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Flavor Flav Says He Was Approached to Join “Dancing with the Stars” After His Viral Guest Judge Stint (Exclusive)

Flavor Flav Neilson Barnard/Getty

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NEED TO KNOW

  • Flavor Flav discussed some new TV projects while talking with PEOPLE at Steven Tyler's 7th Annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party on Feb. 1

  • He also reveals he was asked to compete on Dancing with the Stars after appearing as a guest judge on season 34

  • While he says he "had fun" behind the judging table, he is sharing whether he plans to accept the offer to take the dance floor

Expect to seeFlavor Flavback on your screens soon!

The rapper, 66, caught up with PEOPLE at Steven Tyler's 7th Annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, Feb. 1, where he teased what he has coming up. Two decades after his hit dating seriesFlavor of Lovefirst aired, Flav says he has decided to return to reality TV.

"I am getting ready to do another reality TV show, but it's going to be bigger thanFlavor of Love," he shares. "It's not going to be a dating concept. The reason why is because I have already been there. I've done that. I set the tone for all other reality dating shows."

"I want to come back with something bigger and better and something that's going to have me lasting on TV longer. I got something in the works," he continues. "I got something for you guys, and this is a show that I'll be able to do until my death."

The secret project might not be the only show Flav will be appearing on in the near future. After recently guest judgingDancing with the Starsfor season 34'sRock & Roll Hall of Fame Night,he reveals he has been approached to join the show again — this time as a contestant.

"They want me to," he shares. "They want me to come back and dance. I don't know. I might do it if I think I could do it."

When asked if he thinks he could, he quips, "No, no, I don't."

Flavor Flav Scott Legato/Getty

Scott Legato/Getty

Still, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee isn't dismissing the possibility entirely. He even admits that he "had fun" joining as a guest judge — "even though I made a mistake," he jokes, of givingAlix EarleandVal Chmerkovskiya nine by accident, which messed up their chance for a perfect score.

"I was trying to change it back to a 10, and they were like, 'No, Flavor,' " he recalls. "Everybody was like, 'How could you do that?' "

The "Fight the Power" rapper also spills on his memorable interaction withRobert Irwin, who ultimately won the season.

"That boy told me, 'Yo Flav, I got a crocodile and his name is Flavor Flav, and he's the fiercest one,' " Flav reveals. "I'm like, 'Wow!'"

CARRIE ANN INABA, DEREK HOUGH, FLAVOR FLAV, BRUNO TONIOLI Disney/Christopher Willard

Disney/Christopher Willard

At the taping in November, Flav told PEOPLEhow he decided to score the couplesas a non-dancer, explaining that it mostly came down to "precision."

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"I looked for the perfect timing. You know what I'm saying? And I looked for the perfect teamwork. Each one of these couples tonight had all that and more," the musician said at the time.

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