The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2
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"The Story of Gangstalicious 2" is an episode of the Adult Swim
animated television series The Boondocks
. The episode aired on February 4, 2008 and is the last episode from the second season to air in the United States.
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The plot starts off as a flashback recapping what had happened in "The Story of Gangstalicious
", but to the point of Gangstalicious being kissed. The scene moves to Riley
and Huey
watching 106 & Park
. A music video is introduced and played called "Homies over Hoes". The video focuses much on not very subtle homosexual imagery and themes. Huey tries to point this out to Riley, but he denies both that Gangstalicious is gay and that he even was kissed by a man (Riley is convinced the kiss he saw was only a dream). Huey is skeptical and the theme song is played.
The scene shifts to two rappers called "MC Booty B" and "Homo D" that appear on the segment "I Love Gay Rappers". They talk about how the world wasn't ready for an openly gay rapper when they came out in the 1980s.
Gangstalicious goes on TV to promote his new clothing line. Riley is then seen with a box of sexually ambiguous clothes with a highly feminine lean from the line sent to him by Gangstalicious. Huey questions Riley as to why a grown man would cater to the needs of an eight year old, theorizing that Gangstalicious is expressing his gratitude to Riley for not outing him. Nevertheless, Riley denies Gangstalicious being gay and explains why he thinks the clothes aren't effeminate. Much to the chagrin of Granddad
, Riley starts to walk, talk, and dress like his favorite rapper, Gangstalicious. Riley arranges for rappers Thugnificent, Flo-Nominal, and Macktastic to collaborate with Gangstalicious on a remix of his new hit song, "Homies over Hoes." Gangstalicious then questions Riley on whether he'll keep his secret safe. Riley has no idea what he's talking about, while Gangstalicious assumes that Riley is acting as if he knew nothing.
Meanwhile, Granddad and Uncle Ruckus
begin to spy on Riley, concerned that he may be turning gay. First he tries at various attempts to do activities he likes to snap out of his behavior; Cindy (from "Ballin"
) arrives, but to no avail he doesn't regress to his old self. They even go as far as to hire A Pimp Named Slickback
to give Riley a talk about the birds and the bees. The pimp fails to reach Riley, however. Granddad becomes frantic, and tells Huey that he may have to get his own room due to these developments.
Despite Huey's insinuations, and the mounting evidence to the contrary, Riley still remains in denial about Gangstalicious being gay... mostly due to the belief that such an admission would make Riley gay by association. Finally, the truth is revealed when Jessica "Wonder Cheeks" Ethelburg, a former rap music dancer, publishes a tell-all book that skirts any euphemism and says directly that Gangstalicious is indeed gay.
Once word gets out, the Lethal Interjection crew quickly abandon their plan to work with Gangstalicious (unable to even face him, they pretend not to be home when he arrives). Meanwhile, Riley finally concedes that his favorite rapper is gay. When Riley earnestly asks his brother if the friendship with Gangstalicious makes him gay as well, Huey agrees. Riley then begins to weep openly, as Huey confesses quietly that he took the cheap shot so that he could get his own room. Granddad comes in and consoles Riley as Riley continues to weep in despair at his "discovery" about himself.
Later, he confronts Gangstalicious in front of Thugnificent's darkened mansion (The Lethal Interjection crew continue to hide, waiting for Gangstalicious to leave) and asks him directly if he is gay. At this point the episode cuts back to MC Booty B and Homo D, addressing the question of whether a gay rapper will ever be accepted. They say that the first step will be for somebody to willingly come out of the closet. It then cuts back to Gangstalicious and Riley. Gangstalicious, thinking quickly, denies being gay. He points out that Lincoln kissed him when he was tied up, and that he isn't gay at all. Riley readily accepts this as truth and laughs the whole thing off.
The episode ends without resolution as to whether the exposé did in fact kill Gangstalicious' rap career.
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
animated television series The Boondocks
The Boondocks (TV series)
The Boondocks is an American animated series created by Aaron McGruder on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim, based on McGruder's comic strip of the same name...
. The episode aired on February 4, 2008 and is the last episode from the second season to air in the United States.
Plot
The episode begins with a disclaimer similar to Part 1The Story of Gangstalicious
"The Story of Gangstalicious" is the sixth episode of the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks. It originally aired on December 11, 2005. The story was continued in Part 2, an episode in season 2.-Plot:The episode begins with a notice....
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The plot starts off as a flashback recapping what had happened in "The Story of Gangstalicious
The Story of Gangstalicious
"The Story of Gangstalicious" is the sixth episode of the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks. It originally aired on December 11, 2005. The story was continued in Part 2, an episode in season 2.-Plot:The episode begins with a notice....
