Who is Funkmaster Flex?

Funkmaster Flex is an American disc jockey, rapper, record producer, and actor.

Also, he became the host of the first hip-hop radio show on Hot 97 in New York.

Flex is also known for the Last Castle (2001), Clockstoppers (2002), and New Jersey Drive(1995).

Likewise, he has created the TV series Ride with Funkmaster Flex and Funk Flex Full Throttle.

Funkmaster Flex- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Funkmaster was born on August 5, 1967, in The Bronx, New York which makes him 55 years old as of 2022.

He holds an American nationality and All-American ethnicity.

He is the son of sound engineer and DJ, Aston George Taylor.

However, his mother’s name is not revealed yet. He grew up in an orthodox family.

He began DJing at local nightclubs at the age of 16.

Funkmaster Flex- Professional Life, Careers

Flex began working as a nightclub DJ and a Kiss-FM (WRKS98.7) radio personality.

He recorded a certified Gold mixtape series titled 60 Minutes of Funk at the age of 20.

Furthermore, he was diligently involved with music and even started mixing music and hosted his show on Hot 97, which goes on air on weekends too.

This increased his fan following. He is mostly known for his signature ‘bomb drop’ sound effects over records.

In addition, Flex launched his news website on InFlexWeTrust.com where he makes the audio, video, and mp3 of artist freestyles from his show ‘exclusively’ available on the site.

Also, he posts entertainment news, cars, music, models, sports, and technology. Also, he signed a contract with the record label loud records in 1995.

Since the early 1990s, Flex has been working on Television.

Other involvements of Flex include introducing his personal website and promoting and developing the Funkmaster Flex Custom Car and Bike Show Tour.

Furthermore, he has been featured as a character in several video games including ‘Grand Theft Auto’: The Ballad of Gay Tony” (2009) and “Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned” (2010).

Funkmaster Flex- Net worth, Salary

Being an American disc jockey, rapper, record producer, and actor, he has a net worth of around $14 million.

Flex is mostly known for his hosting duties on New York City’s radio station, Hot 97.

Funkmaster Flex- Rumors, Controversy

Flex was arrested for pushing his wife Monica Joseph-Taylor allegedly and sending her threatening texts.

Also, it was disclosed that Flex was in a legal battle with his ex-girlfriend over child support for their son Dante in 2014.

In addition, Flex promised through a series of social media posts to air an exclusive premiere of Meek Mill’s disses track also, he promised to release proof that Drake was heavily reliant on a ghostwriter.

However, he could not keep his promise. This resulted in fans’ petition to abdicate Flex from hosting his radio program on NYC’s Hot 97.

Body Features- Height, Weight

Flex has a muscular body with a height of 66 inches and weighs around 70 kg.

He has Black hair color and Dark Brown eyes.

He loves wearing golden and silver lockets.

Social Media

Aston is quite active on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and many more.

He has more than 2 million followers on Instagram.

Similarly, he has 158k followers on Twitter and more than 1 million people following him on Facebook.

Trivia

• He established the popular Funkmaster Flex Custom Car and Bike Show Tour.

• Host of the first hip-hop radio show on Hot 97.

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