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 hiphop 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 The Surreal Life, Strange Love, and Flavor of Love.

Drayton was born in Roosevelt, New York and grew up in nearby Freeport, two communities each within the town of Hempstead, New York. He began playing the piano at age five and is selftaught. A musical prodigy, he sang in the youth choir at his church and mastered the piano, drums, and guitar at an early age. According to Chuck D, he is proficient ininstruments. He set a house on fire as a small child while playing with a lighter by the time he dropped out of school in the 11th grade, he had been in and out of jail for robbery and burglary. Flav graduated from culinary school in 1978, and has cooked in several restaurants. He attended Adelphi University on Long Island where he met Carlton Ridenhour, who would become known as Chuck D. Flavor Flav took his stage name after his graffiti tag. They first collaborated on Chuck Ds hiphop college radio show, then began rapping together. The two worked for Chuck Ds fathers delivery service.

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