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When Aaron McGruder‘s comic strip, The Boondocks, became an animated series, it changed television forever. The show debuted in November of 2005 and was instantly a hit as part of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim line-up. Black and white audiences watched every Sunday to see retiree Robert “Granddad” Freeman (voiced by John Witherspoon) and his grandsons, […]

Hip-Hop has always consisted of larger than life personalities. Rappers have unique backstories and ways of storytelling that essentially make them into characters, so the fact that many of them have made the transition from music to film and television is a no brainer. While some should stick to their day job, others have flourished […]

There’s a potent strain of leftist politics woven into the history of rap and hip hop, and these artists have been pushing it harder than ever in recent years.

The pair teams up once more for a modern classic.