Flavor Flav Supports Lil Wayne’s Auto-Tune Use After Melle Mel Shade

Flavor Flav couldn’t believe his ears when we told him what Melle Mel said about Lil Wayne … but one thing’s for sure, he has no problem with hearing artists using Auto-Tune!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught the legendary Public Enemy rapper and his icy new clock Tuesday outside Il Pastaio in Bev Hills … and he instantly became intrigued when he realized Melle was capping on Wayne.

Ultimately though, he disagreed with the notion Auto-Tune is a stain on the Young Money lyricist’s career.

Flav says Auto-Tune is simply an instrument, no different than a horn or piano, but he drew the line when we asked if Public Enemy ever got their T-Pain on in the studio.

Flav also has a soft spot for Wayne’s raps — he still gets namedrops and shoutouts from Weezy from time to time!!!

Flav isn’t the only Public Enemy member attempting to clarify Melle’s dated delivery … Chuck D recently compared the Furious Five rapper to NBA great Wilt Chamberlain … who often gets omitted from conversations as the years go by.