On April 1, 2020, Chuck D announced that the firing was a hoax. Flavor Flav denounced the firing, maintaining that he was Chuck D's partner in Public Enemy and could therefore not be fired from it. On March 1, 2020, Public Enemy released a statement saying that the group would be "moving forward without Flavor Flav," following a disagreement over the group's decision to endorse Bernie Sanders and perform at his Los Angeles rally.
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It was released during the second season of the reality TV dating show Flavor of Love. In 2006, Flav put out his first solo album, titled Flavor Flav. Drayton's stage name Flavor Flav was originally his graffiti tag. They first collaborated on Chuck D's hip-hop college radio show, then began rapping together. Later he attended Adelphi University on Long Island, where he met Carlton Ridenhour (who later became known as Chuck D). ĭrayton attended culinary school in 1978. By the time he dropped out of Freeport High School in the 11th grade, he had been in and out of jail for robbery and burglary. According to Chuck D, Drayton is proficient in fifteen instruments. He sang in the youth choir at his church and mastered the piano, drums and guitar at an early age. He taught himself piano and began playing at the age of five. He is also a cousin of rappers Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA, and GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. Drayton is the cousin of former Penn State basketball player Shep Garner, and of Brooklyn MC Timbo King of Royal Fam. Īfter spending several years out of the limelight, he starred in multiple VH1 reality series, including The Surreal Life, Strange Love, and Flavor of Love.ĭrayton was born in Roosevelt, New York, and grew up in nearby Freeport, two communities within the Town of Hempstead. Known for his yells of " Yeah, boyeeeeee!" when performing, he rose to prominence as a founding member of the rap group Public Enemy alongside Chuck D with them he has earned six Grammy Award nominations, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (born March 16, 1959), known by his stage name Flavor Flav ( / ˈ f l eɪ v ər ˌ f l eɪ v/), is an American rapper and hype man.
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