Flav is the father of reality television I know there were others before him but his unique formula changed the game not only that in many ways it actually birthed social media promo tactics
@@CantTellYou either way he added his own unique touch to it, as I said in the previous statement he obviously wasn’t the first reality TV show so you even mentioning this was irrelevant…
@@everettfarrington3819. considering Flav is sitting on Akademiks couch maybe 10+ years after his first show and 25+ in the game talking about his addiction. Id say its a good thing he’s sitting there talking rn.
One of the coolest celebrities I ever meet. This dude is genuine.. always will be a fan of his. Matched a blunt with him riding around in his bronze escalade.
We always knew you were on drugs back then Flav. It was obvious af but that's what made you who you were and are today. I'm glad you're clean now. Much love and respect OG.
365✖️6yrs✖️$2,400 ~ $2,600 🟰 $5,256,000 ~ $5,694,000 Now add that with the drug budgets of Whitney Houston’s, Rick James’, Jimi Hendrix’s, Ray Charles’, Kid Cudi’s, Colombus Short’s, James Brown’s, Chris Brown’s, The DeBarges’ etc. That’s millions of dollars that could have funded a private black school specializing in S.T.E.M., law and economics/finance training black pupils to lead the future.
Flavor Flav has said "you know what I'm saying?" around 25 times in this 5 minute clip. That's an average of 5 "you know what I'm saying?" per minute. This means that if Flavor Flav is talking, you can pretty much expect him to say "you know what I'm saying?" once every 12 seconds (But on a serious note: big ups to Flavor Flav for speaking on this issue. Drugs are no joke and will ruin people financially, health-wise, etc.)
It’s amazing to me how some people can live a very long time after decades of drugging and some people die in months from becoming addicted early. Like the Fact people like Nicky Sticks, Steve O and Flavor Flav are still around considering all that they went through and how many of their drug buddies passed away is astounding. Good luck prayers to those gentlemen!
Yea they weren’t all slamming drugs tho. Steve o would’ve definitely died if he went to the needle. I don’t know much about nikki6 beyond the movie : the dirt. But he was close to dying. I know a lot of people who never went to shooting drugs and they are all around, but 98% of the people who went to the point (sort of speak) didn’t last beyond 3-5 years. Your heart can’t take doing speed or goofballs especially very long.
It’s the money that provides their longevity. They just abuse drugs, aren’t really a victim to drugs and desperation for money to feed the habit, thus they have a higher quality of life. Most fiends are in poverty
“So there’s a big change within the music, you know what I’m saying or within the lyrics, you know what I’m sayin, about music, you know what I’m sayin.” 3 you know what I’m sayin’s in 1 sentence is epic 🤣🤣🤣
unless you were there at the time, you won’t know how fucking incredible Public Enemy were. I’m sure Ak probably thinks Drake’s better than Public Enemy.
After Run-DMC, Public Enemy's run was IN-FUCKING-CREDIBLE!!!! From It Takes a Nation...to Apocalypse '91: The Enemy Strikes Black, they were the BIGGEST thing in hip-hop. They were the Genesis of what N.W.A was gonna become (and with their debut, they was the West Coast version of PE) and the Bomb 💣 Squad was changing the sound of music right in front of our eyes.
365✖️6yrs✖️$2,400 ~ $2,600 🟰 $5,256,000 ~ $5,694,000 Now add that with the drug budgets of Whitney Houston’s, Rick James’, Jimi Hendrix’s, Ray Charles’, Kid Cudi’s, Colombus Short’s, James Brown’s, Chris Brown’s, The DeBarges’ etc. That’s millions of dollars that could have funded a private black school specializing in S.T.E.M., law and economics/finance training black pupils to lead the future.
