US rap musician Flavor Flav owes the federal government nearly $1 million in back taxes, court documents indicate. The owed taxes date back to 2004-06 when the rapper returned after a hiatus from the spotlight to appear in the reality television shows \"The Surreal Life,\" \"Strange Love\" and \"Flavor of Love,\" TMZ reported. Documents filed by the Department of the Treasury reveal Flavor Flav owes $52,243.47 for 2004, $303,035.93 for 2005 and $550,971.16 for 2006 for a total of $906,250.56.