| Frederick Douglass | |
|---|---|
 J. B. Smoove as Frederick Douglass | |
| Character information | |
| Birth name | Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey |
| Nickname(s) | The Black O'Connell |
| Born | c. February, 1818 Talbot County, Maryland |
| Died | February 20, 1895 (aged 77) Washington, D.C. |
| Physical description | |
| Hair | Black and white |
| Eyes | Hazel |
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| Rap battle information | |
| Appeared in | Frederick Douglass vs Thomas Jefferson |
| Vs | Thomas Jefferson |
| Release date | May 30, 2016 |
| Official vote(s) | TBD |
| Location(s) | Cedar Hill Mount Rushmore |
Frederick Douglass battled Thomas Jefferson in Frederick Douglass vs Thomas Jefferson. He was portrayed by J. B. Smoove.
Information on the rapper
Frederick Douglass, originally known as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was born circa February, 1818, on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement from Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his incisive anti-slavery writings. He would later become a friend of Abraham Lincoln, though highly critical of Lincoln's supposed weak leadership.
In his time, Douglass was described by abolitionists as a living counter-example to slaveholders' arguments that slaves lacked the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens. He also actively supported women's suffrage, and held several public offices. Without his approval, Douglass became the first African-American nominated for Vice President of the United States as the running mate and Vice Presidential nominee of Victoria Woodhull, on the Equal Rights Party ticket. He died at the age of 77 on February 20th, 1895, in Washington, D.C.
Lyrics
Verse 1:
You finished?
Okay.
Straight outta bondage! A brainy mother fucker here to diss you!
Big hair, big nuts, big issues!
Starting with your nickel: there's a real declaration!
Heads for racist, tails for a slave plantation!
You're a soft white Monticello Marshmallow!
Watching my people sweat while you sat playing cello! (Hello!)
But now you're facing me, Freddy D!
I'd never work for your ass, but I'll kick it for free!
your stone face on Rushmore ain't nothing
check my photos now that's real muggin'
the face of a free man
taught himself to read man
no compromise, you couldn't whip a 5th of me man
you got a self evident truth of your own
you let freedom ring, but never picked up the phone
Verse 2:
This ain't Louisiana man, I ain't buying it
You talk about freedom, but you ain't applying shit
So no we ain't cool, you founding absentee father
you had six babies with your slave mama and never even bothered
to free her when you died on the 4th of July
it's a very important holiday, but what the fuck does it mean to this guy?
Cause I celebrate December 6th, 1865
the day the 13th damn amendment was ratified
and I ceased to be an alien to your unalienable rights
and we the people stopped meaning we the people who are white
man you did some good things, I ain't denying your fame
I'm just saying they need to put an asterisk next to your name
Trivia
- A preview of Douglass was shown during the Behind the Scenes end slate of J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. Martin.
- He is the seventh rapper to appear in black-and-white.
- He is the fourth rapper to appear both in color and in black-and-white, after Adolf Hitler, Elvis Presley, and Harry Houdini.
- He is the only one to not be portrayed by EpicLLOYD.
- He is the fourth rapper to appear both in color and in black-and-white, after Adolf Hitler, Elvis Presley, and Harry Houdini.
- His background contains a star similar to Polaris, which may be a reference to his newspaper, The North Star.
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