Friday, April 18, 2008

fla-vor flav!

Flavor Flav. Where do I begin? Well, for starters:


William Jonathan Drayton, Jr. (born March 16, 1959) known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper, classically trained pianist and trombonist, television star, hype man, DJ, member of the politically-conscious hip hop group Public Enemy and a runs his own business, called the whore-house. Flavor Flav's visual trademark is an over sized clock hanging from his neck. After falling out of the public eye in former years, he has recently reappeared as a star of American reality television. He has starred in multiple VH1 programs, including Flavor of Love, and the 2007 Comedy Central Roast.

LOL! Those who follow his show, should already know the above mentioned. Minus the trombonist bid. Flav, you never cease to amaze me.

Chuck D, DJ Terminator X, Professor Griff, and Flavor Flav formed Public Enemy and released their debut album Yo! Bum Rush the Show in 1987. Flavor Flav provided vocals and occasional drum beats, as well as a comic foil to the political message of Chuck D.Some also credit Flavor Flav as a major influence in the development of the rap sidekick (often referred to as a "hype man"). Unlike later practitioners of the hype man role, Flavor Flav provided a much stronger stage presence and musical contributions. His clumsiness and hypeness was the center of attention on songs such as "Too Much Posse", "Cold Lampin' with Flavor" and "911 Is a Joke". On the group's 1998 "comeback" single -- following a four-year hiatus -- "He Got Game", the title song to a contemporaneous film by Spike Lee, Flav essentially performs a duet with Chuck D.

Italicized Stolen from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor_Flav

My personal favorites are: "My Oozy Weighs a Ton" and "Don't Believe the Hype". I distinctly remember waking up, almost on a daily to: Public Enemy, Anita Baker, and Al B. Sure to name a few. Oh man! Flavor Flav is nobody new to me. Well his name isn't. Now-a-days, my guess is that Flav is responsible for the majority of VH1's ratings. From his appearance on "Surreal Life" (spellcheck), he then ventured on to having his own reality show (not one, not two, but THREE seasons), and I Love New York (2 seasons). Oh, and let us not forget about the drama free reunions! Flav went from being a hip hop hypeman icon, to a crackhead, to being desired by chicks who are in dying need of exposure and will do any, and everything to get it. Ladies, be honest, NOBODY is there for FLAV, NOBODY! Just STOP IT. He reminds me of a burnt ant with large vocals, but you gotta love him!

Moving on, the roast. Here's a clip of what I believe is the funniest part of the show:

She's good. I've seen the roast approximately eight times, yet I still laugh at her segment. What didn't she cover? Oh yeah, the trumbonist bid. Ahh well, maybe next time. Katt Williams spoke on this roast at his comedy show last week. He was actually offended to be the host of the show and didn't realize how graphic the racial comments were until the day before the roast was taped. He even went on to say how some of Flav's kids ended up leaving the roast early, in tears. After the show Flav met up with Katt & Snoop, and basically dgaf (you should know what that means), he got paid. People are going to say what they want anyway, so why not get paid for it. That-a-boy Flav! Let them know you actually have a functioning brain somewhere in between that 2 foot clock, viking cap, and gold fronts.


Anywho. I'm done for now, but Flav came to mind. Feel free to add on.
"WWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW"

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