The Public Enemy hype man has forked over enough back child support to his baby mama to satisfy the court. As TMZ first reported, Flav was in deep trouble … facing 180 days in the big house after falling behind in child support payments to the tune of $111,186. Flav appeared in Albany County Family […]

Flavor Flav was on his way to sharing fried chicken recipes with the chef at his local jail for failure to pay child support. Fortunately…

In 1988, Public Enemy’s “Night Of The Living Baseheads” was one of the most vocal indictments of crack cocaine use ever heard on record. The haunting video was the real life version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” with zombie-like “baseheads” dragging themselves about. Pop Culture Moment #1: Chappelle’s Show Premieres What many fans at the time […]

Heavy D was beloved by many and several of his famous friends paid their respect at his viewing and wake service yesterday. Celebrities were expected to wait until today to attend the private funeral, but some of them decided to send Heav on his peaceful journey along with his fans. Take a look at the […]

Fatherhood is a subject that rarely gets considerable attention in the media (unless it’s a paternity test episode on the “Maury Povich” show).  To counter this just a bit we asked  Flavor Flav, Big Boi, Consequence and Rhymefest to share some of their experiences with being fathers.  From administering the first spanking to preparing for […]

Last week we brought you Then & Now: 1990s Music Icons and this week we have the 1980s up next! Take a look back at all the reason why you loved (or maybe hated) the 1980s in our then & now gallery of celebrities from the decade. You’ll see Whitney Houston before the drama, LL […]

While many TV audiences know William Drayton, aka Flavor Flav, as a colorful (and sometimes polarizing) figure on his reality TV shows,  the multi-talent came to prominence for many as a member of the rap group Public Enemy. Public Enemy’s messages of Black power and social consciousness run contrary to some of the images we’ve […]

Public Enemy founder Chuck D. has addressed comments and criticism regarding a new restaurant group member Flavor Flav recently opened in Clinton, Iowa. Flavor Flav opened his business Flav’s Fried Chicken last week, drawing worldwide media attention to the eatery, which is co-owned with restauranteur, Nick Cimino. Some headlines ranged from humorous, saying the business […]

Flavor Flav once again drew the ire of the Black community at large (and anyone who is just tired of his antics) with his announcement that he was opening up a fried chicken establishment and liquor business. While I won’t call for Flavor Flav to die I would like to suggest some career alternatives that […]