Flavor Flav Says Taylor Swift And Mary J. Blige Have Similar Writing Styles, MJB Responds
During an interview with HOT 97's Ebro in the Morning, Flavor Flav compared two iconic singers who may not make similar-sounding music but are more comparable than not earlier this year.
The 'Public Enemy' rapper said Taylor Swift and Mary J. Blige are incredibly alike.
"She's writing a lot about her, you know, experiences that she goes through in life. Just like Mary J. Blige — you know what I'm saying?" Flav said.
Now, Blige is speaking out about the former 'Flavor of Love' reality star's comments.
"I mean, I love Taylor Swift. She sings about what's going on in her life," Blige, 53, said. "It's kind of similar because she definitely gives you a piece of a relationship in a minute and whatever she may be dealing with. And that's just her therapy. That's just her way of expressing herself through her song and people relate."
The 9-time Grammy Award winner admitted how "It's definitely kind of the same thing. I use my music as my therapy and a way to escape, or a way to express myself and just say how I'm feeling. What else are we going to do?"
In the same interview, Flav, born William Jonathan Drayton Jr., called himself the "King Swiftie" after attending one of Swift's concerts.
"It started because I got a girl that lives in Detroit and her kids wanted to go to the Eras Tour concert. So my manager got in contact with Taylor Swift's people and they hooked me up some tickets and passes," he recalled. "When we walked over to the tent where I was supposed to be at, a lot of these fans were coming up to me — these young kids, man, I'm surprised they even knew who I was — and they start giving me these friendship bracelets."
He continued: "Next thing you know, I have friendship bracelets all up and down my arm. We were trading bracelets and everything! Her fanbase embraced me, and I embraced them back."
Flav, 65, revealed how after the show, he "went home and I started really listening to Taylor. I'm listening to her music, and I'm like, 'Yo, this girl is dope!' "
Flavor Flav is a DJ, rapper, and legendary hype man, best known for his slogan, "Yeah, boyeeeeee!," when performing. The New York native is a founding member, alongside Chuck D, of Public Enemy, a trailblazing 80s rap group. He has also been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
The father of eight also starred in numerous VH1 reality series after a hiatus from the public eye, including 'The Surreal Life,' 'Strange Love,' and 'Flavor of Love.'
