When news circulated that "Exonerated Five" member Raymond Santana was dating former reality star Chandra "Deelishis" Davis, there were a few critics who were skeptical about their relationship. Some saw them as an unlikely pair, especially considering Deelishis once vied for the love, attention, and affection of Flavor Flav on his VH1 reality show, Flavor of Love.
View this post on InstagramDeelishis and Raymond sat down together for an Instagram Live interview, and she revealed that when they met, Raymond had a few women on deck. The Flavor of Love star admitted that Raymond was concerned that she was more interested in his money, but she said she had to show him everything she built without him to prove that she wasn't worried about his bank account.
"So that he knew I don't need you, I want you, but I don't need you," Deelishish said. "I got my own. Matter fact, mine probably is topping yours." Raymond chimed in, "I don't know about that, now. You going too far." Deelishis added, "Not only that, who moved in with who?" Raymond Santana admitted that he was "impressed" with Deelishis and the life she'd constructed for her family.
Deelishis added that when she was being pelted with negative comments, she took it in stride because in the end, both she and Raymond knew the truth and now, they're planning their quarantine-free wedding. Check out the clip below.
Flavor Flav’s Baby Mama Puts Wendy Williams On Blast
Flavor Flav’s baby mother, Kate Gammell, called out Wendy Williams for claiming that the Flavor Flav merch she’s selling to provide for her son is fake.
One of Flavor Flav’s baby mothers, Kate Gammell, fired back at Wendy Williams‘ accusations that the Flavor Flav merch she’s been selling to help take care of their son is not authentic. Earlier this week, Kate, who is the mother of Flav’s nine-month-old baby, Jordan, announced that she’ll be selling T-shirts, hats, and various other items with Flav’s name on them in order to cover the cost of her son’s “everyday needs” since she is “not getting any child support.” Kate filed a paternity lawsuit against Flav back in October and had a DNA test to determine if he was in fact Jordan’s father, which came back positive. However, since Flav hasn’t been supporting her financially, she decided to sell his merch that she acquired back when she was his manager.
Wendy Williams addressed the situation on her at-home edition of The Wendy Williams Show on Thursday (April 9th). Wendy asserted that the merchandise was not authentic and claimed that Kate was “taking advantage of someone who was less smart at the time.”
Kate proceeded to call out Wendy on Instagram for lying about her on her show. She disputed Wendy’s remarks and explained why she’s selling the merch at a discounted rate and where all the proceeds will be going.
“@wendyshow, on today’s show you brought up that the Flavor Flav merchandise I am selling is not authentic,” Kate wrote. “I have no idea where you came up with this. Flavor was very much involved in the choice of the colors and designs. See the above screenshot posts from @flavorflavoffical where he is promoting the merchandise. The merch was produced and is now being sold under a licensing agreement between Flavor and me. Under the agreement, he is to receive a percentage of sales, but because he owes me money, to reduce his debt to me, I am withholding his share which will go to Jordan with a percentage to Children’s Hospital.”
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“I am selling the merch at a reduced price because of the country’s current crisis and many people are out of work,” she continued. “Another reason is that I need to recoup some of my costs for Jordan’s care since I am not receiving child support. I will not even break even for the money I put into his merch as some of the hoodies cost almost $30 wholesale. I just hope now that your comments do not sabotage my efforts to provide for my son and give to Children’s Hospital.”
“Also, regarding Jordan, @wendyshow you said I took advantage of Flavor ‘who was less than smart at the time.’ Where on earth did you come up with that?” she asked. “Flavor is very aware of everything he does. Anyone that knows Flavor and me would find this to be absurd. You should have mentioned, as @hiphopdx reported, that Flavor owes me $50,000, which he refuses to pay and that he is fighting having to pay child support. So, who is taking advantage of who? So, @wendyshow, I am just trying to provide for my son where his father refuses to step up to the plate.”
Flavor Flav Joins TikTok With Roddy Ricch’s "The Box"
Flavor Flav is a big vibe in his first TikTok video to Roddy Ricch’s “The Box.”
