LSU's Flau'jae Johnson shocked as Lakers train to her viral hit with Lil Wayne
Flau'jae Johnson is excelling both on and off the basketball court. She is making a significant mark as a rapper with her song "Came Out a Beast," featuring five-time Grammy winner Lil Wayne, gaining over two million views on YouTube since its release on August 26.
The song is so famous that even LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have embraced Johnson's viral hit. In a story uploaded by DJ Meel, an in-house DJ at the Lakers' training camp, he tagged Johnson while playing her hit song during the team's practice sessions.
Johnson reposted DJ Meel's story, showing her appreciation for the DJ for having her song be a part of the Lakers' training.
"Lakers working out to my song?? Preciate you Meel," Johnson expressed her shock.
This season, James looked to bring a little change to the Lakers' training sessions at the start of October by bringing in a DJ to play before and after practice. After having a conversation with new coach JJ Redick, which ended in the latter's approval, the team appointed DJ Meel, who has over 30K followers on Instagram and has performed for Uninterrupted's Instagram platform.
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Johnson is arguably one of the most popular athletes in women's college basketball today. In the latest update by On3, she edged ahead UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers to become the sole highest NIL-valued women's college basketball athlete with a $1.5 million valuation.
Her attention will soon shift to the court, as the beginning of the 2024-25 season is just weeks away. After an impressive sophomore season, Flau'jae will be keen to impress in her junior season to help the LSU Tigers make a deep postseason run.
The Tigers, led by Kim Mulkey, will begin the upcoming season with a game against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Baton Rouge on November 4.