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:''This article is about the New York musician. For the musician's self-titled album, see Flavor Flav (album). For the Bay Area rapper named Flav, see Armani Depaul William Jonathan Drayton Jr. (born March 16, 1959), better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American musician, rapper, actor, television personality, and comedian who rose to prominence as a member of the hip-hop group Public Enemy. He is also known for popularizing the role of the hype man〔Hess, Mickey, 2007, ''Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture'', Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 176.〕 and for yelling "Yeah boy!" and "Flavor Flav!" during performances.〔 After falling out of the public eye for a number of years, Flav reappeared as the star of several VH1 reality series, including ''The Surreal Life'', ''Strange Love'', and ''Flavor of Love''. ==Early life== Drayton was born in Roosevelt, New York and grew up in nearby Freeport, two municipalities each within the town of Hempstead, New York. He began playing the piano at age five and is self-taught. A musical prodigy, he sang in the youth choir at his church and mastered the piano, drums, and guitar at an early age. According to Chuck D, he is proficient in 15 instruments.〔 He set a house on fire as a small child while playing with a lighter; by the time he dropped out of school in the 11th grade, he had been in and out of jail for robbery and burglary.〔 Flav graduated from culinary school in 1978, and has cooked in several restaurants.〔http://eater.com/archives/2011/01/24/flavor-flav-opening-a-fried-chicken-restuarant-iowa.php〕 He attended Adelphi University on Long Island where he met Carlton Ridenhour, who would become known as Chuck D.〔 Flavor Flav took his stage name after his graffiti tag.〔 They first collaborated on Chuck D's hip-hop college radio show, then began rapping together. The two worked for Chuck D's father's delivery service.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flavor Flav」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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