Screw the cars, clothes and other materialistic nonsense, opportunities like this right here are what artists should be working towards. On one of the leading legs of the Olympic Torch relay, Canadian MC Kardinal Offishal gets handed the responsibility and right of torchbearer, and in turn, becomes quite possibly the only rapper to ever do so.

His family must be so proud. Hell, I’m proud for him and for Hip-Hop.

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games kick off this Friday in Vancouver, BC.