NEW YORK - CIRCA 1988: Flavor Flav and Chuck D of the rap group "Public Enemy" perform onstage in circa 1988 in New York, New York. (Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
What I love about this photo is, it genuinely DOES look as if someone stole this clock off a high school locker room wall and was like, "Here, it'll go great with those pants."
1988
CIRCA 1988: (L-R) Professor Griff, S1W, Flavor Flav, Terminator X, Chuck D and another member of their S1W security unit of the rap group Public Enemy pose for a portrait in circa 1988. (Photo by Lisa Haun Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
"Guys? Guys, the sun says it's 4:15, not 3:15. We forgot to spring forward."
1989
NEW YORK - 1989: Rapper Flavor Flav of the rap group 'Public Enemy' at the filming of a video for their song 'Fight The Power' directed by Spike Lee in 1989 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
The addition of the alarm-clock paraphernelia really sells it.
1995
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Flava Flav from Hip Hop group Public Enemy
STOCK
"It's almost midnight. My car is gonna turn back into a gourd."
2003
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FLAVA FLAV OF PUBLIC ENEMY - 10 JUN
MELTDOWN FESTIVAL, ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, BRITAIN - JUN 2003
Ah, the boldness of a contrasting color.
2004
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Flava Flav
2004 BET ( BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION ) AWARDS, KODAK THEATRE, LOS ANGELES, AMERICA - 29 JUN 2004
This is beautifully meta -- a man wearing a clock that depicts himself wearing a clock.
2004
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Flava Flav
1ST ANNUAL BET COMEDY AWARDS, PASADENA CIVIC CENTRE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AMERICA - 28 SEP 2004
So much Knicks-related optimism. If only I could travel back and tell him it was for naught. On some level, he probably knew.
2005
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Flava Flav
RADIO MUSIC AWARDS, LAS VEGAS, AMERICA - 19 DEC 2005
I appreciate that the timepiece here is restrained, so tht the vest and bow tie and top hat can do the work.
2006
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Flava Flav
34th American Music Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, America - 21 Nov 2006
I enjoy his deck-of-cards jacket, and the fact that his clock might suggest it's yoga time.
2006
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Flava Flav
34th American Music Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, America - 21 Nov 2006
Is this the backside of that clock, or did it come with its own protective case?
2008
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Flava Flav
Verizon Wireless and People Magazine party in honor of Timbaland, Los Angeles, America - 08 Feb 2008
The candy swirl is cool, but the apron is what really makes this sing. Khaki was an unexpected choice.
2009
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Flava Flav
Flava Flav 50th Birthday Celebration at Jet Nightclub, Las Vegas, Nevada, America - 20 Mar 2009
Clock jewelry, or jewelry that looks like a clock? WHY NOT BOTH.
2017
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Criss Angel, Gary Oldman, Lance Burton, Randy Couture, Flava Flav, The Amazing Johnathan, Tony Orlando
Criss Angel Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, USA - 20 Jul 2017
I just wanted everyone to marinate in how RANDOM this assortment of people is. The occasion was Criss Angel Mindfreak's Walk of Fame star, and the group is: Criss Angel, Gary Oldman, Lance Burton, Randy Couture, Flava Flav, The Amazing Johnathan, Tony Orlando. GARY OLDMAN. What are you doing there? Are you just EVERYWHERE, Gary Oldman
2019
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Flava Flav
All Star Beach Concert, Las Vegas, USA - 26 Jul 2019
His clocks may be smaller sometimes, but they are still sparkly, and more to the point, still PRESENT.