Chuck D and Flavor Flav's Public Enemy dispute was an April Fools joke to promote new album

Last month, Flavor Flav "sent" a cease and desist letter after Public Enemy Radio agreed to play a Bernie Sanders rally. Chuck D and Flavor Flav continued to go back and forth on Twitter, with Chuck D writing about different times that Flavor Flav had "sued" him. Chuck D also added that Flavor Flav "better find REHAB".

The next day (3 March), Public Enemy released a statement clarifying that Flavor Flav was fired, and that they didn't party ways with him over his political views. They claimed Flavor Flav "missed numerous live gigs from Glastonbury to Canada, album recording sessions and photo shoots. He always chose to party over work."

Chuck D and Flavor Flav's online spat seemed pretty legit, but Chuck D has since revealed that the whole situation was to promote a new collaborative project between the two.

He details the April Fool’s Joke during a recent appearance on Talib Kweli’s People’s Party podcast (via Pitchfork). Chuck D says, "We already talked about this beforehand. Public Enemy Radio went up [at the Sanders rally]. His lawyer sent out a cease and desist. I’m like, ‘Good move.’ Then, publicly: ‘Man, you don’t fuckin’ sue me again.’ He ain’t suin’ me. But I can say it! If the public is confused about this, that, whatever - they’re gonna be confused about what’s a lawsuit and what’s not. ‘Yo man you suing me again publicly? Boom. Fuck that. You’re fired dude. This is my last thing with you.’ OK. We knew what was gonna come. I’m not sayin’ it’s a hoax, I’m sayin’ that the original intention is to get your attention and not play attention, but get you to pay attention."

Chuck D actually claims that he and Flavor Flav are "better than ever", and says, "We takin’ April Fools. We takin’ it over. It’s April Flav Chuck Day!"

Enemy Radio have also shared new single "Food As A Machine Gun", which features on their new album LOUD IS NOT ENOUGH.