Is Lil Nas X a rapper? - The Boondocks - 2x13 The Story of Gangstalicious: Part 2 - Group Reaction 

What the title says: Is Lil Nas X a rapper?

The moment between Granddad and Riley at the end was surprisingly heartfelt for this show. Also, I like that one of the commentaries this episode touches on is how rappers end up telling on themselves through their songs (similar to the snitching episode), or how their dirty laundry comes out via someone's biography 🤔.

Hueys reaction to the music video in the beginning gets me every time he's wtf is Riley watching

"I have that exact skirt". Low key GOLD.

MC Lyte isn’t gay lol. She was married for close to 2 decades to her husband. She actually hates being labeled it since only due to her being more tom boyish in early rap career

Nah this episode actually made me feel bad for Gangstalicious. Makes sense why he kept his sexuality a secret when you see how everyone treated him in the end💀

Fun Fact: If you look closely the Homies over Hoes video is the first acting credit for a young Korra before her breakout hit: Avatar the Legend of Korra.

“A turkey sandwich, only tomatoes? Guaranteed.” always makes me laugh

This is one of the most important episodes of the series because it deconstructs Riley and people's perspectives on him. It can be argued that Riley is the most popular character in the show and that his character has quite an extreme massive ammount of fans. This is due to his relatability and how real his portrayal of being a hood black kid, as opposed to his hyper-aware brother. The common praise Riley gets is his "tell it like it is attitude", but therein lies the problem that many people miss with his character. Riley is basically the "cartman" of boondocks only 99% less evil, 98% of the time he is portraying the general satire of the episode and is not the character you are supposed to agree with, a surrogate for what is being mocked and is the joke. This is noted by his most famous line "N*gga thats gay", but this episode shows that Riley (just like many black youths and adults in that era and somewhat now) doesn't really know what gay is. He enjoys a stream of hyper-masculine/ tuff media that displays that in order to be on top and to "make it" you need to be "hard" and tuff. Anything of sensitivity, vulnerability, femininity, or weakness is a no from what he intakes, and being "Gay" from what he thinks he understands is the ultimate embodiment of that. Riley truly is ignorant when he "tells it like it is", not just because he is a child, but because he has never been shown better. The media and the social circle it comprises create a feedback loop that doesn't show any better. I love this episode so much because it serves as a reminder of how far we have come and how far we still have left to go.

The only episode where Uncle Ruckus isn't overly racist. He's just overtly homophobic.

thank you chris i was shouting tyler the creator at my tv lol

Kevin Abstract, of BROCKHAMPTON fame, is a talented rapper/song writer Very transparent about his sexuality in and outside of his music

13:43 I had to go back three times. I swore at the end of the episode Navi said "I understand, especially gay ass Busta Rhymes"

Love this episode. It's another great commentary on fan culture, it's so obvious but Riley can't see it or acknowledge it. Riley who calls everything gay can't see the obvious. Hip Hop has FOREVER had questionable lyrics in songs. Also it's a whole lot easier, especially now, for a woman to be gay or bi in music . Janelle Monae is a perfect example, she still has her regular audience.

You know, it's funny how "pause" is so openly accepted, even though it is essentially just a form of open homophobia. It also says alot that people are so insecure that they need to make sure people don't think their gay or "sus" for saying innuendos accidentally.

Wake up and smell the gay coffee 😂😂

2:37 I know this is wrong but Laffy Taffy was the first song I remember knowing every lyric for 😂

Why are they sharing a room in that big ass house they should have like 20 bedrooms lmao

"Prison culture, get ripped, ride or die, homies first, hardcore shit!" "That seems kind of..............." Indeed it does/was..

Got traumatized so badly from last episode that couch is 3 people shott. Anyways its weirdly nice to see ruckus actually consoling Robert even if he is being homophobic

Loving this series so far! Hope you guys watch Black Dynamite too at some point in the future

Another great episode.

