Hip-hop artist Talib Kweli of the rap duo Black Star references the speech in the song "RE:DEFinition" from their critically acclaimed album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star: "Still more blacks is dying, kids ain't living they trying, 'How to Make a Slave' by Willie Lynch is still applying" Hip-hop artist Xzibit refers to Willie Lynch in his 2012 song "Napalm" from his album Napalm: "Still suffer from the ideology of Willie Lynch." Hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar refers to Willie Lynch in his 2015 song "Complexion (A Zulu Love)" from his third album To Pimp A Butterfly: "Let the Willie Lynch theory reverse a million times." Raekwon from the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan refers to Willie Lynch in the group's 2014 song "A Better Tomorrow (2014)": "And that's the Willie Lynch tactics that separated the masses. Taught us all to think backwards." Queens rapper Nas says "Willie Lynch is a myth" in his 2018 track "Not For Radio" off his 12th studio album Nasir. British rapper Durrty Goodz released a track called "Willie Lynch Theory" in 2019. Berkeley, California rapper Lil B released the four-part track "Letter to Willie Lynch" in 2020 responding to the speech and the ramifications of the Willie Lynch mindset in 21st century America. Hip-hop artist Headie One refers to Willie Lynch in the 2021 song "Don't Judge Me" featuring FKA twigs : "I don't know why me and them oppers started beefin'. Do I blame me, or the Willie Lynch theory?" Notes References External links Lynch Letters Examination of text's inaccuracies by William Jelani Cobb Death of Willie Lynch Speech (Part I) by Prof. Manu Ampim 1970 hoaxes 1970 documents Hoaxes in the United States Political forgery Pseudohistory 1970 speeches Literary forgeries