By the time “Die Young” came out, it was essentially confirmed that Roddy Ricch was the next rapper out of Compton to carry the baton. He lived up to the expectations on his debut album, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial that produced the mega-hit “The Box.” Largely due to TikTok and the accompanying social media challenge, Roddy Ricch’s single has had a near Lil Nas X-type run on the Billboard Hot 100 since its release.
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesIt’s clearly transcending generations at this point, especially within hip-hop. Though the song’s received co-signs from Kylie Jenner and more, the latest co-sign comes from a groundbreaking figure in the rap game: Flavor Flav. That’s right, at 61-years-old, the (ex?) Public Enemy member joined TikTok and his first matter of business was getting in on #TheBoxChallenge. Though he didn’t seem to know all of the words, he did flex the iconic chain with the clock on it and we gotta applaud him for that.
“The Box” recently put Roddy Ricch side-by-side with Eminem and Drake in his latest Billboard accomplishment. “The Box” is now the third solo rap song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to spend over 10 weeks at number one, joining “God’s Plan” and “Lose Yourself.” Though it was knocked off from #1 for The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights,” maybe it’ll regain its position in the coming weeks.
Flavor Flav Merch Being Sold By Baby Mama To Help Take Care Of Son
Flavor Flav reportedly fathered a child with his former manager, so she’s selling his merchandise to help financially take care of their son, Jordan.
Aside from the hoax-non-hoax drama that Flavor Flav has going on with his Public Enemy groupmates, he’s also dealing with some issues with his latest baby mama. In October 2019, news surfaced that a woman named Kate Gammell had filed a paternity lawsuit against the 60-year-old rapper. For years, Kate reportedly worked as Chuck D’s assistant before later working with Flav, helping to book appearances and sell his apparel.
A DNA test reportedly confirmed that Kate’s newborn son Jordan was indeed the latest Flavor Flav seed—it’s rumored that the music icon has seven children. However, Kate recently made claims that Flav hasn’t acted financially responsible for his child. Kate shared photos and videos of Baby Jordan on her Instagram page with a lengthy caption asking for people to purchase Flavor Flav merchandise to help her take care of her son.
“Here is my son, Jordan, sitting surrounded by official Flavor Flav merchandise,” Kate wrote. “Jordan is Flav’s son. I used to manage Flav but no longer do due to the obvious reason. I bought tons of merchandise when I was his manager and now I need money for my son’s everyday needs because I am not getting any child support, so decided to pull out all the merch and sell it to you.”
She added that she’s selling off the merchandise “at a discount rate” before sharing that a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to a children’s hospital. Check out her message in full below and see more photos of Baby Jordan.
Flavor Flav Denies Chuck D’s Public Enemy Hoax Claim
Chuck D said his firing of Flavor Flav was all a ruse but the legendary hypeman is refuting those claims.
Chuck D and Flavor Flav had a heated battle online several weeks ago, resulting in the eventual firing of Flav from Public Enemy. During a recent podcast appearance, Chuck D revealed that their feud was all just a hoax for April Fool's Day, noting that the two are still on good terms and it would be impossible to give Flav the boot because he's technically a partner. As it turns out, Chuck D may have been capping because Flavor Flav took to Twitter and he's still going along with the previous narrative that he was fired.
"I am not a part of your hoax," wrote Flavor Flav on Twitter, tagging Chuck D in the post. "There are more serious things in the world right now than April Fool's jokes and dropping records,,,the world needs better than this,,,you say we are leaders so act like one."
The iconic hypeman ended with a link-out to the MusiCares Coronavirus Relief Fund, urging his former friend to take the world into consideration.
With Flavor Flav's statement, we're not sure what to believe. He says that he's not in on the joke, so the fans have been thrown for a loop once again.
Hopefully, these brothers can get their differences sorted out.
Stephen Lovekin/Getty ImagesChuck D Reveals Public Enemy Breakup With Flavor Flav Was Staged
Chuck D and Flavor Flav recently went at it online, but the entire thing was a ploy concocted by the Public Enemy stars.
