When Hip Hop Meets Animation: Rappers in Cartoons

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

Would you kindly leave a like on this video? It helps me feed my daughter linktr.ee/anabsurdexistence

[@ZRbiscuit]

How you get mf doom emoji

[@Broloney_]

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[@MaxCheal-o7o]

that's sad and why im subscribed you ah G keep going

[@The_x35]

"I already told him, we're out here for the kids" - Drake

[@Cdr2002]

Aging perfectly lmao

[@WisdomMan808]

Yup thats him! Drake literally made it too easy for him to be "exposed" because he literally exposed himself by kissing a 16 year old!

[@prettypleasewitha]

vaudeville villain pfp

[@themoviecritic1092]

😭😭😭

[@suppe3181]

i wrote a essay on vaudville villain mostly on let me watch

[@OffTheHenny]

Tyler and gambino in regular show is one of my personal favorite collaborations between 2 rappers and they didn’t even do song 💀

[@sumboy6183]

Damn never knew that was they 2 I loved that episode it's 1 of the only episode that still live kinda rent free in my head

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

And mc lyte same episode.

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Same

[@JessicaSmith-n7j]

I didnt know who they were as a kid vut i remember always rewinding the rap scenes and loving them now i listen to tyler all the time

[@thellyeah]

​@@sumboy6183dat profile pic 🗣🔥🔥

[@CtrlAltRestore]

19:31 'Ay lebron keep the family away" 💀

[@Maximus-tg1ee]

that scene got me 😭

[@zman1064]

That Drake cameo aged CRAZY 😬😬😬

[@SourceBrother]

the zeezed man

[@TahniZCat2]

He done said ". . . We out here for the KIDS, this is a FAMILY event! " 😭😭😭

[@abon010]

Yeah holy shit you can't make it up 😂

[@zman1064]

​@@abon010Even the part where he doesn't actually freestyle battle aged insane

[@w1sp952]

bro what are u doing here get back to destroying p2w minecraft servers 😭😭

[@MouseyTheGiantMouse-pj5kv]

“We was doing this for the kids” *THAT AGED TOO FUCKING HORRIBLY*

[@TheRealFOAK]

18:33 of course drake was out there for the kids

[@De_Lyux]

That didn't age well at all😭🙏

[@ElVikzzz]

why does Jay-Z voice sounds like its AI generated 😭😭

[@misterfazbear1987]

He was too busy at the Diddy parties to actually go to the recording booth.

[@blnkfce]

Sounds like he was reading off a script it did not sound normal

[@craig205]

Craig of the Creek also had del the funky homosapien appear twice as Deltron.

[@quincy9908]

And Snoop Dogg

[@d500dev]

I AIN'T HAPPY, I'M FEELING GLAD

[@giffygoofy]

@@quincy9908who is snoop

[@thechadgreenmage]

Kanye actually adresses the South park joke in his 2010 song "Gorgeous" with the line "Choke a southpark writer with a fish stick" which means he actually found the episode funny back in 2010

[@neekopat]

not the exact same but Nujabes and the RZA producing for the OSTs of Samurai Champloo and Afro Samurai respectively should definitely be mentioned

[@mons1117]

nujabes didnt produce the ost, he produced maybe a quarter of it if even that, most of the work was done by force of nature, tsutchie and fat jon

[@neekopat]

@@mons1117 Good catch, I didn't realize how little his contributions were overall.

[@quincy9908]

Also, Denzel Curry in Carol & Tuesday as well (there are other artist in there, but I'm not sure if they Hiphop tho)

[@tcrubsy]

thank god i'm not the only person that knows about this

[@mons1117]

@@tcrubsy mate your definetly not the only person this is not a niche topic at all

[@GoopRoppongi]

18:42 No ghostwriters how he gonna freestyle?

[@Hachiko-888]

Kagura Pfp🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@GoopRoppongi]

@@Hachiko-888 YAAAAAY

[@MrMegaManFan]

You're missing a whole bunch from Boondocks. Flonominal was Busta Rhymes. Sway Calloway plays himself. (Yes he was a rapper from the group Sway & King Tech before he became MTV famous.) Xzibit pimped their ride. Reverend Rollo was Cee-Lo. I know there's more.

[@jesseyclarke8253]

I was thinking this also

[@sugma2786]

was about to mention busta

[@Yoshimitzukage]

Could make a video just on Boondocks Cameos

[@Shaboygan42]

Rappers in the boondocks could be a whole video itself

[@MayorOfEarth79]

Don't forget getting Nate Dogg on the hook for "Eff Grandad"

[@LeadMuffinGameing]

Knowing that Niki Minaj voiced Sugilite feels like cursed knowledge.

