Funny stuff over at Poe’s blog. Turns out none other than Jay-Z gives some props to Poe on a Memphis Bleek album. Look at the lyrics:
Nigga you sick fronting like you tougher than what you are
Till the gun is coming thru the drivers side of your car
Using my name in vein like I won’t damage the boy
You think niggas was shooting you out of canons before (I’m that nigga)
Niggas is pompous, first they in Evil Kanevil jumpers
Than they turning over Rovers like they want it with Hovah
It’s not about rich and po’, nigga, it’s about Richard Poe
Understand I’m here to get this dough
What’s even better is that this is not the first musical tribute to Poe.
And while you’re over there check out Richard’s discussion forum, where there’s on-going Afrocentrism/race debate. Dienekes plays along, often sparring against a sharp AC dude called Thought. (personally, I think Afrocentrism is a lame sort of revisionism, and mainstream scholarship is certainly on my side in that respect, but it’s cool just to see a group of people talk who are all actually versed in Carleton Coon. What a dying and fascinating breed!)
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