The Week of November 5th, 2006: IN BLACK HISTORY
FLAVOR FLAV
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY EVERYDAY

William Jonathan Drayton Jr. (born March 16, 1959), professionally known as Flavor Flav, is an American rap artist and television star. He is a founding member of the influential politically conscious hip hop group Public Enemy. After falling from the public eye, he has recently regained fame as a star of American reality television. He has starred in a series of highly-rated VH-1 programs, most recently the Flavor of Love series.

Born in Roosevelt, New York on Long Island, William Drayton graduated high school in Freeport, New York before attending Adelphi University. While rapping at Adelphi under the name MC DJ Flavor Flav, he met a graphic-design student, Carlton Ridenhour (Chuck D).

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.

 

TO READ MORE ABOUT FLAVOR FLAV CLICK HERE

---

REST IN PEACE: (R.I.P.)