In today’s college sports landscape, it’s hard to find anyone doing more than Flau’jae Johnson. On the court, she’s a rising NCAA basketball star at LSU. Off the court, she’s a signed hip hop artist with real bars and real buzz. And in both worlds, she’s creating space for young Black women to be dynamic, expressive, and unstoppable.

That’s why her nomination for Sportswoman of the Year at the 2025 BET Awards feels right on time. Flau’jae isn’t just playing the game—she’s changing it, adding music, activism, and identity into the mix in ways we haven’t seen before.

Basketball fans first took notice when she joined LSU during the team’s national championship run in 2023. While all eyes were on Angel Reese, Flau’jae was quietly putting in work—on defense, from the perimeter, and as a vocal leader. By the 2024 season, she had emerged as one of the program’s most consistent threats, earning all-conference nods and showing elite two-way potential.

But if hoops are where she earns her stripes, music is where she bares her soul. Flau’jae’s lyrical skill goes beyond “student-athlete with a mic.” She’s a real rapper—signed to Roc Nation, performing at festivals, and releasing tracks that tackle grief, gun violence, and Black girl resilience. Her 2023 project 4 My People got critical love for its honesty and polish, and she continues to blur the line between artist and athlete with every verse she drops.

She’s the daughter of the late rapper Camoflauge, whose death left a hole in Savannah’s hip hop scene. Flau’jae has used his memory not as a shadow but as a launchpad—carrying the torch with pride, telling his story through her own. And in doing so, she’s created a lane that’s deeply personal and widely resonant.

Her platform is powerful. She speaks on mental health, gun violence, and what it means to be a Black girl trying to juggle visibility, vulnerability, and volume. She doesn’t sugarcoat anything, and that transparency has made her one of the most followed and respected college athletes in the country.

In the NIL era, she’s a marketing dream. But more importantly, she’s a messaging dream. Flau’jae shows that young Black women can rap and rebound, speak and shoot, create and compete. She’s the antidote to outdated binaries.

And she’s just getting started. With eligibility left and plans to continue releasing music, Flau’jae is poised to become one of the most uniquely influential figures in sports and entertainment. Whether she goes pro in basketball, music, or both, she’s got options—and she’s not compromising.

For the 2025 BET Awards, her nomination is a symbol of how far culture has come. That we can now celebrate a young Black woman whose range is her power. That we’re ready to honor those who bring their whole selves to every arena they enter.