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Chuck D, the frontman for the iconic and pioneering hip-hop group Public Enemy, now says all the fireworks created with the recent public firing of Flavor Flav was a hoax. As you recall, Flavor Flav, 61, vowed not to appear at a political rally for Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, that was…

One of rap’s most legendary groups has fired its most revered hype man. On Sunday, March 1, 2020, Public Enemy’s lead rapper, Chuck D, revealed that Flavor Flav is no longer in the group. The dismissal comes days after Flavor Flav sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bernie Sanders over Public Enemy’s free concert in Los…

Flavor Flav is under duress health-wise and money-wise. The mother of Flavor Flav’s 2-month-old child, Kate Gammell, not only wants the Public Enemy rapper to pay child support, she is demanding that Flav, 60, pay back the $50,000 she says she loaned him. Gammell told The Shade Room that she had to quit working as…

This is a critical juncture in rapper Flavor Flav’s life as he faces health and paternity issues. As fans saw during the latest episode of “Growing Up Hip Hop: New York,” Flavor Flav, 60, is dealing with a concerning health problem that he has yet to share with his four children. The health of Flavor…

Iconic rapper Flavor Flav has not let age slow him down despite six decades on Earth. In fact, he’s a brand-new father, according to a recently filed paternity lawsuit. The reputed hype man for Long Island, New York-based legendary rap group Public Enemy is the dad of a 2-month-old infant, Jordan, based on a lawsuit…

Flavor Flav wearing Patrick Ewing Knicks jersey (Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/DahnDahlas)

Flavor Flav reveals his favorite New York Knicks moment of all time while at the NBA Summer League game between the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.

We’ve always been obsessed with ultra good-looking celebrity couples and how they get together and, perhaps, even more so with how they break up. It wasn’t until VH1 introduced Flavor of Love that love became a commodity.

Puff Daddy hosted a private fight-weekend bash at LAVO presented by Stephen Espinoza along with Showtime, Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka and DeLeon Tequila. Notables who converged on the event to launch the historic fight weekend with Espinoza, the executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports, included Bradley Cooper, Jerry Bruckheimer and Brett Ratner,…

The 2014 Soul Train Awards weekend kicked off at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hosted by BET and Centric, the annual awards show pays tribute to the achievers in R&B music and hip-hop. Before the show, celebrities hit the red carpet to show their style and share their thoughts on music and culture.…

The Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, New York is a bowling alley/concert venue, and it was rocking with Public Enemy performing live alongside Professor Griff, D.J. Lord, and S1W. Starting with “Rebel Without a Pause,” the iconic group kept the hits coming, following up with “911 is a Joke”, and “Don’t Believe the Hype.” Chuck D. and…

Malia Obama was gifted a new car for her Sweet 16. Unfortunately for her, she won’t be able to take any joyrides without adults present. D.C. requires teens be at least 17 to drive without an adult present, after having their learner’s permit for six months. The first daughter’s birthday falls on Independence Day, July…

Everyone knows that rap pioneer and Public Enemy member Flavor Flav is outrageous. From his reality TV shows to his fried chicken restaurant franchise, Flavor Flav likes to do it big. So this July Fourth holiday he was planning to have a big party. His neighbors witnessed a truck drop off four pallets stacked 4…

VH1 has released the new lineup of stars to be featured in the latest season of its “Couples Therapy” franchise and once again, hip-hop is represented, for better or worse. Naughty By Nature front man Treach and his girlfriend, Cicely Evans, will be cast members of the upcoming season. Treach is the latest in what seems like an…

Seems Flavor Flav can’t stay out of the news, but he will manage to stay out of jail. Flav was facing felony assault and child endangerment with a weapon charges that carried up to 12 years in prison for allegedly threatening the 17-year-old son of his fiancée, Liz Trujillo. Trujillo says the Public Enemy hype man and…

Rapper and reality TV star Flavor Flav was recently detained by New York State police in Valley Stream, New York for speeding and being in possession of a small amount of marijuana. Flav, whose real name is William Drayton, was allegedly clocked doing 79 mph in a 55 mph zone, but the rapper had a…

Yesterday, former Public Enemy rapper and reality TV star Flavor Flav was arrested in Hempstead, NY for a bizarre rack of charges stemming from 16 suspensions on his license. Not one, not two, not three but 16 suspensions! According to TMZ, “Flav was driving a black Hyundai when cops spotted him … claiming he was…

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In a recent interview, Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav weighed in on the subject and stated unequivocally that he doesn’t feel that any of today’s biggest American rappers record hip-hop.