Chris Rock

"Slappy White"

Rock paid tribute to trailblazing black comedian Melvin "Slappy" White by checking in to hotels under his name. He's also occasionally hidden behind the name of Go Tell It on the Mountain and The Fire Next Time author James Baldwin.

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