First the Birth of the Blues, Then the Fight Over Who Owns the Baby

September 28, 2003 By BRENT STAPLES

The rap impresario Sean Combs, known as P. Diddy, had a

huge hit this fall as the lead producer of the soundtrack

for the movie "Bad Boys II, which included

the hot party tune "Shake Ya Tailfeather." Rap fans would

be surprised to know that the title dates back to the

Mississippi juke joints of the early 20th century, where

black field hands gathered to hear blues music after long

days in the cotton fields.

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