Flavor Flav Fired From Public Enemy After He Fails To Appear To Bernie Sanders Rally Performance

Hip-hop artist Flavor Flav was fired from the rap group Public Enemy after the group performed at a Bernie Sanders rally without the rapper. On March 1, the group put out a short statement, which announced that Flavor Flav was no longer a part of the group. “We thank him for his years of service and wish him well,” read the statement. The group later clarified that the reasoning for the firing had little to do with politics, and mentioned that Flavor Flav had missed a number of performances, including a Harry Belafonte benefit concert in 2016. Despite this, the rapper took to Twitter to call out his former partner in the group, Chuck D.

.@MrChuckD are you kidding me right now???,,,over Bernie Sanders??? You wanna destroy something we’ve built over 35 years OVER POLITICS???,,,all because I don’t wanna endorse a candidate,,,I’m very disappointed in you and your decisions right now Chuck,,,

— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) March 2, 2020

And .@MrChuckD,,,i didn’t sue you on Friday,,,i asked the @berniesanders campaign to correct misleading marketing,,,that’s all it was,,,I’m not your employee,,,i’m your partner,,,you can’t fire me,,,there is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav,,,so let’s get it right Chuck,,,

— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) March 2, 2020

However, Chuck D had a different view of the events as to why Flavor Flav was removed from the group, and took to Twitter to write his side of the story.

… last final note the last final note was my last straw was long ago. It’s not about BERNIE with Flav… he don’t know the difference between BarrySanders or BernieSanders he don’t know either. FLAV refused to support @Sankofa after @harrybelafonte inducted us. He don’t do that pic.twitter.com/5Ky9dTnzmd

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) March 1, 2020

So I don’t attack FLAV on what he don’t know. I gotta leave him at the crib so y’all trying to fill his persona with some political aplomb is absolutely‘stupid’ Obviously I understand his craziness after all this damn time. Duh you don’t know him from a box of cigars or me either

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) March 1, 2020

Spoke @BernieSanders rally with @EnemyRadio. If there was a $bag, Flav would’ve been there front & center. He will NOT do free benefit shows. Sued me in court the 1st time I let him back in. His ambulance lawyer sued me again on Friday & so now he stays home & better find REHAB

— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) March 2, 2020

A few days after he was removed from the group, Flavor Flav spoke to The Guardian, clarifying that he had no issues with Sanders, but simply did not agree to a performance. “I don’t have anything against Bernie. I think he’s a good person and I wish him luck,” said the rapper.

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