[@thetotallyokstudios]

5:26 nah not 50 cent wearing a bullet proof vest 💀😭

[@rayneozier]

Adult Swim had me listening to MF DOOM’s music long before I knew who he was.

[@De_Lyux]

18:34 "we're out here for the kids" that didn't age all that well...

[@skabzemortal]

Brooo

[@bobthebuilder8110]

From what I can recall, some that you had missing are: - SO MANY MORE from the Boondocks, I'm telling you, its basically has hip hop as a pillar of the show - Not sure if movies for cartoons count but Lil Yatchy in the Teen Titans Go movie - MC Hammer having his own cartoon show. Kid n Play also had a short lived one too - Trae the Truth and Rick Ross were on the cartoon show on Trae's KZbin channel - Eminem had his own cartoon show also Oh yeah, and for some reason Offset and Cardi B were on the *Baby Shark Show* idek why thats real

[@Notsussybaka900]

No mention of Coolio in Gravity Falls

[@bonkofdoom22]

the thing is MF DOOM isn't a fan favorite (he is) but your just really good at covering him

[@andynachos2045]

The Tyler the creator regular show episode will forever be the episode of all time

[@They_luv_spec]

18:21 ofc he’s there for the kids

[@d2domm2mike60]

I know she’s not a rapper, but Estelle actually voices garnett in steven universe. also of course drake is giving his number to a teenager

[@idna832]

Also gotta mention that Open Mike Eagle was in the episode Son of Rap Bear and De La Soul in Teen Titans Go

[@Amugsin]

11:37 Vsauce moment

[@GoopRoppongi]

or is it

[@NiazRaki]

Del Tha Funkee Homosapien is the only artist I've found that has released regular cartoon raps with his Oakland crew. That is, they rap over cartoons in sync. These are existing cartoons. Sick tight style

[@cartman4204]

Just listened to the athf song from MF DOOM that was absolutely amazing!!

[@cobil8288]

15:05 Tyler did the same too with his show with lionel “the jellies” He’d appear as a cameo and would compose and write for it

[@deadz001]

That Bully theme song in the background brings back a lot of memories. Love the video.

[@phonicpheromones9697]

Great video. There’s a little known rapper/ graffiti artist from Chicago named Doc Mananoff who is also a 2D animator. He’s one of the first artists to actually make animated music videos for his music himself all hand drawn original art. He knows Common and has some type of ties to the discovery of Kanye West and I saw him do work for Rock the Bells and the Hip Hop Historian JayQuan. I think he’s the first rapper who does it all himself. Probably someone to keep an eye out for.

[@TSDthesuperderp]

Can I watch? Is an amazing background song, I’ve never realized it until now. It’s instantly recognizable, but mostly unknown. Love the video, I like the deep dive of my 2 most impactful interests interacting.

[@HorseJoint]

That Thumbnail goes TOO hard

[@2bruhiscool]

8:16 tf bro?

[@batboythecool]

Fr wtf 😂

[@Mello_Gelo]

18:36 hol up that don't sound right

[@De_Lyux]

That didn't age well at all...

[@Cashtoria]

Bro, that was a super clean animation! Wellyeah really cooked! 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@NermInator-q2p]

18:37 bro it’s crazy he’s been hinting at it for so long

[@jimmyneutron5256]

Love the bully theme in the background, it’s such a classic. You have great taste my guy

[@hollyhockhoboy]

This is the best video I've seen of hip hop, I love these two topics in specific and watching them together is great, keep going like that!!❤

[@FunkyGibbonTonka]

"Hey, Lebron keep the family away" 😆

[@gabriellara5717]

3:39 Besides Ghostface Killa having a cameo in The Boondocks, he actually did the intro to a kids cartoon called Skunk-Fu, which I didn't find out until recently he was the one who made the intro music

[@Metomaro]

love the bully soundtrack in the background, appreciate it

[@UpcycleShoesKai]

Boondocks introduced me to mf doom

[@SirEggz]

IM DYING💀💀💀 “ turn around and make it clap” is mad😭😭🥲

[@TheMILVSCR]

The way Mos pronounced Hennessy gets me every damn time I re-watch that episode 2:29

[@Travozx]

at 2:08 it sounds like rapp snitches knishes is playing in the back ground

[@pressed0n615]

Bruhh, I only discovered my love for Andre3000’s music in the recent year or two, and when I was a kid a had no clue that I was enjoying his work. Full circle

[@deadypendergrass3435]

You forgot to mention Busta Rhymes in Thugnificent crew.

[@fortuneaniyi8601]

I love your channel man, amazing!!

[@jumpropemf]

It’s good you’re diversifying your content while still talking about hip hop

[@monkeygaming131]

18:33 well well well look who's here for the kids, BBL drizzy himself.

