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"Jimmy Crack Corn" or "Blue-Tail Fly" is an American song which first became popular during the rise of blackface minstrelsy in the 1840s through performances by the Virginia Minstrels. It regained currency as a folk song in the 1940s at the beginning of the American folk music revival and has since become a popular children's song.
"Jimmy Crack Corn" is the second and final single taken from the Shady Records compilation album Eminem Presents: The Re-Up. The song features vocals from Eminem and 50 Cent , and the single version features vocals from Cashis , who also featured on " You Don't Know ".
In his song “Jimmy Crack Corn,” Eminem reigned his feud with Carey. “Your mind’s on us like mine’s on Mariah,” he rapped. “And y’all are just like her, you’re all f---ing liars.”
A fact from Jimmy Crack Corn appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 September 2005. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that "Blue Tail Fly" or "Jimmy Crack Corn" is a blackface minstrel song dating from the 1840s, and that on the surface, it is a black slave's lament over his master's death; the subtext is that he is glad his master is dead, and ...
Detail from cover of The Celebrated Negro Melodies, as Sung by the Virginia Minstrels, 1843 Dan Emmett performing in blackface. The Virginia Minstrels or Virginia Serenaders was a group of 19th-century American entertainers who helped invent the entertainment form known as the minstrel show.
Buttery, delicious and full of juice are words that can be used to describe two things: The corn a little boy loves so much and the viral song inspired by that love.. On Aug. 4, popular child ...
You sure don't want to be a cotton-headed ninny muggins and miss out on all the snow angels, ice skating, cookie dough, and snuggles. Still looking for laughs after you finish these Elf movie quotes?
"Cabbage" (6:37) - The boys' version of the American folk song includes Tom's history lesson on railroads, pumas and 'cravices' . "Map of the World (Let the Rest of the World Go By)" (2:05) - The story of a young lady who showed up to a costume party tattooed as a map of the world.