Taylor Davis stunned viewers when a viral video of her rapping Drake revealed the ESPN reporter is a loyal Hip-Hop fan with Southern roots.
Taylor Davis rapped alongside to Drake throughout a school soccer sport and unintentionally went viral, later revealing she’s a lifelong Hip-Hop head.
The ESPN sideline reporter was caught on digicam throughout Southern Miss’s 34-17 loss to Mississippi State at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
As Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” blared by way of the stadium audio system, Davis didn’t miss a beat, mouthing each phrase of Drake’s verse with full vitality.
One other clip surfaced displaying her vibing to a Nicki Minaj monitor, posted by Southern Miss DJ Kujho Carr, who gave her a shoutout on social media.
The second shortly gained traction on-line, prompting Davis to elucidate her love for Hip-Hop on the SEC State of Thoughts podcast hosted by former Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell.
“You understand what, it’s one thing that actually surprises individuals about me that each one I hearken to is rap,” Davis mentioned. “I’m initially from a small city in Alabama, I went to Auburn, I stay in Nashville, and I don’t hearken to nation music. I hearken to rap and Hip-Hop.”
She added, “My reminiscence is fairly good, so my lyrical prowess simply comes out from time to time. Particularly pregame after I’m getting within the zone.”
Whereas Davis admitted the video made her “a bit embarrassed,” she stood by the second, calling it “a bit cringe” however true to who she is. “I used to be simply being myself,” she mentioned.
Instagram customers flooded her feedback with reward, celebrating her word-for-word supply and inspiring her to maintain doing her factor.
Davis joined ESPN in 2014 as a manufacturing assistant and content material affiliate.
She labored behind the scenes for 4 years earlier than moving into the highlight in 2018.
She now covers school soccer within the fall and school gymnastics within the spring throughout a number of ESPN platforms.
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