re: #261 loppyd

Speaking of Mos Def….this is a very thoughtful piece written by an African American who is not impressed with Def’s shtick.

Michelle Obama is right and that is why we would all do well to expect, even demand, more from people like Dante Terrell Smith and Cornel West. Stop buck dancing for dummies. Remember: A mind is a terrible thing to waste—especially on pop superficiality and academic blather sticky with an irresponsible eloquence. That educated lingo is used to sweeten biscuits so moldy no one should be expected to swallow them. As one history teacher wrote me about West, “Things start to go downhill for intellectuals after they release their first rap album.”

Wow loppyd, great find. Crouch just nailed it.