Song of the Day 7/30: Flavor Flav, “Unga Bunga Bunga”

OK, who saw this one coming? A major financial backer and official hype man for the U.S. women’s water polo team is none other than Flavor Flav, who came to fame as Chuck D’s sidekick in Public Enemy before he went mainstream on reality TV. If you have to ask why, you don’t understand modern life.

Flav’s goofy and flamboyant stage persona belies the fact that he’s an actual musician who learned piano, drums and guitar as a child. He only released one solo album, “Hollywood,” in 2006, during the run of his TV show “Flavor of Love,” but he played most of the instrumental parts on the record and handled most of its production as well. “Unga Bunga Bunga” was the track that got the most exposure when it was used in an episode of “Breaking Bad.”