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Aston George Taylor Jr. (born August 5, 1968), professionally known as Funkmaster Flex, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, and host on New York City's
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radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop
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on Hot 97 in New York, which was a pop radio station at the time.


Early life

Aston Taylor Jr. was born in the Bronx borough of New York City to Jamaican immigrant parents. His father, DJ Aston George Taylor Sr., was a sound system professional. He was raised in a strict, religious household. At the age of 16, he began DJing at local nightclubs.


Radio career

By the age of 19, he began working with fellow Bronx native Chuck Chillout for
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98.7 Kiss-FM in New York. He later left KISS, and spent a brief period at 107.5
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-FM.Shapiro, Peter (2005) ''The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop'', Rough Guides, , p.149-150 In the early 1990s, Flex made club appearances at many of Vito Bruno's operated nightclubs. Bruno later convinced Joel Salkowitz, a regional vice president of Hot 97, to begin airing live broadcasts from clubs where he was performing. When they realized the resurgence of Hip Hop was coming fast from its decline in the eighties, they increased the hours of this urban radio programming.Charnas, Dan (2010). ''The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop'', Due to the success of that programming, in the spring of 1992 Funkmaster Flex began mixing and hosting his own show, a specialized rap program on Hot 97. With this, Hot 97 became the first pop station in New York to showcase rap. Flex has been with Hot 97 ever since, and currently airs nationally through syndication during weeknights and weekends. He is well known for his signature "bomb drop" sound effect over records.


Website

On August 3, 2010, Flex launched his news website InFlexWeTrust.com. He makes the audio, video and mp3's of artist freestyles from his show "exclusively" available on the site. The site also posts entertainment news, music, cars, models, sports and technology. It joined the Complex media network in September 2012, and has been mentioned in songs, including
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' "So NY."


Controversy

In 2011, Flex was arrested for allegedly pushing his wife Monica Joseph-Taylor and sending her threatening texts. As of 2014, Flex is battling his ex-girlfriend in court over child support for their son. In 2012, Flex had a feud with rival NYC hip-hop radio station
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and their radio personalities, including
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and
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. In 2015, a petition was started online to get Funkmaster Flex to step down from hosting his radio program on NYC's
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. Flex promised through a series of social media posts that he would air an exclusive premiere of
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's answer diss track to rapper
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's "Charged Up" in the midst of their feud. During the actual broadcast on Monday, July 27, Flex told listeners that he had reference tracks that would "expose" Drake's usage of a ghostwriter. However, after many spins of
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's "
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", and songs off of
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's DS2, listeners started to become enraged, citing that they felt duped.


Music production

By the mid-1990s, Flex was signed by a major record label, Loud Records, for a series of mixtapes entitled ''60 Minutes of Funk''. All four were certified gold by the
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in the US. In 1995 he formed
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along with seven of New York City's most respected disc jockeys, including
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, "BounceMasta" Doo Wop,
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, DJ Riz,
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. Their self-titled debut LP was released on MCA in late 1998. In 1999, he released
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with Def Jam, which included songs by artists
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, DJ Myth,
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. Other acts he has worked with include
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and Armand Van Helden. In October 2020, Flex announced plans of an upcoming album. In December, he released the album's lead single, "Lurkin", with
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, while confirming that the album would feature an array of artists, including
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, and Pop Smoke, among others. A release date is yet to be announced, however the album will be released through Flex's own label IFWT Films and Records.