The “How many times “YKWIS?!” was said in an interview Guiness Record has just been achieved by Flav on this interview! 😂😂😂 All jokes aside: Dude’s definitely an inspiration to many!
hi...no.. he didn't maintain himself.. well.. at all.. because he looked terrible.. "i am the drugs addict" was scribbled and scrabbled all over his face......!.. this man didn't look like this.. when he was younger.. he was a cutie... and his babies.. reflect that fact... because they are all so very pretty!....i am so happy.. to see he is sober... . be blessed
🤣 🤣 🤣 Ak showed a lot of patience here!! Especially after he repeated the same thing in his own words 💀 💀 💀 “you know what I’m saying” aight Ak respect you showing the OG’s some light and love
Probably the best hypeman of all time. Think the Tony Yayo of his time, even though Yayo had bars and a nice album. I think Flavor actually released one album in the early 2000s but I don't know if anyone can name a song from it.
You know whats funny my momma told me one day somebody told her a chick that my momma knew she dead now tho but somebody told her flava flav came to a to a small club where im from and he was tryin to talk to her but she didnt want him hes to black n ugly lol and he was tryin get her to ride with him she said naw lol but idk how true this is but thats what the person told my momma and she dont know how true it is to
In life: you're guaranteed death and taxes. In a conversation with Flavor Flav: your guaranteed a "you know what I'm saying ....... "you know what I'm saying"
This may be the first interview I've seen with Flavor Flav where he's honest, mature and composed. I was expecting him to be in character. Very refreshing.
I hope there’s more of a cultural embrace of psychedelic therapy going forward, it’s the future of addiction, PTSD, depression treatment. It will be legal in the next few years, MDMA therapy will be legal this year and the efficacy rates are insane. As close to a cure for PTSD as there is just by 2 drug sessions and a few talk therapy sessions before and after
I wonder if he was the inspiration of "Night of the Living Baseheads". Also, he may not have flat out rapped about using but he did throw hints that he was "Cold Lampin"!
If he was buying it for himself and people around him, I believe it. Plus he said he sold some of it. So he was like a middle man getting high on his own supply.
Got stuck in his town and the next train wasn't due for 2 hours. I was a fan of his and we had a freestyle battle for two hours lol. Looking back at it, he made sure my team was good in his hood. High or not, protect Flavor-Flav at all cost. Hip Hop royalty.
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At first glance I thought this title was outta pocket 😂😂😂
Same here
ong 😂
🤦🏾♂️ Boi yo title spicey af
😂
Pauseeeeee
"You know what I'm sayin'?"
Yes, Flav we do.
Lmao I thought i was the only one kept hearing this after every damn sentence 😂😂😭
But do you really know what he sayin?
FLAVA FLAV!
😂😂😂😂😂right!
Yoooooooo I thought the same thing 🤣
If you took a shot every time he said “You know what I’m sayin?” may your soul rest peacefully🙏🏾
💀 😂
Right.
Closed casket atp
I said the same thing... Haha
Lmfao
So nobody Gon mention how Flav literally said exactly what AK said at 3:09-3:40 but just spaced it out 😂😂😂
You aint get enough love for this comment...you got a couple likes but let me be the first to reply lol.
At that moment Flav should told AK I know what you're saying
I thought I was the only one who noticed thatLol 😂
I was looking for this comment 😂😂😂
Definitely was looking for this comment
Flav is the father of reality television I know there were others before him but his unique formula changed the game not only that in many ways it actually birthed social media promo tactics
Facts and it was new so the whole world watched
Yea I don’t think so
@@richcolon6580 it is what it is so luckily you don’t need to “think so” for it to be true 😏
@@Dynasty19 you know it wasn’t his idea to make that show right? 😂 He was just in for the ride at the time “and the whole 9”
@@CantTellYou either way he added his own unique touch to it, as I said in the previous statement he obviously wasn’t the first reality TV show so you even mentioning this was irrelevant…
The fact he was able to smash all those girls on Flavor of Love while in reality he was broke and living in his mother basement was legendary.
Yeaaaa Boyyyy😂
No cap 🧢
What makes you think he smashed all those girls?
That ain’t no flex. B1tches f**k broke niggas err day!!
It was different time 10 to 12 years ago.
