Flavor Flav, whose full name is William Jonathon Drayton Jr, was a founding member of the hip-hop outfit Public Enemy, which formed in 1982.
Flavor Flav became well known for wearing a clock around his neck.
Subsequently Flavor Flav has appeared in various reality TV shows, including the popular VH1 show, Flavor of Love, in which women compete for his affections.
The season finale of the second season of Flavor of Love was watched by 7.5 million viewers.
Flavor Flav had a failed relationship with Brigitte Nielsen.
Flavor Flav was cast as an ex-con in the sitcom, Under One Roof.
