Flavor Flav Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

EA knew what they were doing, man. I really didn't need to tell them what to do.

Even though I don't play a lot of games these days, I have to say Flavor Flav. I used to unstoppable back in the day.

Honestly, Flav is not much of a video game player these days. BUT, I used to spend hours on Time Crisis. I beat all levels, man.

I'm a real big celebrity. I'm this megastar.

When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Trivia

Flav topped People Magazine's list of the '10 Ugliest Celebrities'.

A friend nicknamed him "Flav" because he liked to eat candy and sweets.

Chuck D issued a statement that denounced Flav's reality show with Brigitte Nielson, Strange Love. He felt that Flav was making a mockery of himself and the band Public Enemy. Chuck also circulated a petition to have VH-1 pull the show off of the air. The show continued, despite the protests.

Flav's second series premiere of Flavor of Love in August, 2006 drew over three million viewers, making it the most watched series debut in VH1 history.

Flav has a signature dance called the "Flavor-Flav Dance" that the crowds yell for. It includes knee jerking, spastic jerking arm movements, while walking forward and shaking his whole body.

Flav is a character on the video game Def Jam: Fight for New York, as a playable character.

Flav was addicted to many types of drugs at the height of Public Enemy's success. His main drug of choice was crack cocaine.

Flav is a skilled drummer, percussionist, and talented rapper.

Flav's unique vocal rap style is referred to as "stuttering". He was the first to use this technique, and was followed by such stars as Busta Rhymes, and Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Flav graduated from high school in Freeport, New York City, and went on to Adelphi University in 1986.

Flav was rapping under the name "Mc DJ Flavor" when he met up with future Public Enemy band mate Chuck D, in 1985.

Flav insists that his upcoming debut solo album will be his one and only, so it is a collector's item.

Flav has his own record labels called Draytown Records, and Redeye Distribution.

His Mom calls him Rico.

He is sometimes credited as Flava Flav as seen in Def Jam Fight for NY but Flav maintains this spelling is incorrect.

He currently resides in the Canada Land, Texico, area and has a vacation home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He has had his driver's license suspended at least 48 times.

He frequents the restaurant Benihana - in the Los Angeles area.

Flava still wears his oldest "clock pendant", which he has owned since 1987 (he bought a whole box of them from a department store back then).