Rappers Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy tweet Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps

theGRIO REPORT - Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has mentioned being a hip-hop fan and listening to rappers Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy in previous interviews.

Aug 3, 2012
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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has mentioned being a hip-hop fan and listening to rappers Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy in previous interviews. However, after winning a gold medal during the 2012 London Olympics, America learned how big of a fan he really is. In an interview with NBC’s Andrea Kremer, Phelps mentioned receiving tweets from both Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy. Phelps stated, “I have been able to have some pretty cool things. I got a tweet from Lil Wayne…and got tweets from Jeezy.” Check out the tweets in congratulating Michael Phelps below:

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