# Is Flavor Flav dead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2000, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251 "2000-11-01T16:03:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/1 "2000-11-01T16:03:51Z")
Some people in the office say they heard on CNN that Public Enemy syncophant Flavor Flav’s time is up. But I could not find a reference on CNN’s site or Yahoo News. Anyone know the scoop? If he is dead, how? * * * Yer pal, [Satan](http://www.members.tripod.com/jmspoofe/sdmb/satan.jpg) \*I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Six months, three weeks, two days, 14 hours, 9 minutes and 17 seconds. 8263 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,032.95. Extra life with Drain Bead: 4 weeks, 16 hours, 35 minutes. **David B used me as a cite!** \* ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/2 "2000-11-01T16:08:24Z")
Nothing on the AP Newswire. Are you sure you’re not thinking of Steve Allen? I always got those two confused. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/3 "2000-11-01T16:22:57Z")
Yes, Flavor Flav is dead. It seems he sneezed, and that big-ass clock he’s got hanging off of him swung forward violently and broke his neck. What? You mean that’s not what really happened? Oh, nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/4 "2000-11-01T17:15:20Z")
No news of PE’s site. No news of [http://www.wallofsound.com](http://www.wallofsound.com). No news on the site of the Cold Lamper himself. I’d say no. Inactive, but not dead. ---
**Author:** ![Blackclaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Blackclaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackclaw)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/5 "2000-11-01T18:05:10Z")
I back Dire Wolf on this one. If not dead, he probably has suffered some type of clock related injury. Ah the perils of fashion… ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/6 "2000-11-01T18:12:26Z")
I was watching CNN this morning and half-watched a piece on Flava Flav (however it’s spelled) and Public Enemy. I did not get the impression that he was dead. CNN often plays little “Flashback 5-15 years” pieces. My first thought was that he was dead as I watched a similar piece last night on Steve Allen hoping that he was not, in fact, dead. (He is.) ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/7 "2000-11-01T18:14:17Z")
According to the [message board at PE’s site,](http://www.publicenemy.com/hype/hype.html), Flavor Flav was with them when they toured the UK in June. I had heard that he was in jail for threatening a guy with a gun for talking to his girlfriend (as popularized by Eminem) but can’t corroborate that. His last album was never released unless you count NYC streetcorners. Maybe you’re thinking of Junebug, who OG’ed, or maybe Cookiehead Jenkins… ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/8 "2000-11-01T19:32:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Yes, Flavor Flav is dead. It seems he sneezed, and that big-ass clock he’s got hanging off of him swung forward > violently and broke his neck. So, he cold-clocked himself? [sub]Man, that was bad even by my standards…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/9 "2000-11-01T19:36:28Z")
Or maybe it was foul play and someone _cleaned his clock_? _:: fleeing ::_ * * * Yer pal, [Satan](http://www.members.tripod.com/jmspoofe/sdmb/satan.jpg) \*I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Six months, three weeks, two days, 17 hours, 41 minutes and 42 seconds. 8269 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,033.68. Extra life with Drain Bead: 4 weeks, 17 hours, 5 minutes. **David B used me as a cite!** \* ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/10 "2000-11-01T19:42:24Z")
Ugh… Please Bead, **watch** the puns. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/11 "2000-11-01T19:44:39Z")
That was a special clock. It even spoke to him! “Your 15 minutes are up!” ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/12 "2000-11-01T19:50:37Z")
Inky: Nice of you to _chime in_ like that… * * * Yer pal, [Satan](http://www.members.tripod.com/jmspoofe/sdmb/satan.jpg) \*I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Six months, three weeks, two days, 17 hours, 55 minutes and 51 seconds. 8269 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,033.73. Extra life with Drain Bead: 4 weeks, 17 hours, 5 minutes. **David B used me as a cite!** \* ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/13 "2000-11-01T20:08:55Z")
Please Moderators - enough is enough and they’re just getting warmed up - for the love of God close this thread now!!! ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/14 "2000-11-01T20:15:41Z")
Now Astro, whatever could you be **tocking** about? ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/15 "2000-11-01T20:35:39Z")
Oh the humanity!!! Oh, and to the OP- we can only hope so… he was rather overrated. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/16 "2000-11-01T20:38:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\*Please Moderators - enough is enough and they’re just getting warmed up - for the love of God close this thread now!!! \*\* oh hell…whatta ya getting so WOUND UP for? ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/17 "2000-11-01T20:42:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by beagledave \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > > \*\*Please Moderators - enough is enough and they’re just getting warmed up - for the love of God close this thread now!!! \*\* > > oh hell…whatta ya getting so WOUND UP for? \*\* Yeah, no need to get **ticked** off. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/18 "2000-11-01T20:45:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Is Flavor Flav dead? :: Flashing gold teeth :: **Yeeeeaaaaahhhh Booooyyyyyeeeeee!!!** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/19 "2000-11-01T20:53:53Z")
Moderator chiming in. Did someone raise the alarm? ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251/20 "2000-11-01T20:57:20Z")
It would have been too much to have too musical giants like Steve Allan and Flavor Flav reach the end of their calender on the same day. Anyway I would spring for a drink and watch the funeral, but I wouldn’t get too wound up about his passing because eventually everyones mainspring looses tension. Keith [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flavor-flav-dead/39251.md?page=2)