By M. Boateng

“I [was] a drug addict for 18 years; only six years clean. The worst mistake I ever made was experimenting with drugs. I was always more of a follower instead of a leader.

Being around the ’hood, you’re following, you always wanna have a big name for yourself and you don’t wanna be no punk. Whatever my friends were doing, I chose to do. It was the worst experiment that I could do in my life, but would I change it to this day? No.

The reason why is because I got to learn about addiction. I got to live through all of that, so that way I could be able to teach about it and hopefully people learn how I made my mistakes and they [don’t] make the same mistakes that I made.” — Excerpt from Flavor Flav: The Icon, The Memoir

In his book William ‘Flavor Flav’ Drayton, of the hip-hop super group Public Enemy, discusses the journey that took him from the streets of Long Island, N.Y. to the forefront of global pop culture.

Taking cues from his reality TV background, the book is a no holds barred biography that touches on the rise of hip-hop, addiction, personal tragedy and Flavor Flav’s incredible journey back into the industry limelight.

By giving readers a glimpse into the method behind the madness, Flavor Flav: The Icon, The Memoir may soothe the high emotions of detractors who see Flavor Flav as a purveyor of modern day minstrelsy. Instead, what becomes clear is that he has a keen understanding of fame — both its power and perils — and how navigating the fine line between these two extremes can make one an icon in the world of entertainment.

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