Flavor Flav has joined the Writer’s Guild of America in its strike against Hollywood as members “fight the power” to demand better pay and protection from artificial intelligence.
The Public Enemy rapper joined the picket line on Thursday (May 18), showing up at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California where fellow stars Quinta Brunson and Jason Sudeikis were also there to support.
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“Glad to be here, glad to support. I got ya’ll back,” Flav said in a clip captured by TMZ. It was also reported he brought along 25 Prince Street pizzas, 100 burgers from Irv’s Burgers, and Liquid Death Water.
And it was only right he briefly performed Public Enemy’s protest anthem, “Fight the Power.” Check it out below.
Snoop Dogg added his voice to the fight earlier this month, urging artists to boycott streaming services while he spoke on a panel alongside his business partner Larry Jackson and Variety‘s Shirley Halperin.
“[Artists] need to figure it out the same way the writers are figuring it out,” Snoop said. “The writers are striking because [of] streaming, they can’t get paid. Because when it’s on the platform, it’s not like in the box office.
“I don’t understand how the fuck you get paid off of that shit. Somebody explain to me how you can get a billion streams and not get a million dollars?… That’s the main gripe with a lot of us artists is that we do major numbers… But it don’t add up to the money. Like where the fuck is the money?”
Snoop then took aim at YouTube after Jackson revealed Gamma received just $16,000 from 500 million streams through YouTube Shorts. “YouTube, y’all muthafuckas need to break bread or fake dead!” he barked.
The Writer’s Guild of America began their strike on May 1, which has resulted in shows like Saturday Night Live going dark.
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Unfortunately for rap fans, that means Lil Uzi Vert’s SNL debut was put on hold. The Philadelphia rapper was slated to perform on the May 6 show, with Pete Davidson on hosting duties.
