Taste Flav Honored by ‘King Swiftie’ Title, Shares Hopes for Taylor Swift Collab (Unique)

TooFab spoke to the Public Enemy rapper after he was unmasked because the Area Ranger on The Masked Singer Wednesday, the place he revealed why he goes so onerous for Taylor Swift and shared his hopes of collaborating with the “Merciless Summer time” singer.

“I am such an enormous fan of Taylor Swift,” Flav, who sang Swift’s “Dangerous Blood” to shut out the present Wednesday, mentioned. “I am such an enormous supporter of Taylor Swift. We have by no means frolicked or something like that, however I am proud to be known as ‘King Swiftie.’ As a result of the Swifties, I ain’t gonna lie, they’re giant — it is a big group. And for me to be labeled the king of that group — and the explanation why they name me ‘King Swiftie,’ is that they see how onerous that I’m going in for Taylor Swift. They usually see that the love that I’ve for her is actual.”

He continued, “I am honored that they even put me on that platform.”

Flav had nothing however reward for Swift, and the influence she’s had on the music business, calling her lyrics and the songs she writes “actual.”

“Her lyrics are actual, the experiences she writes about is actual and that is what will get me to essentially, actually help her massive time,” Flav, whose actual title is William Jonathan Drayton, Jr. added of his “bestie.”

Whereas there’s nothing presently within the works, Flav mentioned he would like to collaborate with Swift at some point.

“I’d like to do a file with Taylor Swift at some point. It will be an enormous dream come true to me,” he advised TooFab.

So far as The Masked Singer, Flav was simply as honored to grace the stage and carry out because the Area Ranger. And whereas he thought among the clues had been a lifeless giveaway to his identification, to have the ability to entertain TMS crowd within the studio and people at dwelling was one thing he at all times wished to do.

“Masked Singer is one thing that I at all times wished to do. I like entertaining. I like hyping up the gang. I like having folks in suspense, and being on The Masked Singer put me on that platform to have the ability to do all of these issues that I wished to do,” he shared. “And likewise, it is undoubtedly a enjoyable present to observe, and I simply love the suspense of whose actually behind these costumes.”

As for dressing up in that Area Ranger costume, Flav, who isn’t any stranger to a heavy prop — see his iconic clock necklace — moving into that swimsuit was a unique ball sport.

“It was undoubtedly totally different,” Flav admitted. “Once I first seen that costume and I seen how massive it was, I mentioned to myself, ‘How are you gonna pull this off Flav?’”

Finally, the best hype man hyped himself up and challenged himself to take the stage.

Whereas Flav had an important expertise on the present, the one factor he would change was making it a bit tougher for the judges and us at dwelling to guess who he was.

“The clock belt — undoubtedly type of gave it away. However then additionally, the primary clue that they put up was the P.E. and everybody is aware of that simply do not stand for bodily training, they comprehend it stands for Public Enemy,” he mentioned of the rap group the place he go his begin. “And you’re taking my voice, match it up with the P.E.? Come on, that is Flav.”

The 65-year-old rapper continued, “You then’re speaking concerning the {hardware} that I put on round my neck. Come on now. Everyone is aware of me for {hardware}.”

Talking with TooFab, Flav additionally touched on his time at the 2024 Paris Olympics — the place he sponsored the U.S. Girls’s Water Polo Staff — and dished on the highway to 2028, the place he will likely be carrying the torch because the Olympics returns to Los Angeles.

“I wish to thank them for accepting my sponsorship,” Flav, who additionally sponsors the lads’s workforce, mentioned. “Nevertheless it was the ladies that bought me into sponsoring water polo — interval.”

“I at all times wished to know what it feels prefer to be on the Olympics,” he continued. “By me sponsoring the USA Olympic Water Polo Staff, it gave me the chance and the platform to go over to Paris and be on the Olympics, and get to really feel that have for my first time ever. And it was such an important expertise.”

For extra on Flav’s ardour for supporting Olympic athletes, and the way he bought concerned with water polo within the first place, take a look at the movies above!

The Masked Singer continues subsequent Wednesday with “Grande Ole Opry Night time” at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.