[@Alterbrap]

Now we need a part 2 so you can talk about Snoop Dogg being in Nickelodeon’s Sanjay and Craig and him being a major character that was marketed so heavy that Nick showed videos of him in the studio during commercial breaks.

[@Hitmartz]

Busta rhymes was in the boondocks too

[@chrishanes-g7q]

came to say this fam

[@BlackBloodCombatClub]

And Space Ghost Coast to Coast

[@solidsoap77]

19:32 Knew that was coming😭

[@sebastianraducu7850]

13:11 also rick and morty appear on the opening skit for bobby tarantino 2 of logic. worth a mention.

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

thanks for sharing

[@ONGtv]

Busta Rhymes Is In The Boondocks Too.. that how u know I can’t this video Seriously 🤦🏾

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

haha, chill. it’s not that serious it’s just a video about cartoons, i’ll mention those who i missed in a follow up

[@ajthetrex5969]

18:35 the signs have been there for years

[@abyssyt2256]

Dope ass thumbnail. Props to whoever made it!

[@Gav_in_]

YESSSSS ABSURD EXSISTENCE NEW VIDEO

[@Gav_in_]

MY GOAT

[@Jasetyy]

One cameo that is missing is in the third episode of Gravity Falls, Coolio makes an appearance playing himself as a wax figure!

[@THE_MOONMAN]

Logic cameo on rick and morty still cracks me up cause its so random yet relatable. Funny he actually appeared for it too

[@jobua-lv4ki]

holy gonna be hype raah 🦅🦅🦅

[@PlayboiAnakinTheCreator]

W bully background music

[@strawdavid]

4:26 okay this was 🔥🔥

[@charleighbrooks799]

i started jumping when tyler came on the screen. two of my favorite cartoons by far are adventure time and the regular show

[@toxicrisis]

great video, absurd!!!

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@toxicrisis]

@@AnAbsurdExistence :3 of course!!!

[@GarfeldiGaming]

Yo homie is me everyday medic! Great vid!

[@postaldude9779]

MF DOOM connection to CN/AdultSwim goes further by being on Gorillaz (November has come) but this connection goes further down the line by the introduction of ace from PowerPuffGirls, so technically MF DOOM exists in the PowerPuffGirls universe (and yea Aqua teen hunger force)

[@tymon6059]

you should make a video about rappers making appearances on irl television shows next

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

thanks for the suggestion

[@LinkPemonade]

Using Can I Watch? Off the bat is such a W

[@RapsandRiffs]

My fav cartoon on adult swim was a short film called “freaknik” with t pain playing the ghost of freaknik, dj drama, cee lo, Rick Ross, so many

[@nigelcharlson2992]

Rick and Morty also made a short for Run The Jewels. Run The Jewels are just big on pop culture stuff though too. Tons of marvel appearances. And if you count Beastie Boys, they’re on Futurama.

[@jetstream2.0]

bully game themes in the background makes this much more enjoyable

[@thatboidevYT]

Nice video man

[@123theprodigy5]

Man, I don’t know how they did it, but the boondocks almost had every rapper. It was great seeing rappers such as Snoop Dogg, exhibit, and Busta Rhymes on there.

[@povdylan1021]

Ceelo greens weirdest cameo is in teen titans go, still can’t believe it’s real

[@quietdemon8138]

The reason why the Hot Water episode of American Dad was never referenced again was because during the production of the episode the creators believed that it would be the series finale as there was rumours of FOX cancelling the show the year it aired so they wrote that episode as a final one which is why ‘the twist’ happens at the end and while the series was sold to TBS around 2017/2018 I don’t think there’s ever been a reference to that episode ever since

[@12DAMDO]

i got a few things to say, but i don't want to make multiple comments, so i'm gonna put it all in this one: 1. the fact that Ye still don't get the joke makes the joke even funnier to me 2. aside from Nikki in Steven Universe, Estelle is also in there as the voice of Garnet (she's more R&B leaning tho, but she has some Hip Hop tracks) and Deedee Magno Hall as the voice of Pearl, who was a member of The Party (which isn't a Hip Hop group persay, but she did rap in The Party - L.A.) 3. the clips you chose for Drake in The LeBrons did not age well

[@kaidenstyles3004]

Stoners love cartoons, snoop KNOW what he doin fr

[@CallEmOut-b]

Ngl I didn't know homie was still posting

[@free55]

DOOM's voice as a cartoon character is so convincing. Such a uniquely raspy, slurrish, and stuttering delivery. Could've played an excellent, unserious villain in something

[@DodoDiaz]

Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock and Mike D were in a Season 1 episode of Futurama

[@xoxo.payshidden]

14:13 I’m deadddd

[@MayorOfEarth79]

