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Kanye West’s Alter Ego, ‘Tokin’ Black Guy’
By Roberta | January 27, 2009
So, we were checking the AllieIsWired inbox and noticed an email from a guy who refers to himself as the “Tokin’ Black Guy“. Also in the email were two of his tracks, “Body Clock” and “Turn My Music High“.
We are a curious bunch, so dig we did.
Who is this wondrous creative artist who refers to himself as the “Tokin’ Black Guy“? Well, you know how Beyonce has her alter-ego Sascha Fierce? It’s not beyond Kanye West to have an alter-ego, as well. He blogs, so I wouldn’t put it past him.
Here’s the email from Kanye West thanking us for not printing the emails we’ve received and giving us permission to use the MP3s.
Have a listen to his song, “Body Clock“:
Tell me that doesn’t sound like Kanye West sans the vocoder or auto-tune. I bet you that he’s trying to test the waters to see if people are actually digging his music without the evidence of his arrogance clouding their judgment.
And his other track, “Turn My Music High“:
What do you think? I think it’s him, for sure. I guess it doesn’t help my theory that this Tokin’ Black Guy is also signed to Kanye’s G.O.O.D. record label, now does it?
For more information on TBG, check out his MySpace page. Him and Kanye are friends, too. Coincidence? I wish I were a newcomer with no real connections hooking up with Kanye’s label.
And you gotta love the t-shirts, of which you can pick up here:
Kanye West is the Tokin’ Black Guy, there I’ve said it. Now we can all go about our day.
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13 Responses to “Kanye West’s Alter Ego, ‘Tokin’ Black Guy’”
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January 27th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
That is JD Era’s “alter ego”
Look him up.
i’m 99.5% sure
January 27th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
It’s def not him haha
January 28th, 2009 at 10:24 am
[...] who goes by Tokin’ Black Guy. You can hear a couple of TBG’s tracks over at Allie is Wired. The thing is, pretty much any of you who click on that link will figure out that TBG is just [...]
January 28th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I hope the writer of this article is actually joking because he says it sounds like Kanye, lmao!
January 28th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Definitely not Yeezy! But I’m liking the songs
January 28th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
[...] Kanye West’s alter ego revealed [Allie Is Wired] [...]
January 28th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
I got those emails too. I don’t think Tokin’ Black Guy is Kanye. That first tune is pretty bad, but the second one you’ve put up is decent.
January 30th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
that’s cleary JD ERA.. 100% sure
peep his real music. tell me they dont sound alike?
http://www.myspace.com/jdera
tell me they dont soung the same
February 10th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
[...] The identity of Tokin’ Black Guy still remains a mystery. We all were speculating that TBG is the alter-ego of Kanye West, but we still don’t know for [...]
February 11th, 2009 at 9:16 am
[...] identity of Tokin’ Black Guy still remains a mystery. We all were speculating that TBG is the alter-ego of Kanye West, but we still don’t know for [...]
February 17th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Yup, it’s JD Era from Toronto.
I was listening to the tracks and wondered why that voice was so familiar.
Hey, it’s good promotion for him
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
its not JD Era, Take It From Someone Who Knows JD Era Very Well
September 11th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Definately JD. I know it is. No speculation.