Flavor Flav has clarified his recent tale about how his iconic clock necklace came to be, and blasted “fake news” blogs that incorrectly reported on the story.
Taking to his Instagram page on Friday (July 7), the Public Enemy rapper shared a screenshot of an article with the headline: “Flavor Flav Says Iconic Clock Necklace Was Inspired By A Crackhead.” Stamping the words “Fake News” over the pic, Flav made it clear he didn’t appreciate the outlet’s choice of words.
“Whoever wrote this headline is a complete AHOLE !!!” he wrote in the caption. “If you read the story,, I never said the crackhead inspired the clock,, I said::: MY BOY BAZERK PUT THE CLOCK AROUND MY NECK AS A JOKE,!! That’s where the inspiration came from, NOT THE CRACKHEAD you knucklehead writer. GET IT RIGHT,!!”
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The “crackhead” clock story originated from a recent interview that Flavor Flav did with fellow Hip Hop icon Roxanne Shanté for her SiriusXM show, Have a Nice Day.
The interview, which took place on Thursday (July 6), featured Flav explaining the origins of his now-infamous fashion accessory.
“So one day, as a joke, as a joke, you know, this crackhead came through my projects, you know what I’m saying? Selling these shower clocks that she stole from a place called Fortunoff,” Flavor Flav began.
“Well, she went to Fortunoff, stole this big bag, big box of shower clocks came through our projects selling them. So my boy, Son of Berserk, you know what I’m saying? He took the stopwatch off my neck and put the clock around my neck and everybody was laughing. It was a big joke and all of that.”
He continued: “So they dared me to wear that clock on stage, but during the show. So when we went to open up for the Beastie Boys in Passaic, New Jersey, 1986, I wore the clock, Roxanne, and then the next day on the front page of Newsday, New York Times, New York Post, the look of the clock was dope.”
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