I haven't seen Kes or Neelix
Oh yeah, well you just stay away from her with those lyrics
Please ain't nobody fucking after her
I'm out of here soon as I fix the flux capacitor...
Is that MF Doom line the greatest black nerd quote of all time or what? Are there even any other contenders? Star Trek: Voyager. (He actually does Neelix's annoying ass voice!) Back to the Future. Hood slang. All of that in two couplets.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.