Flavor Flav claimed Chuck D is standing in the way of a Public Enemy reunion due to disagreements over the business side of the group.
The famed hype man dropped the tea after TMZ approached him on Monday at LAX and asked about his relationship with Chuck D.
“There’s some things that Chuck D needs to work out with me,” Flavor Flav said. “Once he comes up to the table and signs this partnership agreement, then we can work. If he doesn’t sign this partnership agreement, then we ain’t working.”
Chuck D and Flavor Flav started their rap group Public Enemy in the eighties. Their troubled relationship took a sharp turn when Flav sued the group in 2017. Last year, the pair had a public rift over a Bernie Sanders rally last year that resulted in Flav being temporarily fired. According to Billboard Magazine, Chuck D later claimed the argument was a publicity stunt to promote their latest project.
In May, Chuck D told TMZ the ball was in Flav’s court for a Public Enemy reunion. Now, the Flavor of Love star is pointing the finger at his partner.
“That’s my boy, and that’s my family, but business-wise we ain’t seein’ eye-to-eye. I’m trying to get Chuck to come see eye-to-eye with me. I’m not the hold up with this Public Enemy project,” Flavor Flav said on Monday.
“I’m not the holdup,” he continued. “Chuck D is the holdup, and I want everybody to know Chuck is the holdup and not Flavor Flav. Everybody, tell Chuck to sign the partnership!”
In a statement to HipHopDX, Chuck D called the situation with Flav “tired and stupid.” He also aired out some of their past drama.
“Flav and I communicate on our own, so I normally don’t address these things in public. But I’m tired of the circus of airing news that ain’t news and am going to keep it factual here,” he said. “Flav sues the folks he works with, so in 2017 he decided it was my turn. He lost when the judge dismissed the suit with prejudice in 2020, which means it’s permanent. Over. He can’t file again. He lost.”
Chuck D also accused Flav of not pulling his weight.
“Even after all of this, even after all the years of Flav giving the situation minimum while always asking for the maximum, I still work with him. But it’s time to change,” the statement continued. “Everybody in the situation can’t be burdened with picking up his slack. The keyword in “Brothers Gonna Work It Out” is the word ‘work.’ We’re always gonna be brothers regardless, but Flav’s gotta do the work, and there ain’t no getting down without the work. Simple as that.”
Don’t hold your breath for that reunion, y’all.
