Musician Dictionary

Flavor Flav

American rapper and television personality (born 1959)

DescriptionAmerican rapper and television personality (born 1959)
Source: Wikidata
Born1959-03-16
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceRoosevelt Roosevelt
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationtelevision personality hype man rapper musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsvoice
Source: Wikidata
Genresalternative hip-hop hip-hop
Source: Wikidata
Member ofPublic Enemy The Stop the Violence Movement Legends of Hip Hop Public Enemy
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata

Also known as

Drayton Flava Flav J. Drayton W Drayton W. Dayton W. Drayton W.Drayton Will Drayton William "Flavor Flav" Drayton William "Flavor Flav" Jonathan Drayton William Dayton William Drayton William Drayton, Jr William J. Drayton William Jonathan Drayton Jr.

Links

Identifiers

mbid: 813c1586-f7d5-42d1-94bb-cd2abb42f507 · wikidata: Q388785 · isni: 0000000059425223, 0000000368402957 · ipi: 00219358164 · discogs: 22484, 718213 · spotify: 7Bzd9B4YO9HFqNVM2P7MPX

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