I had to re read that “d***s” part again because I thought crack is a dr*g. I was like hold up, what he spending his money on🍆😩😭😭😭
Like young thug 😂😂😂😂 never forget
I thought the same thing 😂😂😂
Same, I thought it was dykes if not dicks 😂 blurr out drugs but not crack cmon😂
😂🤣
Me too 😆
“Congrats to everyone who is early and who found this comment” 🏆
Flav is a Legend in the rap game and also reality tv. His show pioneered many of these shows today
Yea and that’s a good thing😂
@@everettfarrington3819. considering Flav is sitting on Akademiks couch maybe 10+ years after his first show and 25+ in the game talking about his addiction. Id say its a good thing he’s sitting there talking rn.
And that's a good thing?
@@christopherayettey4390 yes cuz you’re broke while he’s not
@@foeloko I'm far from broke
One of the coolest celebrities I ever meet. This dude is genuine.. always will be a fan of his. Matched a blunt with him riding around in his bronze escalade.
DJ AK says “ I STILL spend $2400 A WEEK AT MCDONALDS”
😂😂😂😂😂
2400 a week at Mickey D’s is crazy.
😂
Hilarious. No difference. Faaaacts 💯💯💯💯💯
C'mon shun... Let him live.
In 6 years, Flav spent more money on drugs than most people will make in their lifetime. $5,256,000
I did that math and was like oh my God.
$2500 per day x 6 years = $5,475,000 spent on the dope game.
$17,500 per week. $75k per month. $912,500 per year.
Flav likes to party. lol
That nigga plug was probably kickin it 😂😂
@@PlatinumHustle 100% that man banked off him
@@ovrblaze5396 that man tight he clean Lmfaoo
Almost up to $5.7 million on crack glad he made it thru. Shout out to our aunts n uncles who can’t say the same.
He didn’t spend $2400 a day. That was a lie.You couldn’t spend $2400 on crack in 2023.
Flav just broke the "you know what i'm sayin" record 🏆
For sure!… know what I’m sayin …
We always knew you were on drugs back then Flav. It was obvious af but that's what made you who you were and are today. I'm glad you're clean now. Much love and respect OG.
U don’t think he would’ve been a better man today if he wasn’t smoking his lungs tf out with crack 24:7?? 😮😅
On god
I just remember that one arrest on MTV where the cops escorted him out of a small door.
Take a shot everytime you hear flava flav say “you know what I’m sayin?!?!?!”
Alcohol poisoining
Does "you feel me" count ?
@@JackDoff4U anytime he says “you” take a shot
thanks alot im now an alcoholic
Flav really thought nobody knew 😂 bro
I guess I wasn’t a big fan I had no idea until this video and I’m crying laughing 😂😂😂😂
😂
I KNOW YOU FEEL ME BECAUSE
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING!
🤣🤣🤣
From 3:09-3:40 Flava literally said exactly what AK just said I think he still onnat shit a lil 😂
Flav just repeated the question that Ak asked him as though that was his answer😂😂
😂
Shoutout Flav man glad he still with us
Ak is moving up interviewing OG's salute.
😎 I agree. I am also a former addict but now I am a addict for the word of God and living for the Lord. 🤝🏿🗣
This a lie my boy. And if it’s not then make it one 🎉
Yea went from smoking dope to smoking hope still a good addict
I just love uncle Flave! And I appreciate his honesty. "You know what I'm saying?!" 😆 🤣 😂 😹 ❤
Glad Flav made it thru!! And love his honesty ❤️
365✖️6yrs✖️$2,400 ~ $2,600
🟰 $5,256,000 ~ $5,694,000
Now add that with the drug budgets of Whitney Houston’s, Rick James’, Jimi Hendrix’s, Ray Charles’, Kid Cudi’s, Colombus Short’s, James Brown’s, Chris Brown’s, The DeBarges’ etc. That’s millions of dollars that could have funded a private black school specializing in S.T.E.M., law and economics/finance training black pupils to lead the future.
