people. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LSU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5al3BmSnYV\">pic.twitter.com\/5al3BmSnYV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Koki Riley (@KokiRiley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KokiRiley\/status\/1643760080309964801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Flau&#8217;jae is now at the top in a new way, as an athlete for the 2023 NCAA Championship squad<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, Apr. 2, her team beat out Iowa State for the title. After they won, the arena filled up with cheers, excitement, and the LSU Freshwoman\u2019s song \u201cBig 4\u201d played in celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the team, Johnson has started every game and has a game average of 11 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.2 steals. In Mulkey&#8217;s second season, she has helped the Tigers to a 34-2 record, blending in well with players like Alexis Morris and Angel Reese and leading the team to its first-ever NCAA national championship victory.<\/p>\n<p>Her late father Jason Johnson, better known by his rap alias Camoflauge, who was shot just over five months before she was born, is the inspiration for her.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jtoXZyKDG88\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Austin Ekeler Felt Extremely Disrespected By Chargers After Failed Contract Talks: \u2018punched in the face\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/austin-ekeler-felt-extremely-disrespected-by-chargers-after-failed-contract-talks-punched-in-the-face\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Austin Ekeler Felt Extremely Disrespected By Chargers After Failed Contract Talks: \u2018punched in the face\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19-year-old freshman LSU player Flau&#8217;Jae Johnson has already set herself as a superstar in Louisiana basketball but may soon find herself a spot in the state&#8217;s music history. 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