Flavor Flav Speaking Out About His Past Drug Addiction: ‘I Was Spending $2,400 a Day’

Flavor Flav (Getty)
Flavor Flav (Getty)

*Flavor Flav is speaking out about his past drug addiction as he celebrates two years of sobriety.

The Public Enemy rapper, 63, recently spoke about overcoming his crack addition on the Off the Record with DJ Akademiks podcast, PEOPLE reports. 

“There was a time that I was spending $2,400 to $2,600 a day… for six years straight, you do the math,” he said. “That’s how much I spent on drugs.”

The “Flavor of Love” star admits that there was a time when he was spending almost $1 million a year on drugs a year. Not only was he dealing, but the hip-hop icon also dipped into his own supply.

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“I ain’t gonna lie, I sold a lot. But I was my best customer … I had a lot of money at the time too, I was just doing the wrong things with my money,” Flav revealed

Flav explained that he was a functioning addict and “maintained myself very well” while using, he said. The artist noted that he kept his addiction hidden until he sought treatment in 2020.

“I guess God wanted me to live. And he knows that I’m a mouthpiece to the world,” he said. “So, I feel that God let me live through that, so that way, I could teach people about the mistakes that I made. And hopefully, they won’t make them later on in life.

“Drugs are easy to get on, and they’re hard as hell to get off of,” Flav added.

“Back in the days, when we used to make drug records, we used to talk about selling drugs,” he explained. “Talking about who can make the most money off drugs, who’s balling off selling drugs. It was a competition thing to all of the hustlers.”

“Now today’s music, we’re talking about doing drugs. So, there’s a big change within the music … It’s giving younger kids the wrong idea,” said Flav.

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