Flavor Flav reveals he recently relapsed after over four years of sobriety
Flavor Flav has revealed that he recently relapsed after over four years of sobriety – see what the rapper had to say below.
The Public Enemy rapper – who used to have a substance abuse problem and in 2023 revealed that he had spent a whopping $5million on drugs in a three-year stretch – has been celebrating his sobriety from alcohol since October 2020. However, his streak has now come to an end, with the rapper admitting that he recently had a brief relapse.
Flavor Flav wrote in an Instagram Story last night (April 3): “I remain authentic to who I am and a large part of the past 4.5 years for me has been my sobriety journey. I think I’ve been an inspiration to many that if I could get sober, anyone can do it.”
He continued: “But just when you think it’s easy, it ain’t. I briefly relapsed. I say this to admit my mistake and publicly hold myself accountable. I am a human being who makes mistakes and it doesn’t make me a bad person. I hope those around me support my choice to be sober. I went back to Day 1, again. Time doesn’t stop, my journey continues.”
The rapper did not reveal the extent of his relapse, but is seemingly back on track in his sobriety journey.
In October last year, he celebrated his fourth year of sobriety, sharing a message to his followers: “October is an important month for my mental health. Next week, I am 4 years sober from alcohol. And today, is mental health awareness day. My mental health is an important part of my sobriety journey.” He also advocated for an AI therapist, Sonia.
Flavour Flav’s restarting of his sobriety journey comes shortly after Public Enemy announced a “once in a lifetime” show at Royal Albert Hall. The show is being billed as an exclusive, one-off performance in the UK. It’ll see the hip-hop icons take to the stage at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London on June 27, and come as their first UK show in nearly a decade.
Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday (April 4) at 9am BST. Visit here to buy tickets.
The new show in London comes as Public Enemy have announced a handful of festival dates for this year too. Chuck D, Flavor Flav and co will also be playing at the 2025 edition of Sea.Hear.Now alongside Blink-182, Hozier and LCD Soundsystem as well as at the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta along with My Chemical Romance, Vampire Weekend and Deftones. Visit here for international tickets.
As for other Public Enemy news, the band member made headlines in February after they were seen visiting families who were displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires at the start of the year.
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