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Meet the man behind the `Gentleman's Movement' in hip-hop.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Date: 20040824
Author:Burnett, James H., III

Byline: James H. Burnett III

The late author P.G. Wodehouse probably never envisioned his most bankable character, Jeeves, the butler, dancing in a rap music video or helping to shape hip-hop culture by teaching MCs how to bring out their classy side.

Then again, Wodehouse never envisioned Farnsworth Bentley, arguably the most energetic second banana ever.

The 30-year-old Atlanta native, Derek Watkins to family and friends, made big waves in hip-hop for the better part of the past three years as the flamboyant valet and sidekick to music and fashion mogul Sean ...

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