Love his honesty, and the whole 9
Flavor Flav has said "you know what I'm saying?" around 25 times in this 5 minute clip. That's an average of 5 "you know what I'm saying?" per minute.
This means that if Flavor Flav is talking, you can pretty much expect him to say "you know what I'm saying?" once every 12 seconds
(But on a serious note: big ups to Flavor Flav for speaking on this issue. Drugs are no joke and will ruin people financially, health-wise, etc.)
That’s all you got from this video?? U a weirdo
Lmao wtf
😂😂👍
I know what your saying 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The fact that Flav thought he kept a secret about him doin crack is more wild then the title 😳😕🤣
Right? Like who didn't think he was on crack at ALL times...cuz I sure did. Ya know what I'm sayin?
It’s amazing to me how some people can live a very long time after decades of drugging and some people die in months from becoming addicted early. Like the Fact people like Nicky Sticks, Steve O and Flavor Flav are still around considering all that they went through and how many of their drug buddies passed away is astounding. Good luck prayers to those gentlemen!
They must not have hearts lol
Steve O’s story is especially crazy, he did everything under the sun “and the whole 9”
Yea they weren’t all slamming drugs tho.
Steve o would’ve definitely died if he went to the needle. I don’t know much about nikki6 beyond the movie : the dirt. But he was close to dying.
I know a lot of people who never went to shooting drugs and they are all around, but 98% of the people who went to the point (sort of speak) didn’t last beyond 3-5 years.
Your heart can’t take doing speed or goofballs especially very long.
It’s the money that provides their longevity. They just abuse drugs, aren’t really a victim to drugs and desperation for money to feed the habit, thus they have a higher quality of life. Most fiends are in poverty
Crack heads live forever .. heroin and opioid addicts die quickly
I was a kid watching Flava Flav show. That show was so entertaining 🤣
“I wrote a book in 2012 about doing crack…then with all the residuals I did more crack”
😂😂😂
Lmao you just killed me
That man spent exactly 5,256,000 on that drug😨
His Supplier made a killing off him
YEEEEEEA BOOOOOOOIIIIII!
Did you go to college to operate a calculator ?
@@TheJudgeofLevelstm you lame as hell
Scott Stortch said he spent 30 mil on coke. Cocaine is a hell of a drug..
“So there’s a big change within the music, you know what I’m saying or within the lyrics, you know what I’m sayin, about music, you know what I’m sayin.”
3 you know what I’m sayin’s in 1 sentence is epic 🤣🤣🤣
I think people today forgot about the people that actually pioneered hip hop for today respect to flav 👏🏾
I feel you Flav you know what I’m saying..
His drug dealer was blowing up his phone during the interview like flav WTF pick up I have a pound for u 😂
at first i was like “tf u talking bout?” until i heard the phone ringing in the background 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
unless you were there at the time, you won’t know how fucking incredible Public Enemy were. I’m sure Ak probably thinks Drake’s better than Public Enemy.
I mean i do too
He is
After Run-DMC, Public Enemy's run was IN-FUCKING-CREDIBLE!!!! From It Takes a Nation...to Apocalypse '91: The Enemy Strikes Black, they were the BIGGEST thing in hip-hop. They were the Genesis of what N.W.A was gonna become (and with their debut, they was the West Coast version of PE) and the Bomb 💣 Squad was changing the sound of music right in front of our eyes.
@@chrxs61632 He's is if you're a sissyboi who can't rap.
He don't Know 🎯 They Felt First Hand what this STARS Feel Rigth now When STARDOM hits em🎯
I’m happy flav found a way to turn wrongs into lessons to other ppl
365✖️6yrs✖️$2,400 ~ $2,600
🟰 $5,256,000 ~ $5,694,000
Now add that with the drug budgets of Whitney Houston’s, Rick James’, Jimi Hendrix’s, Ray Charles’, Kid Cudi’s, Colombus Short’s, James Brown’s, Chris Brown’s, The DeBarges’ etc. That’s millions of dollars that could have funded a private black school specializing in S.T.E.M., law and economics/finance training black pupils to lead the future.
