Flavor Flav has revealed that there was a time in his life when he spent over $2,000 a day on drugs.
During an appearance on Akademiks’ Off The Record podcast, the Public Enemy legend spoke about his journey to sobriety and just how serious his addiction got.
“I kinda maintained myself very well while I was on that shit,” Flav said of his drug habit. “I kinda kept it hidden so a lot of people didn’t really know. They were trying to figure it out, ‘Yo, is he on something?’ Because I never let people know what I was doing. I started letting people know what I was doing when I was getting tired of being like that.”
He continued: “There was a time that I was spending $2,400 to $2,600 a day for six years straight. You do the math. That’s how much I spent on drugs. I ain’t gonna lie. I sold a lot, but I was my best customer. I had a lot of money at the time too. I was just doing wrong things with my money. I guess God wanted me to live.”
The Long Island native noted that he opened up about his crack addiction in his 2011 book, Flavor Flav: The Icon The Memoir, and that he now feels like a “mouthpiece” to help people avoid similar mistakes.
He also said kids are looking up to rappers more and more these days, and that it’s important artists send the right message.
Flavor Flav is now three years fully sober and previously celebrated his second year of sobriety on social media last October.
“Today is October 19,” Flav said in a video posted on Instagram. “And guess what? I am two years, no cigarettes. Two years, no alcohol. And you know what? I feel real good y’all, just to let you know. And I don’t care what nobody say, I look good y’all.”
The 63-year-old added that while he is committed to staying sober, he is focusing on taking it “one year at a time.”
Flav announced his first year of sobriety in 2021, posting a side-by-side comparison of his face before and after getting off drugs.
The news was met with tons of support from peers and fans, including The Roots’ Questlove who wrote: “Proud of you bro,” while DJ Premier said enthusiastically: “That’s how you do it Flav!”
Xzibit was even more encouraging in his comment by writing: “Love you G!! You’re one of my hero’s. Glad you are feeling powerful in your sobriety. Keep going.”
If this was 100% true he would be dead. No human body can injest that much of any substance. A hit of any drug dont cost more than $20 in the late 80s and early 90s when he was poppin off. Even during the sureal life in the 2000’s. Obviously he was buying for his crew and women he was fucking. And he even said in the article he was selling at lot of it. But as usual, this sites primary focus is “how rich” a rapper is instead of exposing things that seem a bit off.
Naaah.. You wouldn’t understand.. I’m from Freeport NY.. Flav would pupurchase on my block.. Graffing Place .. We called it the Jungle.. Much Respect to Flav.. I was there when he came through the jungle to purchase in his brand new green Corvette.. Matter of fact his chain was snatched and S1Ws came and surrounded the block to get his chain back..I was there in the Syncopated Lounge across from his mom’s house R.I. P Mrs.Drayton who helped a lot of us teens stay afloat through the E.O. C center.. Flav said I’m back.. but he had to celebrate before he left again. He had a stack of money.. I didn’t know what he meant until he disappeared.. That year Flavor of Love came out.. I said to myself.. ooooohhhh… He’s back.. It’s called free Will.. I payed my dues for street activity. I am a productive man with a job as a truck driver, married,raised my kids under one roof.. We lost a lot of time in the streets.. Free Will.. Youth today are in the same situation yet losing their lives more rapid..Streets have intensified..Shooting was a last resort..stabbings and fist beat downs was more popular in the 80s era.. we had Posses not gangs .. Towns was the Posse.. yet only represented as when you have beef.. a one on one was required and posses only interfered if one interfered in the one on one..Mostly we stuck together.. hung together but Respect was demanded..Flav ain’t no lie.. Gotta be from LI to understand..
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Real Talk OG is some white 30 year old who has commented on every post on this website for 3 years with pure ignorance only an internet loser persona would invest in. Now for the real talk…
As someone with money and an artist, Real Gae OG is pulling facts out his ass because he’s mad people with the kind of money that he dreams of blow it on their nose. At one point i was drinking 200 dollar handles of whiskey 3 times a day and could snort a rack in fire peruvian marching powder up my nose in 12 hours. Theres 1400 a day for a habit, add in a few friends and the occasional party and that 1400 goes to 3000-5000 per day.
DX please IP ban real OG for 3 years of talking out his ass.
You missed the whole point of the article. Who cares about the details. He’s sober, healthier and happy.