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Public Enemy 'Moving Forward' Without Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Rally
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According to a statement issued on Sunday by Public Enemy, which Flavor Flav and Chuck D co-founded in the early '80s, the group and another iteration of it, Public Enemy Radio, "will be moving forward without Flavor Flav." The statement went on to "thank him for his years of service." A trademark for Public Enemy is registered solely to Chuck D, under his given name, Carlton Ridenhour.
Flavor Flav responded to the announcement on Twitter on Monday afternoon, writing: "You wanna destroy something we've built over 35 years ... all because I don't wanna endorse a candidate." The statement seemed to contradict claims from Chuck D that the split was over remuneration, not political ties.
The firing arrived the same day as a performance by Public Enemy Radio a group consisting of Chuck D, DJ Lord, Jahi and S1Ws during a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles. That scheduled performance prompted Flavor Flav to send a colorful cease-and-desist letter to the Sanders campaign over the appearance, claiming the campaign was using his likeness without permission.
After the Sanders rally, Chuck D claimed on Twitter that Flav had long declined to perform at unpaid events and that he began Public Enemy Radio in response to the refusal.
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/02/811273981/public-enemy-moving-forward-without-flavor-flav-after-bernie-sanders-rally
That's just one of those stories that I never dreamed would turn into a reality.
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Public Enemy 'Moving Forward' Without Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Rally (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Mar 2020
OP
Bernie couldn't keep Public Enemy together. How's he going to unite the country? n/t
zackymilly
Mar 2020
#1
From what I got out of the article it was capitalism that ultimately broke them up.
Uncle Joe
Mar 2020
#4
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)1. Bernie couldn't keep Public Enemy together. How's he going to unite the country? n/t
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mikelgb
(6,021 posts)11. I'll admit it. I chuckled. n/t
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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AGeddy
(509 posts)2. Bernie is so divisive, he broke up a band that has been together for 35 years.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)3. Maybe Bernie doesn't consider it a 'working' band.n/t
If I were to vote in a presidential
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Uncle Joe
(58,364 posts)4. From what I got out of the article it was capitalism that ultimately broke them up.
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zackymilly
(2,375 posts)5. So socialism would have kept them together? nt
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Uncle Joe
(58,364 posts)6. No, love would've kept them together. n/t
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Efilroft Sul
(3,579 posts)9. That didn't even keep the Captain and Tennille together.
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zackymilly
(2,375 posts)12. I was singing that song in my head when I read his post. n/t
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Aaron Pereira
(383 posts)7. Bernie can safely say he's the only candidate who started a rap beef.
Gangster.
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zackymilly
(2,375 posts)8. Just call him: Bernie Smalls. n/t
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brush
(53,782 posts)10. Flav knows what time it is. He's a Biden guy.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)13. Bernie had a sundial around his neck at the concert. n/t
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brush
(53,782 posts)14. A poor substitute.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)15. Yoko Sanders...nt
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