Oh man, I was delighted to see this being recommended on my timeline. Great video! I have a ton of suggestions to throw out there, even if some are kinda weird. -Estelle on Steven Universe playing Garnet, the song Stronger Than You had some rapping it. -Deedee Magno Hall, who is Pearl on Steven Universe, has a noted music career. There's a meme in the fandom where her band "The Party" has a song called "LA" with her rapping: kzbin.info/www/bejne/an3MhYSGdsaGg8U -Del Tha Funkee Homosapien in Craig of the Creek. There's a dedicated episode to him where he plays a kid who might be an alien and he has a tape recorded called Automator. He then has a late season cameo (which is a really hype moment) where they play "Positive Contact" from Deltron 3030. -The Beastie Boys are guest stars in the Futurama episode "Hell Is Other Robots" -Coolio plays Kwanza Bot on several Futurama episodes. -MC Chris has had his connections with Adult Swim on Aqua Teen and Sealab -Denzel Curry is in the dub for the anime "Carole and Tuesday" which is all about musicians and a musician competition. He plays as rapper named Ezekiel who gets arrested and then films a protest anthem from his prison cell. (It's pretty dope). And he's not a rapper, but the musician Thundercat is also in the show. -Kid Cudi's been doing A LOT of media projects lately, but the big one I'd highlight is this Netflix Movie he did called "Entergalactic." He stars in it, it's an amazingly well done romantic comedy with a spiderverse type of animation. He produced it too and he released an album in relation to the film that plays in the background of the film. -Boondocks has several other people, even from the Thugnificient Episode like Busta Rhymes and Nate Dogg -The Proud Family has had on Lil Romeo, Ray J, and Big Boy (not Big Boi) -Andy Samberg is not necessarily a rapper, but he's done a ton of rapping for The Lonely Island. He's a big part of Hotel Transylvania movies and even at the end of the first movie, they get him AND Adam Sandler to rap the final song called "The Zing" -The Jellies was made by Tyler the Creator and features several Odd Future people doing background voices There's definitely more out there, but these are some fun ones that stick out to me

[@lithop6914]

12:15 i was not prepared for that omori bg music brodie

[@SamTheMan666]

I was first introduced to Andre 3000 through animation, the cherry on top was when I was discovered he made music.

[@blueknife7728]

I didnt even start teh vid yet but the goated refrecnes from bioshock to coraline to even TF2, u are awesome!

[@AnAbsurdExistence]

3 of my favorite things! Glad you appreciated that.

[@blueknife7728]

@AnAbsurdExistence u have great tastes, how could I not :)

[@Animaniacs11]

Also, busta Rhymes was in the Boondocks along side snoop doog and thugnificent, he was the bald one. And MC Lyte was the Girl alongside Childish Gambino and Tyler in that Regular Show episode, and Kid Cudi was supposed to be that little guy Tyler's character battled.

[@Japekss]

4:46 exactly what id expect from common in a cartoon xD

[@themoviecritic1092]

I love Logic's cameo in Rick and Morty bruh

[@NermInator-q2p]

11:43 bro this was one of the best episodes and the song goes to hard

[@bugshlapper3068]

The weeknd in american dad performing one of his best tracks i know he’s not a rapper but it’s such a good cameo it’s hard not to mention

[@EmpressEdyn]

man, snoop doing so many side quests that you didn't even list all his voice acting in fear he would take over the video

[@meatgrinder21]

DOOM voicing giraffe is something I never expected😭

[@CHop3996]

Love that bioshock poster

[@GameFreak64101]

You should make part 2 Some examples I know are: Going off of Snoop Dog's many side quest in cartoons, a lot of them are Adult Cartoons. I do know he was in a kids cartoon, Sanjay and Craig. I know nothing about the show other than he was there and I'm surprised Nickelodeon greenlit him making an appearance Method Man and Redman were in a Fairly Odd Parents special. While they didn't play any characters, they did the singing vocals for the Pixies for their song in an America's Got Talent Parody or something like that for the special I'm surprised you didn't mention Busta Rhymes being in Boondocks as part of the Lethal Interjection crew Lastly, while not playing a character, Ghostface Killah did and sang the theme song for Skunk Fu, at least over in the U.K. Update: Totally forgot about Snoop Dog again for Mike Tyson Mysteries

[@IamStempie]

That plug was pretty good

[@KorruptedKat]

Karma Police jumpscare???

[@HorseSqurriel]

common being friends with millhouse is funny af

[@levonhowerton]

Coolio was in an episode of Gravity Falls Also De La Soul and Lil Yachty were in Teen Titans Go

[@jayden.6]

Gangstalicious is actually signing Rapp Snitches (2:12) and self-snitching, making himself the subject of the original song.

[@somniumlucidus969]

Liked and subscribed specifically for the followup. I coukd co sume any ammou t if this content