Gay Coffee is Tea BTW lmao

Yo!! Do I haven’t watched this in I don’t know how long but the song title came on the screen and it was immediate memory unlocked. I was singing the song before the video even started 😂😂😂😂

Because of this epidode i still listen to "rock and roll gangster" On RU-vid

MC Lyte isn't gay. She had a full-fledged relationship with rapper D-Nice. Of "they call me D-Nice," fame.

Yep been waiting for this.😂😂

nicki minaj, megan thee stallion, drake, etc all have made pop music before nd are still considered rappers. Every hit song he has is either hip hop or at the least heavy influenced.

It’s a healthy list of lgbt rappers out or kinda out the closet. Young Ma Lil Nas X Kevin Abstract Tyler The Creator Queen Latifah Big Freedia Azalea Banks Da Brat Chika Isiah Rashad Saucy Santana

If something makes you uncomfortable, it's nothing wrong with that. Force some one to agree with your thoughts is wrong.

I love this episode guys

Next two episodes are straight fire, yall better tell yall editor not to mess them up

18:48 Yep, the only "big roles" he got were the Star Trek movies. He's been getting some work as voice actor but it's not the same. I only know NOS4A2 exists because he was attached to it - and it was a good watch but it was also a much smaller project than Heroes or American Horror Story.

The closest thing to an open gay rapper is someone named Saucy Santana. And even with him, there’s a ceiling and is more seen as a meme/social media-influencer type than a respected hip hop artist

The way that this episode isn’t about 50 cent at all😂 I’m so dead.

Do the homie!! Do the homie!! Do the homie!! Do the homie!!

J Cole definitely talks about guns and violence lol maybe the way he talks about it is different but he still talks about it

I honestly like that if Huey doesn’t know much about a topic he does a bit research instead of staying ignorant about the topic. While Riley is an impressionable kid who doesn’t have the best role models.

You look great Marketa

Only gay rappers I can think of is Young M.A. and Saucy Santana. Some people may count Lil Nas X as one but he’s more on the pop side of music

I’m surprised I haven’t seen a single person in the video or comments mention Tyler the Creator. Everyone else being named is either not a full rapper or not super popular but Tyler is one of the most popular rappers in the world and been openly gay for 6 years

Don't know if anyone ever noticed this, but alot of the times when they are talking about black or minority things in general, Marketta is so uncomfortable😁. She's like, "I'm a let the brown folks handle that shit"!🤣🤣🤣

What restaurant were you eating at that they played the boondocks 😂

Suraj naming every white industry plant he can possibly think of

Huey: i had a dream about Mohammed Ali last night but he was fighting Joe Frasier not kissing him 😂😂😂

The Stussy beanie with the infrared 6’s is cold Chris!!😮‍💨🤝

This episode genuinely makes me sad even as a kid I always felt bad. Now i cant hear Rock and Roll Gangsta without my eyes welling up a little bit. Maybe thats nostalgia tho

this episode is so perfect it predicted the young thug dress era and niggas thought that shit was cool bc thug had it on😭

Mos Def did the voice of Gangstalicious. Great reaction

18:48 *Suraj,* take a look at *Zachary Quinto's* IMDb filmography. Your perception of his ability to find work seems skewed. His ability to work does not appear to be impacted negatively. He worked quite consistently, year after year without a lull. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Then the next season 🔥

You literally see this with Meek Mill, I know he didn’t come out but everyone turned on him as soon as they heard the allegations. Not to mention the whole “No Diddy” thing now

10:27 That's Riley's side😂😂

Funny enough I am reading a book about almost the same situation called "out of position" its a gay furry book about a defense back named "Dev" who is a tiger and he and his football bros on college campus would get drunk and crush pussy all night long, then one he meets a gay fox named "Lee" who was cross dressing, then go back to dorms and have gay drunk sex. at first Dev denies but thanks to Lee he comfortable being gay but he can't come out of closet and try to get drafted in pros, Lee is huge football fan but also gay right activist but he dropping out college to become a pro football scout and try to keep up long distance relationship with Dev. Dev is down to earth guy, who big dense but lovable goof while Lee is very smart and pragmatic but also very guarded and calculated and he wants to help Dev so much he neglects his friends and LGBT college group for his career and his lover. Its a much older book from 2009 (takes place in 2006 and ends in 2008) they also have sequels to this book (I'll have to buy them soon to see what happens next to Dev and Lee)

Getting Close To Season 3 Guy's

Tyler has so many more lyrics about women than men. It’s weird how just showing interest in men as a man makes you gay no matter how much you’ve talked about liking women. Bi isn’t even considered unless as an afterthought. So weird

Tyler the Creator is openly bisexual.

