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==Television== Funkmaster Flex first appeared on television in the early nineties on ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'' hosted by [[Fab 5 Freddy]], DJ Myth, [[Ed Lover]], and [[Doctor DrΓ©]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s4HMhEOOIc |title=Funkmaster Flex β Interview @ Yo MTV Raps 1995 (HQ) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701214656/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s4HMhEOOIc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Real TV">{{Cite web|url=http://www.realtelevision.net/2010/04/29/funk-flex-full-throttle/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724030638/http://www.realtelevision.net/2010/04/29/funk-flex-full-throttle/|url-status=dead|title=FUNK FLEX FULL THROTTLE | Reality TV @ Real Television|date=July 24, 2011|archive-date=July 24, 2011|access-date=February 10, 2011}}</ref> He later did various hip-hop and automobile spots for MTV. In 2003, Flex debuted his first television series, [[Ride with Funkmaster Flex]] on the Spike cable network.<ref name="Spike TV">{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/funkmaster-flex-rides-back-for-season-ii-on-spike-tv-72493842.html |title=Funkmaster Flex Rides Back for Season II on Spike TV - re> NEW YORK, April 15 /PRNewswire/ |website=Prnewswire.com |access-date=2016-02-26 |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013021119/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/funkmaster-flex-rides-back-for-season-ii-on-spike-tv-72493842.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The show documented the subculture of cars popular in hip hop culture. Noteworthy moments in the series included a look into [[Puff Daddy|Diddy's]] private jet and a visit to [[Eminem]]'s studio.<ref name="Spike TV" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs3UfCU3DxI |title=Eminem shows his GM truck to FunkMaster Flex |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=July 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723132049/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs3UfCU3DxI |url-status=live }}</ref> Flex later developed a one-off Spike TV show race event β The Funkmaster Flex Super Series Invitational.<ref name="Super Series">{{cite news |last=Poniewozik |first=James |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/show/175124/Funkmaster-Flex-Super-Series/overview |title=Arts - Television - The New York Times |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2016-02-26 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714220616/http://tv.nytimes.com/show/175124/Funkmaster-Flex-Super-Series/overview |url-status=live }}</ref> The race featured 60 late-model stock car drivers at The [[Waterford Speedbowl]] in Connecticut.<ref name="Super Series" /> Celebrities like [[Orange County Choppers]], [[LL Cool J]], and [[Lil' Kim]] were brought out to watch the event.<ref name="Super Series" /> ESPN noticed ''Ride with Funkmaster Flex'' and decided to create a show with Flex focusing on custom cars and interviewing athletes from the [[NBA]], [[NFL]], and [[Major League Baseball]]. Guests included [[Danica Patrick]], [[Terrell Owens]], and [[Jason Giambi]]. The show was called ''All Muscle with Funkmaster Flex'' and began airing early 2007.<ref>Blades, Nicole. "Muscle Man β Celebs and jocks roll with DJ Funkmaster Flex when they want their own wheels of steel" ESPN The Magazine July. 2007.</ref> Later in 2007, a second show called Car Wars with Funkmaster Flex premiered on [[ESPN]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips-article/1011002_funkmaster-flex-returns-in-car-wars |title=Funkmaster Flex Returns in Car Wars |publisher=The Car Connection |date=2007-05-17 |access-date=2016-02-26 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304175822/http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips-article/1011002_funkmaster-flex-returns-in-car-wars |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 [[Whirlpool]], Ford Explorer Exterior Design Manager Melvin Betancourt and Louis D'erasmo of Valanca Auto Concepts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZElJdg-_hIU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ZElJdg-_hIU| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Car Wars with Funkmaster Flex Bstroll Rap Freestyle |publisher=YouTube |date=June 14, 2008 |access-date=2012-03-30}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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 [[Chevy Bel Air]] for [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], a 1966 [[Pontiac GTO]] for Pontiac Enthusiast Magazine and a 1970 [[Chevy Chevelle]] for the [[U.S. Marines]]. It also featured an interview with Royal Purple race driver Kathryn Minter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spike.com/show/31298|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028172415/http://www.spike.com/show/31298|url-status=dead|title=Fast Machines with Funk Master Flex | SPIKE|date=October 28, 2010|archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}</ref> In 2010, Flex returned to [[MTV]] with a new show β ''[[Funk Flex Full Throttle]]''. The show featured Flex interviewing hip-hop artists and customizing cars; either on location at [[Spring Break]], the [[New York Auto Show]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/full_throttle/series.jhtml#moreinfo |title=Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows |publisher=MTV |date=2016-02-09 |access-date=2016-02-26 |archive-date=March 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314045344/http://www.mtv.com/shows/full_throttle/series.jhtml#moreinfo |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, Funkmaster Flex appeared on [[VH1]] as part of the reality show ''[[This Is Hot 97]]''.
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