On July 12th, Flavor Flav and Boosie linked up for the promotion of Flav’s new podcast.
And fans were amped. The public has been comparing Flav to Boosie for a minute now, given their incredible likeness. But Flav did not always get down with the comparison. And Flav’s frustration was showing.
“… Boosie, look what the f–k you done started, son. You got everybody calling me you now. I don’t look like Lil Boosie. I look like Flavor muthaf–n’ Flav. So y’all get it right, right?”
Who can blame Flav
Artists work hard to craft their images. Flavor Flav is definitely an original despite the slight physical resemblance between him and Boosie. Flavor Flav found his way into the industry in the ’80s with super hip hop group Public Enemy. And as the hypeman, his presence was unmistakable. No one in the industry made the statement he made with his large shades, grill, and oversized clocks. Flavor was Flav’s specialty, and his fans rocked with him, especially on hits like “I Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man.” And it’s undeniable that he did his thing until he fell off due to an addiction.
Boosie was not always a Badazz.
Originally Boosie went by the name Lil’ Boosie. Lil’ Boosie didn’t enter the industry until the 90’s as a member of Concentration Camp. But in the 2000s, Boosie started to fly solo. Yet, he only began gaining major traction after joining Trill Entertainment Camp. Unfortunately, his career was not without its bumps. According to a source, Boosie found himself imprisoned on a drug possession charge. But In 2014, he emerged. He not only emerged with new music under his belt, “Incarcerated,” but a new name, Boosie Badazz. And from then on, his star kept rising, landing him multiple features and collabs.
And now both Flav and Boosie are working together
Despite Flav’s lack of comfortability with the comparison, he is for a moment embracing the hype. He is making it work for him. In talking about his upcoming podcast, Flav had this to say
“Yea, that’s right, everybody said this is my son, well we get the job done. Father and son get the job done. Ayo Bossie Badazz baby, and guess what gee the podcast coming.”
The new podcast will be appropriately named “The Flava Flav Show.” According to recent tweets, the show is soon to be streaming. So, buckle in because, knowing Flav, this promises to be quite a ride.
Renae Richardson|