Return of the King

Unkle Ruckus
Originally uploaded by Phalanx.

Did y'all see The Boondocks episode where MLK survived his assassination, was in a coma and then woke up around the time of September 11th?

That was some damn hard core skewering of Black people. You gotta give McGruder some dap for putting Nigga Pop culture on BLAST! 'Cause it sure needs it.

Outside of the Eddie Murphy "Don't Bring Me Down Hymie Town" skit on SNL, I haven't seen the Southern Baptist speach cadence used to such comic effect and such flunking, as McGrudger's scripting of MLK speaking out about "all the ass-whippings" he got weren't worth the current wild'n out behavior that niggas kick all the time now.

When MLK claims BET is the worst thing he's ever seen, that's a complete FADE! and a truism. Considering that Reggie Hudlin is an Exec Producer on the show, pretty much cultivated McGrudger into Hollywood (or at least that's the rumor), but now that Reggie is head of BET, is that a case of biting that hand that feeds you?

I don't know if Reggie is still involved in The Boondocks, even though he receives an Executive Producer credit. But I do know that a certain number of the original writers having nothing good to say about McGrudger.

I don't know the nigga, but he's getting a good handle of what it means to crack on the slummin' nature of pop culture that's influenced by the so-called "urban nature" of American megapolises.

You gotta love that Unkle Ruckus is rejoicing Jim Crow in the flashbacks -- niggas, never know a good thing when they have it and they don't no a damn thing about their past. Modern Niggas that is.