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From Public
Enemy to reality TV, iconic star Flavor Flav
tells all in his no-holds-barred memoir
 Las
Vegas, NV, February 9, 2011 - Born
William Johnathan Drayton in Long
Island, NY, Flavor Flav is now
acknowledged as the greatest hype man ever –
inventing the role as a member of the
ground-breaking rap group Public Enemy.
Known for his unique persona and flamboyant
style, Flav has created slangs,
sayings and styles that make him one of the
most-sampled voices in music, as well as one
of the most well-known celebrities in
America. His television series have
shattered records for viewers of reality
television, especially Flavor of Love, a
spinoff of The Bachelor. While he spent most
of the 1990’s addicted to crack cocaine, he
has since cleaned up his life.
Flav signed with publishing mogul Farrah
Gray to promote Flavor Flav: Icon
that takes readers on a journey into the
truth behind his larger-than-life image –
revealing all and sparing no one. Flav
exposes the tensions within Public Enemy,
his bitterness over his treatment by Def Jam
Records, his struggles with addiction and
the many visits to both rehab and jail,
before re-inventing himself in reality
television as VH1’s most eligible – and most
watched – bachelor.
Flav holds back nothing in sharing his
experiences with other hip hop royalty –
from Jam Master J to LL Cool J to Run DMC,
and lashes out at critics who lambast him as
little more than a ‘clown.’
Told with the gritty, compassionate and
often-hilarious style that has made him a
legend, his memoir is a thrill ride from the
heights of stardom to the depths of despair
and back again. Fans get to share not only
Flav’s unique perspective on music and
reality TV, but will learn more about the
man himself; an accomplished musician
proficient in fifteen instruments, an
experienced chef, an avid bowler, and a
deeply spiritual human being.
This media magnet attracts fans from around
the world in every age group– from his older
Public Enemy following in the late 80’s to
early 90’s, to his millions of younger fans
who know him from his appearances on The
Surreal Life, Strange Love and Flavor of
Love. In fact, the 2006 season two finale of
Flavor of Love grossed 7.5 million viewers –
the highest ever in the existence of the VH1
network!
This father of seven openly admits 'I've
been down some pretty dark holes - but
somehow I always found the strength to climb
back out of them.' In his book, Flav shares
not only his struggles but the lessons he
learned that changed his life and set him on
a new path. Adorned with his signature
clock, glasses, hats, and gold-rimmed teeth,
Flavor Flav is one of the most recognized
faces in America today.
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