I know what you're saying. You know what I'm sayin?
The “How many times “YKWIS?!” was said in an interview Guiness Record has just been achieved by Flav on this interview! 😂😂😂 All jokes aside: Dude’s definitely an inspiration to many!
New York thing. Stupid
YOU KNOW WHAT I’M
SAYING
US: HELL NOOOO!
Used to serve him in Naked City in his limo behind the Stratosphere back in the day. Glad he's doing/looking good. Continue Flav👍🏾💙
I'm hitting Vegas for the first time in February
😳 Drugs, right?
“$2,400 a day on crack, YEAH BOIIIIIYEEEEE!” 🎉
Drinking game : drink every time he say “you know what I’m saying”
lol 😂😂
hi...no.. he didn't maintain himself.. well.. at all.. because he looked terrible.. "i am the drugs addict" was scribbled and scrabbled all over his face......!.. this man didn't look like this.. when he was younger.. he was a cutie... and his babies.. reflect that fact... because they are all so very pretty!....i am so happy.. to see he is sober... . be blessed
🤣 🤣 🤣 Ak showed a lot of patience here!! Especially after he repeated the same thing in his own words 💀 💀 💀 “you know what I’m saying” aight Ak respect you showing the OG’s some light and love
He is saying he spent 5.2 to 5.3 M on drugs within 6 years Damn! flav got the major bag alert
Bruh $2,400 a day for 6 years is 5.25 million 😭😭😭😭😭
Guess he couldn't fight the power
@@whysoserious4464 LOL 😂
@@whysoserious4464 you wild 😂
@@whysoserious4464 you mean fight the powder
@@rodneywashington5606 lmao that as well
Moral of the story : “you know what I’m saying”
Lol
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
That's about 6 million in 6 years
$2500 a day for 365 days is about a million
He blocked out drugs but not CRACK Good job Ak 😂
This dude spent 5 something mill over 6 years 🔌 must ♥️ him 😭💪🏼🔥
Bro tbh I dont know shit about Flavor Flav. But he looks 110% better than when I saw him like 10 years ago. lol
Probably the best hypeman of all time. Think the Tony Yayo of his time, even though Yayo had bars and a nice album. I think Flavor actually released one album in the early 2000s but I don't know if anyone can name a song from it.
@@antoniolewis Thanks for the info bro
This interview was dope. Very informative and can help the next.
you know what i’m saying?
Yep. This what we wanna see. Grown men teaching the new generation the right from wrong.
You know whats funny my momma told me one day somebody told her a chick that my momma knew she dead now tho but somebody told her flava flav came to a to a small club where im from and he was tryin to talk to her but she didnt want him hes to black n ugly lol and he was tryin get her to ride with him she said naw lol but idk how true this is but thats what the person told my momma and she dont know how true it is to
Hell yeah it can. I know what you’re sayin🦾
Like literally , got darn near high listening; know what I'm saying🤣
In life: you're guaranteed death and taxes. In a conversation with Flavor Flav: your guaranteed a "you know what I'm saying ....... "you know what I'm saying"
So cool to see flav still with us and looking healthy!
This may be the first interview I've seen with Flavor Flav where he's honest, mature and composed. I was expecting him to be in character. Very refreshing.
Dude always been 💯
@@jasonmoses7785 always honest to a fault (and the whole 9)
Listened to this one in the whip on Spotify, And the whole 9!! Flav a Living Legend like he said
I still love you Uncle Flav your a legend rather you went through hardship or not much love ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yea!!! We know what you’re saying…
bro was so lit, he successfully FOOLED HIMSELF into thinking ppl didnt know he was gone off that DOPE
Take a shot every time Flav says ”You know what I’m saying.”
Can someone answer the phone???...i thought i was hearing things
i died 5 times already
Heard it same time I read it lol
New drinking game = take a shot every time Flav says “ you know what I’m sayin “
In our community we don’t take addiction and recovery serious it’s good to see people talking about it more ❤
It’s taken much more seriously today than it ever has been though so we’re going in the right direction.
