Drake once said, “Sports and music are so synonymous, because we want to be them and they want to be us.” Nobody embodies that line more than . She burst onto the scene two years ago as a freshman when Louisiana State University won the National Championship as a main piece of the team.
The world also had the chance to experience her other talent: Rap. For Flau’jae, choosing between basketball and music didn’t have to be a choice at all. “It’s just about being dedicated, consistent and being able to shut out the noise,” she says.
“I think a lot of people will try to tell you what you can’t do. They try to put you in the box. They try to base their fears and project them onto you.
But for me, it’s just having that mindset that I can be both.” The Savannah native continues to shine as an athlete and rapper, making her debut album aptly titled. She is one of the most recognizable faces in college basketball, receiving multiple and sponsorships with brands like Overtime, Powerade, and Puma.
She has also established herself as a legit musician with millions of streams and performing live on the ESPYs and the 2024 . The fame came in recent years, but Flau’Jae had the vision long before. “I’ve been rapping since I was like seven or eight,” Johnson states.
“I started rapping just because my dad, Camouflage, was a rapper. And I just wanted to be like him. So my rapping started when I was very young.
” By the time her father—whose real name was Jason .