Public Enemy has been making headlines for less than favorable news as of late. The iconic rap group was reportedly at odds over a performance that was to be held at a Bernie Sanders rally. After it was announced that Public Enemy would be taking to the stage, Flavor Flav came forward to denounce the show. A war of words between members Chuck D and Flav ensued, and news was shared that Flav was no longer in the group.
Kevin Winter / Staff / Getty ImagesThe exchange between the longtime friends and collaborators came off as bizarre to fans who couldn’t believe that they were breaking down, but Chuck D told People’s Party with Talib Kweli that it was all staged to prove a point. “The murder of Pop Smoke, man, to see that, it was like the flashback to Nipsey Hussle last year,” Chuck D said. “It got to be like, do rappers need to be killed to get noticed in hip hop? And this whole thing of bad news is the news and making people like—my daughter Dominique, who runs my company, she’s often like, ‘Dad, that’s not a good look.’ And I’m like when the f*ck does the good look get acknowledged because the bad look got an elevator and a rocket to it.”
So, because Flavor Flav has been taking a few hits in the media lately and his “stock was low”, they concocted a storyline that would grab the attention of the masses. “Flav doesn’t know the difference between Bernie Sanders, Barry Sanders, or Colonel Sanders. He don’t give a f*ck,” Chuck D joked. He explained how they came up with the plan behind the scenes. “I’m not saying it’s a hoax. I’m saying the original intention was to get your attention and not play attention, get you to pay attention.”
Flav can’t be fired, anyway, because Chuck says “he’s a partner.” Listen to Chuck D speak about the importance of Flav in Public Enemy and explain his plot below.
Shay Johnson Says Lil Scrappy Got Erica Dixon On "LHH" To Get Off Child Support
Shay Johnson appeared on "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" with ex Lil Scrappy back in 2012, but she revealed she was the reason he was on the show in the first place.
A walk down Love & Hip Hop Atlanta memory lane with Shay Johnson had the reality star sharing a bit of background information about her former flame Lil Scrappy. The 36-year-old television personality began her reality TV journey when she was a cast member on Flavor of Love back in 2006. She may not have won the heart of Flavor Flav, but 14 years later, she's now a featured cast member on Love & Hip Hop Miami.
Bennett Raglin / Stringer / Getty ImagesPrior to joining the Sunshine State's cast, Shay was introduced to the franchise as the girlfriend of Lil Scrappy back in 2012. The relationship was two parts of a love triangle that included Erica Dixon, the mother of Scrappy's daughter. Recently, VH1 producers sat down with Shay and had her watch her first scenes on Love & Hip Hop Atlanta to get her reactions to her first appearance.
"Y'all brought that old thing back," Shay said. As she watched, she struggled through continuing on because she said she was "so over this moment." She called Scrappy an "ass wipe" and a "piece of sh*t," but said after the cameras left that day way back when, she and Scrappy "did the nasty." However, Shay made it clear that she's "over that man."
"That was the first time I got all the lies and the bullsh*t because I didn't know what was going on," Shay stated. "He was feeding me lies and bullsh*t. And what you don't know is that I am the one that got Lil Scrappy on Love & Hip Hop. If it wasn't for me, he would not have been on there. You're welcome." She said that her manager received information that the show was making its way to the ATL and looking for new cast members, and at the time she and Scrappy were an item after he split from Erica and Shay left her abusive relationship.
She claims that she got an interview with production first and mentioned him, then later gave Scrappy the news and advised him to meet with VH1 as well. "What I didn't know is, he came in with his mama, his baby mama, brought his daughter on, and I had no idea until the show aired," said Shay. "And made the decision to tell them it's either Shay Johnson or his baby mama to be the main character. He was like, 'Well, make my baby mama the main character so I can get off child support.' Can you believe that? I put a check on you, money in your pocket, you got bands because of me and you X out my position?" Watch Shay Johnson share her story about Lil Scrappy below.