I hope there’s more of a cultural embrace of psychedelic therapy going forward, it’s the future of addiction, PTSD, depression treatment. It will be legal in the next few years, MDMA therapy will be legal this year and the efficacy rates are insane. As close to a cure for PTSD as there is just by 2 drug sessions and a few talk therapy sessions before and after
He spend almost 6 million on drugs in today money would be around 15million..
“You know what I’m saying”
#BoosieDad🤦🏽♂️😂
You got to love and fully respect Flava Flav!!
And In a instant i just remember how fine the flavor of love girls were, flav is a living legend, hell of a career
“The whole 9”
“You know what I’m sayin”
“You feel me”
Good gawd!
Hahaha
Very oldschool New York shit lmao
I wonder if he was the inspiration of "Night of the Living Baseheads". Also, he may not have flat out rapped about using but he did throw hints that he was "Cold Lampin"!
He said (you know what I’m sayin ) 378 times 😅😅😅
Ain’t no way boy thats $5,256,000 worth of crack 😂
Crack weed coke alcohol trust it’s possible lol
If he was buying it for himself and people around him, I believe it. Plus he said he sold some of it. So he was like a middle man getting high on his own supply.
Salute to OG legendary Flava Flav
Got stuck in his town and the next train wasn't due for 2 hours. I was a fan of his and we had a freestyle battle for two hours lol. Looking back at it, he made sure my team was good in his hood. High or not, protect Flavor-Flav at all cost. Hip Hop royalty.
🎯🎯🎯🎯
Sounds gay as hell son.
Exit 21.
💯
gods favorite lmao
AK wrong for the title, he knows everyone thought it meant 🍆's 😁
His book is very good, I loved it, a must read.
Smoking $2,400 a day worth of crack is wild 😂
That’s so much crack 😂😂😂😂
Yeah that’s insane
Ion believe it
He probably wasn't doing it by himself
@@atsalyahuisrael I mean what person would lie about something like that 🤷🏾♂️
Hey Ak, I just followed you on spotify 👍 keep up the hard work I can tell youre always improving and is motivation for me.
Nobody:
Me :You know what I’m saying
I meannnnnnnnnnnn... so that works out to purchasing over 5 million dollars in drugs over 6 years. Imma say either he's lying or still on that stuff.
Gotta love flavor flav 🤎🤎
What's gonna take to make you fall in luv with me?
@@Young_Dab lol I don’t even know who this
Is
Ak aint no way you said “do people still take crack” as long as there are humans on the earth there will be someone taking doin crack lmao
Clicked on it thinking its boosie listening to him reminds me of a b tec dmx I truly believe he dont know who he is or what his talking about lool
Let’s play a game. Take a shot every time Flav says
“You know what I’m sayin”
You know what I'm saying?!
I do, I do, you know what I'm saying.
DJ ak ain't been in them trenches you would know crack still being sold it's booming and bunkin
And the whole Nine, bro. You know what I’m sayin?
Nah I thought this was OG Percy for a second😂😂
4:26 you can sense flav wanted to say "you know what I am saying" but he kind of realized that he was saying it too many times
“Ppl still on crack?!”
Is this man living under a rock lmao
That's like 80 or 90 you know what I'm sayins
This must be who Fat Ak was talking about when he said the founders are hip hop are broke
This explain why *lil boosie* don’t wear a hat nomore!
Yes Flav we kno what your saying god Dam we get it shessh
Is Flav a Gangsta Disciple? He always wears his hats to the right and plus he got a six point star tattoo
This title looks sus at first🤣 but you good flav!!
“You know what I’m sayin” nah I don’t
You know what I’m sayin
Now that I think about it, I don’t know what he’s saying
I spent $500 every 2 days on percocets for 6 years. This whole video/title and all is crazy, this is literally my life lol
“Do people still take crack?”
Ak you deserve a backhand for that.
I don’t think I know what Flav saying