Snoop Dogg's Custom Pin Gains On Simone Biles' Among Olympic Collectors

Although he is not competing in the 2024 Olympics, Snoop Dogg is getting all the applause!

The rapper's custom pin is quickly gaining popularity among collectors at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris.

Snoop Dogg's pin is now going head-to-head with Simone Biles' keepsake, and early predictions suggest the rapper's item will take the cake.

The ongoing games came with many side attractions, including pin-trading between fans and athletes, and Biles' custom pin gained an early lead.

Her pin, a small yellow heart inscribed with her famous name, emerged as a fan favorite, and New Zealand rugby star Tysha Ikenasio was elated to have traded pins with Biles.

Tennis star Andy Murray, who is also allegedly an obsessive collector of keepsakes, finally bought a Biles pin after getting help from British gymnast Becky Downie.

However, the rapper's pin made a grand entry into the collecting scene for its iconic smoke ring imagery andit has maintained that upward trajectory.

Photographer Eric Seals described Snoop Dogg's pin as "the gold medal winner for Olympic collectibles," as Alena Saili declared, "We have a new challenge guys. A Snoop Dogg pin!!"

Snoop Dogg was more than willing to trade his pins, and tennis star Coco Gauff was an early recipient. Her gift was accompanied by a personal message from the rapper himself.

"Hey Coco, I got something for you, beautiful," Snoop told Gauff in a video posted by the U.S. Tennis Association on Monday.

Snoop Dogg's grand gesture left a refreshing taste in Gauff's mouth as she described it as "the best pin that I've ever gotten."

The tennis star is not wrong! Pin trading between athletes at the Olympics dates back to the first contemporary Olympics in Athens in 1896 when the first cloth collectibles were given to athletes, per NBC News.

Since then, fans and stars have developed a culture of collecting pins, and even now, superstars like Stephen Curry and Serena Williams are fans of the activity. 

The celebrated American basketballer was spotted bartering the badges on the Team USA boat during the opening ceremony

Back in 2000, Williams expressed that trading pins was on her to-do list at the Sydney Olympics despite the fact that she did not qualify to compete in singles at those Games.

The tennis star's feat was absolutely major, and ITF did not hesitate to celebrate her "victory" on their official X page. A picture of the pin was accompanied by the caption, "Coco Gauff's got the @SnoopDogg #Olympics pin. #Paris2024 #tennis,"

Fans took to the comments to express their opinion on the eye-catching collectible. One X user wrote, "Wait this hard af," and another asked where they could also collect one.

A few more commenters tagged the rapper's handles with questions about how they could get their hands on the "cool pin."

This patriotic American citizen declared that they "would like to heretofore request that @SnoopDogg sell these as a fundraiser for the @KamalaHarris 2024 Presidential Campaign," adding that they will purchase 47 pieces.

The wholesome picture of the athlete holding the pin has since gained 26k likes and more than 4,000 retweets.

As the rapper geared up to carry the Olympics torch on Friday, July 26, his friend and colleague Flavor Flav disclosed on "The TMZ Podcast" that it would be "a very, very big moment for rap music history."

Flav expressed that the torch lifting was the main thing he looked forward to in the Paris Games because he believed it would be discussed decades later by fans.

The Blast reported that Snoop Dogg's name emerged on the list as one of the final torchbearers of the Olympic flame right before the opening ceremony,

He was expected to carry the torch through the streets of Saint-Denis, home to the Stade de France Olympic Stadium and the penultimate phase of the torch's journey, which began in May and ended at the Eiffel Tower.

The rapper joined a star-studded list that included Arsene Wenger, Charles Leclerc, Halle Berry, French actress Laetitia Casta, and MC Solaar.

The Blast recently reported that the "Young, Wild & Free" rapper lived up to Flav's hype when it finally came time for him to carry the torch.

Snoop Dogg was spotted in a TikTok video crip walking with the torch on the request of a TikToker — a moment that was a vibe.

Viewers commended Snoop Dogg's moves in the comments, noting that the rapper "does the most random side quests."

The 52-year-old then watched Caeleb Dressel clinch his eighth Olympic gold medal later that night alongside the Olympic champ's wife, Meghan, and their son, August.

Snoop Dogg definitely made Paris 2024 an event to remember for many viewers across the globe!