Television

Funkmaster Flex first appeared on television in the early nineties on ''
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'' hosted by
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, DJ Myth,
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, and
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. He later did various hip-hop and automobile spots for MTV. In 2003, Flex debuted his first television series,
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on the Spike cable network. The show documented the subculture of cars popular in hip hop culture. Noteworthy moments in the series included a look into Diddy's private jet and a visit to
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's studio. Flex later developed a one-off Spike TV show race event – The Funkmaster Flex Super Series Invitational. The race featured 60 late-model stock car drivers at The
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in Connecticut. Celebrities like
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, and
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were brought out to watch the event. ESPN noticed ''Ride with Funkmaster Flex'' and decided to create a show with Flex focusing on custom cars and interviewing athletes from the
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,
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, and
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. Guests included
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,
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, and
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. The show was called ''All Muscle with Funkmaster Flex'' and began airing early 2007. Later in 2007, a second show called Car Wars with Funkmaster Flex premiered on
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. Car Wars asked different car customizers to modify existing vehicles for cash prizes. If featured automotive designers such as Patrick Schiavone, former Ford North American Truck & SUV Design Director and currently Vice President of Design at
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, Ford Explorer Exterior Design Manager Melvin Betancourt and Louis D'erasmo of Valanca Auto Concepts. For ''Fast Machines with Funkmaster Flex'', Flex returned to Spike TV to focus on making muscle and modern car customization for celebrities. Examples included a 1955
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for
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, a 1966
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for Pontiac Enthusiast Magazine and a 1970
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for the
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. It also featured an interview with Royal Purple race driver Kathryn Minter. In 2010, Flex returned to
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with a new show – '' Funk Flex Full Throttle''. The show featured Flex interviewing hip-hop artists and customizing cars; either on location at Spring Break, the
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or in his garage. ''Full Throttle'' also integrated reality elements as Flex directed his team of car customizers at various builds and allowed viewers inside the lifestyle of Hip-Hop stars. In 2014, Funkmaster Flex appeared on
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as part of the reality show ''
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''.


Car Show Tour

Taylor developed and promotes an annual eight-city Funkmaster Flex Custom Car & Bike Show Tour. It has had featured artists such as
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and
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. Each stop showcases customized cars in competition for cash prizes and model and recording talent search. In 2010, he added the Funkmaster Flex Lifestyle Expo which included sneaker and DJ battles, video game competitions,
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demos. He also displays some of his personal collection of roughly 40
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at each stop of the tour.


Auto design

In 2005, Ford Motor Company opened its Dearborn design studio doors to Taylor to look at how to customize its product line-up and add exposure to the brand. He has since customized several models for Ford.Mitchell C. Johnson."FORD FUSION AND F-150 TO RIDE FUNKMASTER FLEX STYLE" Ford Media. May 12, 2005


Video games

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, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' and ''
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''. He is a celebrity adversary and an unlockable free agent fullback in season mode of ''
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''. He also has an unlockable team, the Baurtwell Funkmasters.Zawada, Chris."ESPN NFL 2K5" GamesRadar.com July 27, 2004 Flex was an unlockable character and in-game narrator in ''
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''. Flex is also mentioned in the prelude of ''
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'' when talking to ATM (cpu character).


Discography

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The Mix Tape, Vol. 1 ''The Mix Tape, Volume 1: 60 Minutes of Funk'' is a mixtape by American DJ Funkmaster Flex, composed of freestyles and previously released songs, all mixed with Funk Flex's production. It was released on November 21, 1995 via Loud/RCA Records. R ...
'' (1995) *''
The Mix Tape, Vol. II ''The Mix Tape, Volume II: 60 Minutes of Funk'' is a mixtape by American DJ Funkmaster Flex. It was released on February 11, 1997 via Loud Records, Loud/RCA Records, serving as a sequel to his 1995 ''The Mix Tape, Vol. 1, The Mix Tape Volume 1 (60 ...
'' (1997) *'' The Mix Tape, Vol. III'' (1998) *''
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'' (1999) *'' The Mix Tape, Vol. IV'' (2000) *''
Car Show Tour ''Car Show Tour'' is a compilation album by American DJ Funkmaster Flex. It was released on December 6, 2005, via Koch Records, along with a DVD that features a documentary about a Miami car and hip hop show hosted by Funk Flex. Production was h ...
'' (2005) *''Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself?'' (2013)


References

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