Flau’jae Johnson is set to perform at Jay-Z’s annual Made in America festival over Labor Day weekend. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Flau’jae Johnson’s basketball career is taking off. So is her rapping career, with an EP on the way and a spot at Jay-Z’s music festival in Philadelphia.
The LSU basketball star will perform at the annual Made in America festival, which is headlined by SZA and Lizzo. The lineup for the event, which will take place over Labor Day weekend, also includes Atlanta rapper Latto, who featured LSU’s Angel Reese in her recent music video.
Johnson is also set to release an EP titled “Best of Both Worlds,” though the release date has not yet been announced.
Her success in both arenas of her life should come as no surprise. As a basketball player, she excelled on the court in high school to the point that her jersey was retired before she even graduated, and then she helped the Tigers win a national title in her freshman year at LSU. As a musician, she was featured on “The Rap Game” and twice appeared on…