Taste Flav has clarified his latest story about how his iconic clock necklace got here to be, and blasted “faux information” blogs that incorrectly reported on the story.
Taking to his Instagram web page on Friday (July 7), the Public Enemy rapper shared a screenshot of an article with the headline: “Taste Flav Says Iconic Clock Necklace Was Impressed By A Crackhead.” Stamping the phrases “Faux Information” over the pic, Flav made it clear he didn’t recognize the outlet’s selection of phrases.
“Whoever wrote this headline is a whole AHOLE !!!” he wrote within the caption. “In the event you learn the story,, I by no means stated the crackhead impressed the clock,, I stated::: MY BOY BAZERK PUT THE CLOCK AROUND MY NECK AS A JOKE,!! That’s the place the inspiration got here from, NOT THE CRACKHEAD you knucklehead author. GET IT RIGHT,!!”
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The “crackhead” clock story originated from a latest interview that Taste Flav did with fellow Hip Hop icon Roxanne Shanté for her SiriusXM present, Have a Good Day.
The interview, which occurred on Thursday (July 6), featured Flav explaining the origins of his now-infamous trend accent.
“So someday, as a joke, as a joke, you realize, this crackhead got here by means of my initiatives, you realize what I’m saying? Promoting these bathe clocks that she stole from a spot known as Fortunoff,” Taste Flav started.
“Effectively, she went to Fortunoff, stole this huge bag, huge field of bathe clocks got here by means of our initiatives promoting them. So my boy, Son of Berserk, you realize what I’m saying? He took the stopwatch off my neck and put the clock round my neck and everyone was laughing. It was an enormous joke and all of that.”
He continued: “In order that they dared me to put on that clock on stage, however throughout the present. So after we went to open up for the Beastie Boys in Passaic, New Jersey, 1986, I wore the clock, Roxanne, after which the following day on the entrance web page of Newsday, New York Instances, New York Submit, the look of the clock was dope.”
Since Public Enemy’s inception within the mid-1980’s, Taste Flav has worn all varieties of clocks comprised of all shapes, colours, and sizes with each outfit. He even has a clock he wore on show within the Nationwide Museum of African American Historical past & Tradition.
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In the meantime, in different Taste Flav information, the Public Enemy legend celebrated an vital sobriety milestone final month.
Again in June, the “Battle the Energy” artist took to Instagram to share the particular second along with his followers, revealing that he’s been cigarette-free for the previous three years — after smoking since he was six years previous.
“IMPORTANT!! I’ve modified. At this time I’m 3 years clear from cigarettes that I began smoking after I was simply 6 years previous,” he started. “Quickly I’ll be 3 years sober from alcohol. And I’ve been 15+ years sober from medicine. I’m proud to share my sobriety journey, and Thankx to my family and friends and people who assist me.
“To everybody on the market battling habit, it’s a actual battle you struggle day by day. However I’m nonetheless right here, and you realize what, I DID IT, and if I can do it, anybody can do it!!! To each media outlet that tries to capitalize on my goodwill trending subjects and convey up my previous or previous interviews for sensational clickbait headlines, do higher and convey up my future.”
He added: “Permit for folks to develop and alter in a supportive method, and Don’t let anybody maintain you to your previous, I put on the clock, my clock goes clockwise, not counterclockwise, Look ahead, not backwards.”
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