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MuMs Da Schemer (Craig Grant)

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Poet

The Resume

    (December 18, 1968-March 24, 2021)
    Birth name is Craig Grant
    Raised in the Bronx, New York
    Portrayed Poet on HBO's 'Oz (1998-2003)'
    Performed in 'Bringing Out the Dead (1999),' 'Bamboozled (2000),' 'Hack (2002),' 'Chappelle's Show (2003)' and 'Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (2004)'
    Often credited simply as ‘muMs’

Why he might be annoying:

    He uses a bizarre acronym for his first name.
    'muMs' stands for 'manipulator under Manipulation shhhh.'
    He capitalizes the third, not the first first letter in 'muMs.'
    He performed a song called 'Kidnap the President's Daughter.'
    One critic slammed his poetry as 'nothing more than rap.'
    He said of his Borders bookstore audience, 'I expect a lily white, stuffy Borders crowd that will ultimately be impressed with my work.'
    He thinks 'graffiti is as important as a Rembrandt.'
    Many people found his 'Oz' character irritating.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His influences include Robert Frost, Ralph Ellison and beat poets of the 1960's.
    He worked at a hospital morgue prior to appearing on 'Oz.'
    He feels that poetry should be accessible and relevant to young people.
    He titled his first album 'Strange Fruit' as a tribute to the moving song by Billie Holiday.
    He acted in Spike Lee's satirical film 'Bamboozled.'
    He fuses poetry, jazz and hip hop.

Credit: D and Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 29 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 67.27% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 58 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 124 Votes: 66.94% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 141 Votes: 63.12% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 247 Votes: 63.16% Annoying