Answer:
Explanation:
We think that West Indian Archie was probably such a bad-mother-shut-your-mouth that he would've scared Shaft. We mean, they called him one of the Four Horsemen a.k.a. the guys that bring about the end of the world. He's not someone you mess with.
So we're pretty sure when this scene happens, Malcolm isn't thinking that he's going to be a mentor: there is the answer