Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav
William Jonathan Drayton Jr., better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American musician, rapper, actor, television personality, and comedian who rose to prominence as a member of the hip-hop group Public Enemy. He is also known for popularizing the role of the hype man and for yelling "Yeah boy!" and "Flavor Flav!" during performances. After falling out of the public eye for a number of years, Flav reappeared as the star of several VH1 reality series, including...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth16 March 1959
CityRoosevelt, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.
I ain't scared to do another dating show, but I ain't really trying to... I've done enough dating on television. I'm ready to spread my wings, and go down other avenues.
Queen Latifah used to help me out with my kids, because while we were all out on tour - Public Enemy, Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, Heavy D - when Public Enemy went onstage, I didn't have anybody solid to watch my kids. So, Latifah would help me out.
I remember rap music. We used to party and dance off of it. Today it's all about a whole different angle... Rappers are going against each other, and it's more of a bragging, boasting thing.
The hype man's job is to get everybody out of their seats and on the dance floor to have a good time.
I'm a real big celebrity. I'm this megastar.
I got my degree in culinary arts in 1978.
When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
My parents owned a soul food diner. It inspired me to go to culinary school.
Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, Id be on the mic trying to hype up the crowd. So once Public Enemy became a rap group, I decided that thats the role that I wanted to take on. I wanted to be the one that was hyping, because Ive always been good at it. I can hype up any crowd.
If anyone wants to know what the definition of 'dope' means, it's: 'Definition of Public Enemy.
I worked as a head cook at courthouses and high schools. I left it behind when I started getting into my music real heavy.
What I'm trying to do is put back into rap music what's missing - which is the good part, the fun part, that party part.
I set our house on fire when I was a little child playing with lighters. Boy, did I burn the place down!