View this post on InstagramFlava Flav Stands Defiant After Public Enemy "Firing"
Following his unceremonious “firing” from Public Enemy, Flava Flav took a moment
After hitting the Bernie Sanders camp with a cease and desist letter (over a prescheduled Public Enemy performance at a campaign event) Flava Flav found himself given the unceremonious boot from Public Enemy — a group he helped start back in 1985. Despite the obvious narrative, Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D explained that politics had nothing to do with the firing, but rather Flav’s unprofessional conduct and tendency to value “partying over work.”
Given that Flava has been part of Public Enemy for thirty-seven years, it’s surprising that such a long-running relationship would sour so publically. What’s not surprising, however, is that Flava Flav had something to say about the debacle. TMZ recently caught up with the rapper turned reality star during a stint in Vegas, and he offered up his take on the situation at hand.
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“When I seen them use my picture to advertise that Public Enemy was performing for Bernie Sanders, yes I had a fit,” explains Flava. “Why? Because Public Enemy wasn’t performing for Bernie Sanders. It was just Chuck D and whoever he has with him. It’s only Public Enemy when myself and Chuck D are together. When Chuck D is by himself he’s not Public Enemy, when I’m by myself I’m not Public Enemy. He doesn’t own the whole group by himself, he owns it along with me. He can’t fire me and I can’t fire him. If anything, the only thing he can do is refuse to perform with me.”
Though things are bad now, Flava acknowledges that their rich history ensures that an amicable conclusion can be reached. “We made differences, we made marks, we made history together,” he muses. “I really want to continue this legacy on. I’ve been reaching out to him, he’s been turning his back. I’m like come on Chuck, let’s come to the table. He’s on his own agenda right now. We will, one day, come to the table and put this thing back together. I guarantee we’ll come back ten times stronger.”
Flavor Flav Reacts To Chuck D & Public Enemy Firing Him
Flavor Flav was fired by Chuck D and Public Enemy after sending a cease and desist letter to the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Politics can cause division within any family and, this weekend, we saw the proof of that when Public Enemy and Chuck D officially fired Flavor Flav from the group for refusing to endorse Bernie Sanders at an upcoming rally.
The legendary hypeman sent a cease and desist letter to the Bernie Sanders campaign, insisting that Public Enemy would not be performing at his rally after it was announced that Chuck D and the band would be there. After his statement though, Chuck D decided that enough was enough, erasing thirty-seven years of history and giving Flavor Flav the boot. The icon has since responded to his former partner in a series of tweets.
Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images"@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," wrote Flavor Flav on Twitter. He continued by clarifying his previous substance abuse issues and the cease and desist letter that was issued.
"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,,, i'm not on drugs like you're saying and have been clean for 10 years,,,i have battled addiction before and like millions of other Americans I know the massive toll it takes,,,Chuck you know better than to lie about shit like that."
Are you choosing a side in this battle?
Flavor Flav Ousted From Public Enemy
Public Enemy kicks Flavor Flav out.
Sunday, Public Enemy revealed that they would be “moving forward” without Flavor Flav, firing the hype man after 37 years.
It is the conclusion that arrives of the saga that began when Flavor Flav sent a cease and desist letter to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in response to a Chuck D-led concert for the Sanders campaign in Los Angeles.
“Public Enemy and Public Enemy Radio will be moving forward without Flavor Flav,” the legendary group revealed in a statement to Pitchfork. “We thank him for his years of service and wish him well.”
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This move was foreshadowed in a statement from Chuck D and his attorney on Saturday as they reminded everyone that Chuck D is the sole owner of the Public Enemy trademark.
“From a legal standpoint, Chuck could perform as Public Enemy if he ever wanted to; he is the sole owner of the Public Enemy trademark. He originally drew the logo himself in the mid-’80s, is also the creative visionary and the group’s primary songwriter, having written Flavor’s most memorable lines.”
In his cease and desist letter ahead of Sunday’s Sanders rally, Flavor Flav was vehemently against the use of Public Enemy as a vehicle of endorsement for Bernie Sanders.
“Those who truly know what Public Enemy stands for know what time it is,” read one portion of the letter. “There is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav.”
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