", but to the point of Gangstalicious being kissed. The scene moves to Riley
Riley Freeman
Riley Freeman is a fictional character from the syndicated comic strip The Boondocks written by Aaron McGruder and its TV series adaptation...
and Huey
Huey Freeman
Huey Freeman is a fictional character of The Boondocks syndicated comic strip written by Aaron McGruder, as well as the main character and recurrent principal narrator of the animated TV series of the same name...
watching 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
. A music video is introduced and played called "Homies over Hoes". The video focuses much on not very subtle homosexual imagery and themes. Huey tries to point this out to Riley, but he denies both that Gangstalicious is gay and that he even was kissed by a man (Riley is convinced the kiss he saw was only a dream). Huey is skeptical and the theme song is played.
The scene shifts to two rappers called "MC Booty B" and "Homo D" that appear on the segment "I Love Gay Rappers". They talk about how the world wasn't ready for an openly gay rapper when they came out in the 1980s.
Gangstalicious goes on TV to promote his new clothing line. Riley is then seen with a box of sexually ambiguous clothes with a highly feminine lean from the line sent to him by Gangstalicious. Huey questions Riley as to why a grown man would cater to the needs of an eight year old, theorizing that Gangstalicious is expressing his gratitude to Riley for not outing him. Nevertheless, Riley denies Gangstalicious being gay and explains why he thinks the clothes aren't effeminate. Much to the chagrin of Granddad
Robert Jebediah Freeman
Robert Jebediah "Granddad" Freeman is a fictional character in the animated television show The Boondocks, as well as a regular character in a comic strip of the same name. He lives in the suburb of Woodcrest with his two grandsons, Huey Freeman and Riley Freeman...
, Riley starts to walk, talk, and dress like his favorite rapper, Gangstalicious. Riley arranges for rappers Thugnificent, Flo-Nominal, and Macktastic to collaborate with Gangstalicious on a remix of his new hit song, "Homies over Hoes." Gangstalicious then questions Riley on whether he'll keep his secret safe. Riley has no idea what he's talking about, while Gangstalicious assumes that Riley is acting as if he knew nothing.
Meanwhile, Granddad and Uncle Ruckus
Uncle Ruckus
Uncle Ruckus, also known as Rev. Uncle Ruckus and Rev. Fr. Uncle Ruckus, as well as Uncle Rukus while serving at Robert Freeman's Soul Food restaurant "The Itis" , is a fictional character from the Boondocks comic strip and animated television series The Boondocks...
begin to spy on Riley, concerned that he may be turning gay. First he tries at various attempts to do activities he likes to snap out of his behavior; Cindy (from "Ballin"
Ballin' (The Boondocks)
"Ballin" is the eighth episode of the second season of the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks and the twenty-third episode overall...
) arrives, but to no avail he doesn't regress to his old self. They even go as far as to hire A Pimp Named Slickback
A Pimp Named Slickback
A Pimp Named Slickback from the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks, made in the likeness of Natalac in his Pimp of the City video which aired late night on BET: Uncut. He is voiced by Katt Williams.- Personality :A Pimp Named Slickback's defining trait is his self-professed name...
to give Riley a talk about the birds and the bees. The pimp fails to reach Riley, however. Granddad becomes frantic, and tells Huey that he may have to get his own room due to these developments.
Despite Huey's insinuations, and the mounting evidence to the contrary, Riley still remains in denial about Gangstalicious being gay... mostly due to the belief that such an admission would make Riley gay by association. Finally, the truth is revealed when Jessica "Wonder Cheeks" Ethelburg, a former rap music dancer, publishes a tell-all book that skirts any euphemism and says directly that Gangstalicious is indeed gay.
Once word gets out, the Lethal Interjection crew quickly abandon their plan to work with Gangstalicious (unable to even face him, they pretend not to be home when he arrives). Meanwhile, Riley finally concedes that his favorite rapper is gay. When Riley earnestly asks his brother if the friendship with Gangstalicious makes him gay as well, Huey agrees. Riley then begins to weep openly, as Huey confesses quietly that he took the cheap shot so that he could get his own room. Granddad comes in and consoles Riley as Riley continues to weep in despair at his "discovery" about himself.
Later, he confronts Gangstalicious in front of Thugnificent's darkened mansion (The Lethal Interjection crew continue to hide, waiting for Gangstalicious to leave) and asks him directly if he is gay. At this point the episode cuts back to MC Booty B and Homo D, addressing the question of whether a gay rapper will ever be accepted. They say that the first step will be for somebody to willingly come out of the closet. It then cuts back to Gangstalicious and Riley. Gangstalicious, thinking quickly, denies being gay. He points out that Lincoln kissed him when he was tied up, and that he isn't gay at all. Riley readily accepts this as truth and laughs the whole thing off.
The episode ends without resolution as to whether the exposé did in fact kill Gangstalicious' rap career.