![]() We weren’t aware of the nature of his internet presence until last night, when a customer e-mailed the club’s booking account about content on Rose’s website. “Biff Rose was a last-minute booking that came across the club’s radar, a week ago, and was undertaken based on his sixties-era output, which is what he performs in concert. ![]() When contacted for a statement about hosting Rose, Neptunes’ Dan Hirsch offered the following, in full: His song “The Ballad of Kanye West” mocks African-American Vernacular English, refers to West as “Kanye Kinte,” and boasts lines like, “I’m livin’ off a FEMA check,” referring to New Orleans residents (he’s a New Orleans native, but he doesn’t sound like he’s singing about himself here).Ĭlick through at your own risk, as this stuff is disgusting and, quite frankly, upsetting. If you can believe it, the song continues to get worse from there.īut wait, there’s more! Rose’s latest album title contains the N-word, and there are multiple bizarre cartoons on his website that make use of that word and disparage Muslims, too. Later, he sings, “I’m here to kill them all,” referring to Jewish people. A link on the front page that reads “For the FINAL SOLUTION to Randy Newman, the jews and the State of Israel, CLICK HERE ” leads to a horrifying musical number where he calls himself the “prince of darkies” and comments on the presence of Asian people at Harvard. One quick look at Rose’s website reveals blatantly racist and anti-Semitic material. In the seventies, he earned accolades from David Bowie for his creative efforts, and he’s remained somewhat of a weirdo cult favorite.Īnd then there’s the Biff Rose of today, the one that Neptunes hosts in just a few hours. In the sixties, Rose worked as a comedy writer with George Carlin and released a few influential, popular records. Tonight at Neptunes Parlour, the musician and comedian Biff Rose performs at 8 p.m. Update, 5:42 p.m.: This show has been canceled.
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