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Flavor Flav
(1959-)
Who Is Flavor Flav?
Flavor Flav is an American hip-hop artist who joined forces with Carlton Ridenhour (Chuck D), Norman Rogers (Terminator X) and Richard Griffin (Professor Griff) in the 1980s to launch the highly influential group Public Enemy. Later, he became known for his work on multiple reality television series, including The Surreal Life, Strange Love and Flavor of Love.
Early Life
Flavor Flav was born William Jonathan Drayton Jr. on March 16, 1959, in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York. Flav was raised in the working-class town of Freeport, Long Island, where his father owned a small restaurant called the Soul Diner.
At an early age, Flav demonstrated that he was an intelligent but troubled child. Music came easy to him, and he taught himself how to play piano, drums and guitar. He also sang in the youth choir at his church.
However, Flav struggled to keep himself out of trouble. He got into petty theft, and as a young child, he accidentally burned his family's home down, the result of playing with lighters. By the time Flav, who quit
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Flavor Flav Biography
Sources
Books
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 , Schirmer Reference, 2004.
Periodicals
Atlanta Journal and Constitution , September 6, 1994, p. B9; October 19, 2006, p. 3E.
Chicago Sun Times , October 8, 2006, p. D11.
Daily News (New York, NY), October 19, 2004, p. 51.
Entertainment Weekly , August 11, 2006, pp. 38-42.
Essence , November 2006, p. 154.
Jet , November 15, 1993, p. 59; November 22, 1993, p. 18.
Observer (England), July 9, 2000, p. 10; June 18, 2006, p. 18; December 10, 2006, p. 65.
USA Today , August 4, 2006, p. 10E.
Washington Post , November 2, 2006, p. C1.
Online
"Chuck D, Flav Square Off," Rolling Stone , http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7223184/chuck_d_flav_square_off (February 7, 2007).
"Flavor Flav Bets On Seven," E! Online, http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=a5ab7337-f0ab-4380-86cc-5cd51aa5711a (March 14, 2007).
"Flavor Flav," Internet Movie Databas
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Flavor Flav
American hip hop artist (born 1959)
This article is about the New York musician. For the musician's self-titled album, see Flavor Flav (album). For the Bay Area rapper named Flav, see Armani Depaul.
Musical artist
William Jonathan Drayton Jr. (born March 16, 1959),[1] known by his stage name Flavor Flav[a] (FLAY-vər FLAYV), is an American hip hop artist. Known for his catchphrase "Yeah, boyeeeeee!" when performing,[4][5] he is a founding member, alongside Chuck D, of Public Enemy, a rap group that has earned six Grammy Award nominations,[6] and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[7]
After spending several years out of the limelight, Flav starred in multiple VH1 reality series, including The Surreal Life, Strange Love, and Flavor of Love.
Early life and education
Drayton was born in Roosevelt, New York, and grew up in nearby Freeport, two communities within the Town of Hempstead. Drayton is the cousin of former Penn State basketball player Shep Garner,[8&#
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