Chuck D Lost His Home in California Wildfire, Court Papers Say

Rapper’s loss is revealed in filing related to Public Enemy hype-man Flavor Flav’s lawsuit against him

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Public Enemy might think 911 is a joke, but it sounds like the wildfires that ravaged Southern California late last year were far from a laughing matter for Chuck D.

The rapper Chuck D lost his home in the Ventura County, California, wildfire last month, according to court papers obtained by TheWrap.

The papers were filed in late December in relation to a lawsuit filed by Public Enemy hype-man Flavor Flav (real name: William Drayton) filed against Chuck D (real name: Carlton Ridenhour).

The papers describe Flavor Flav’s difficulty in serving the suit to Chuck D.

“Plaintiff attempted to serve Ridenhour or his wife in his home.

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