Throughout Ben Folds' career, as in "Army," he's several references to his "redneck" past. At the same time, he's delighted, on more than one occasion, in performing bizarre, tongue-in-cheek rap covers. Taken together, in a certain light, Mr. Folds looks suspiciously like someone who is pretty clueless about race relations. We take a deep dive and try to untangle the mess.
