On Tue, 6 Apr 1993 13:49:43 -0400 jon nealon said:
>Spike is chillin at the joint and playin some hoops?
>What is this supposed to mean, exactly?  Is this an accurate description of
>what
>   Spike lee is doing or is it a cut on African-American culture and language?
>If this is actually what spike has been doing please excuse my ignorance.
 
    Your ignorance is excused. This is a simple wrap-up synopsis of an article
which appeared in last week's Village Voice entitled "Yo! Spike!" Of course,
when quoting from the Village Voice, one does not imitate African-American
in order to "cut" on it but rather to reflect it.