Looks like Chris got an eaaaaattteerrr congrats my man

where the rest of the crew?

Actually this episode was saying that a lot of rappers are gay, it was making fun of DL rappers like lil Wayne, bird man, Rick Ross , p diddy

Is this Last episode season 2 of the boondocks?

Late as hell but, this makes me think of Isaiah Rashad who was forcibly outed and didn't really fall off but for personal reasons wasn't trying to be in the public view, he was a pretty private guy to begin with though

Did anyone of you'll noticed that the girl in the blue dress in the music video looked like avatar Korra?????

🍅 and 🦃 sandwiches 🥪 are fire

love Candace and i love this episode. Imagine that but I'm not chasing pink toes claiming to be down..

Rock n Roll Gangsta!

As a person who listens to all lil Nas X Music. He can rap…but he’s not a rapper.

Did Rana finally tap out? She doesn't seem to enjoy the show and rarely, if at all, provides post-view commentary.

This episode came out in february in 2008

Frank Ocean is absolutely the first gay rapper I can think of who came out after this episode aired. Tyler the Creator was next. Lil Wayne and Birdman were kissing each other on the lips for some reason. Jaden Smith and Young Thug started wearing dresses. Then Lil Nas X took the "gay rapper" thing to a whole nother level.

Chris is the akshully meme irl. My man you don't have to always be right

Whitney Peyton is an openly gay rapper she just isn’t really known at all

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Avatar trailer is out I need a reaction

12:35 😂😂😂😂 he’s a savage

Tyler the Creator has subtly come out as basically bi, he’s talked about kissing guys & being with guys sexually in his most recent music.

Kevin Abstract is a pretty good rapper who is gay.

Why do they keep thinking Gangstalisous is 50 Cent?

Saucy Santana 1 margarita remix 🔥

I wouldn’t be surprised if gangstalicius was based off lil Wayne especially since he dated super head and kissed birdman on the lips on live tv😭😭😭😭😭

😂

Young ma

I ain’t even gone cap Navi can have my babies

Does Lil Nas X make shopping music? Lots of SKUs in Target?

Based off Camron

He’s of the gay 😂😂😂😂💀💀

A couple things: It's always been easier for women to come out in the industry. Queen Latifah's sexuality was well known way back in the early 90s and nobody really gave a damn. On the lil Nas X point, I gotta say, I think a lot more people dislike him for reasons other than him being gay... A lot of controversy surrounding the guy.

"That's real Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun" 😂 Edit: as a member of the LGBT Community, I can honestly say that the term "Homo by Association" pisses me off to no end. It's offensive to it's highest degree. Just because you like someone's art and music and that person is gay, it DOES NOT MAKE YOU GAY!.

are Chris and Marketa drinking Starbucks?

Lil Nas X was accepted into he leaned into the weird shit. No one cared that much he was gay until that became his ENTIRE image.

14:31 He say raps then the first two names he calls is eminem and logic 😂 made me stop to comment

😅😅😅

Lmao

Tyler

Growing up, my hip-hop playlists were mostly made up of Tupac, Snoop Dogg, and yeah, Will Smith. Not every successful rapper had to lean into the gangster persona.

Every time I hear this song I think about the red pill community

Tyler the Creator is bi iirc Isaiah Rashad is def gay although we haven't herd from him a whole lot since that vid of him giving that guck guck 3000 to another guy.

Hip hop artist vs rapper. Lil Nas is a pop rapper not a hip hop artist.

It’s not abt 50 cent

Sauce Santana is a gay rapper