Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Jamaica Kincaid has used 50 Cent's "In Da Club" as her ringtone. (Source)
Just like Lucy, Kincaid travelled to the U.S. to work as a babysitter for an American family when she was a teenager. Even though she had agreed to send her paychecks back home, she didn't. Oops. (Source)
Kincaid changed her name from Elaine to Jamaica because she "liked the sound" of it. (Source)