Boosie introduced his legendary power to LSU’s ladies’s basketball staff Sunday, inspiring gamers by way of his particular relationship with star guard Flau’jae Johnson. The Baton Rouge rapper has served as a father determine to Johnson since her beginning, stepping up after her father Camoflauge was killed in 2003.

The 109-41 victory over Alabama State grew to become a celebration of household bonds when Boosie sat courtside carrying purple to help his “niece.” Coach Kim Mulkey invited him into the locker room the place he “took over” and led gamers in singing his hit “Set It Off.”

Sunday’s recreation confirmed that help in motion. When Boosie appeared on the Jumbotron, he threw up a 4, Johnson’s jersey quantity. After assembly Coach Mulkey, he informed her, “I’m gonna be back, I gotta keep watching my niece.”

Mulkey described how players rushed to get their phones when Boosie entered the locker room. “They were sprinting to get their phones that we take up, and they all had their phones, and then he jumped up on the big couch-looking thing,” she mentioned. “They started singing one of his songs.”

The tune was “Set It Off,” which has grow to be an unofficial anthem for LSU sporting occasions. Mulkey watched as Boosie energized the staff along with his presence.

“He took over the locker room, so yeah, that’s a memory,” Mulkey mentioned. “That’s a memory for all of them.”

Boosie’s connection to Flau’jae Johnson runs deep. Her father, Jason “Camoflauge” Johnson, was a rising rapper from Savannah who was shot and killed on May 19, 2003, exterior Pure Pain Records whereas strolling along with his toddler son. Flau’jae was born shortly after her father’s loss of life, and Boosie stepped in as a protecting uncle determine.

“Boosie was the one that came and looked after me,” Johnson has mentioned concerning the rapper’s function in her life. “He knew Lil Boosie, Birdman, Jeezy. All of those rappers really looked out for me.”

The relationship has remained robust all through Johnson’s rise to basketball stardom. Boosie frequently attends her video games and refers to her as his niece, whereas she calls him uncle. Their bond represents how Hip-Hop neighborhood members help one another by way of tragedy and triumph.

Boosie’s affect on Johnson extends past basketball. She has spoken about how he taught her resilience after shedding her father. Camoflauge was simply 21 when he was gunned down in Savannah, forsaking his toddler daughter and a promising music profession that included a Universal Records deal.

Johnson has channeled her father’s musical legacy into her personal rap profession whereas excelling on the basketball court docket. She helped LSU win its first nationwide championship in ladies’s basketball and has a distribution cope with Roc Nation.

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