The rapper is scheduled to perform at an upcoming Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Los Angeles on Sunday.
to the Sanders campaign in response to a rally for the candidate using the rap group's name. Flav also took issue with Chuck D, accusing him of using the Public Enemy name as his own.
"While Chuck is certainly free to express his political view as he sees fit — his voice alone does not speak for Public Enemy," the letter stated."The planned performance will only be Chuck D of Public Enemy, it will not be a performance by Public Enemy. Those who truly know what Public Enemy stands for know what time it is, there is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav."
In his tweets, Chuck D defended his political stance in endorsing Sanders and using his own platform to support the candidate. In one of the tweets, he addressed Flav's stance on the situation, attempting to bridge an understanding while providing more context to his follower base. So I donât attack FLAV on what he donât know. I gotta leave him at the crib so yâall trying to fill his persona with some political aplomb is absolutelyâstupidâ Obviously I understand his craziness after all this damn time. Duh you donât know him from a box of cigars or me either"So I don't attack FLAV on what he don't know.
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