Definitions by MCJKM

bend it like baldwin 

To write in a gritty, yet soaring style akin that of classic African American authors, esp. those from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. (Orig. after African American writer James Baldwin (1924-1987))

"Yo, Nathan McCall's my dog, he knows how to bend it like baldwin."

bend it like baldwin by MCJKM June 9, 2009