Flavor Flav performs at the Hawks vs. Bucks game on Oct. 29, 2023.Photo:Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty
Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty
Flavor Flavis known as a skilled rapper and beloved reality television star — but now the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member is ready to show off his singing talents.
On Sunday, the Public Enemy member performed a heartfelt and memorable rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of the Bucks-Hawks game at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee — surprising audience members who likely hadn’t heard him sing before.
Flav, 64, sported one of his signature oversized clock necklaces for the performance, appearing with a smile on his face before launching into his a cappella take on the national anthem.
He may not have hit every single note, but Flav’s version of the Francis Scott Key classic certainly featured a lot of passion and heart. After the gig, he posted to social media to express pride in accomplishing his first-ever national anthem performance.
MarJon Beauchamp, Flavor Flav, Damian Lillard in Milwaukee on Oct. 29, 2023.Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty
“The anthem was a long time bucket list item,,, that was fun!” wrote theFlavor of Lovestar on X (formerly Twitter) Sunday evening before addressing critics of his national anthem rendition — some of whomcompared Flav’s vocal stylingstoFergie’s infamous 2018 take on the song.
“I can’t live my life worried about what people might say about me. I won’t let that stop me from trying new things and doing things I wanna do,” continued the Grammy-nominated rapper. “Some people might not like that. But a sure failure is if you stop trying.”
Viewers who may have been shocked to see Flav step out of the hip-hop space for a second to showcase his singing chops should remember the “Fight the Power” emcee was a classically trained musician before he launched into hip-hop.
source: people.com
