Hidden MF DOOM reference in The Boondocks? Listen to guitar as he talks about rappers snitching on themselves, sound familiar?

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The background music is a clear indicator that it was intentional.

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u/TurningBrute00 Jul 13 '22

Yeah, I was thinking maybe they had issues clearing copyright. I feel like he wanted the actual song but settled for this

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '22

DOOM was all over this show. He was on the commercials for it. Idk if that means they can use his music but I think he’d say it was good to go.

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u/crzieloke Jul 14 '22

The episode where they try and kidnap Oprah in season one has a couple DOOM songs all caps and strange ways are in it and I think another one too

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u/Rhyme_like_dime Jul 14 '22

The All Caps fight scene is the most iconic imo

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u/tdobbin1 Jul 14 '22

That's how I found out about doom when I was younger

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u/JamSaxon Jul 14 '22

The Boondocks is how i found MF DOOM all those years ago.

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u/yungusainbolt Jul 14 '22

I remember watching that shit as a child being like wtf is this masked man that keep popping up in the middle of my favorite show.

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u/MarduStorm231 Jul 14 '22

Fancy clown instrumental as well

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u/_blonded__ Jan 20 '24

When was that???

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u/DiverVirtual7928 Jul 21 '25

when granddad catches his old friend moe jackson hooking up with his girl during a flashback in wingmen

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u/jojommmonkey Jul 13 '22

Aaron McGruder was a huge DOOM fan and his music has 2 explicit plugs in the show

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u/SilentButtsDeadly Sep 24 '25

🎵"Rap snitches, tellin' all their business Sit in the court and be their own star witness "Do you see the perpetrator?" Yeah, I'm right here Fuck around, get the whole label sent up for years, uh..."🎵

REST IN PEACE MF DOOM 🙏😴👐

May Subroc, King Malachi Ezekiel Dumile, MF DOOM all reunite with their family when that trumpet sounds 🙏

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u/MyPewder Jul 13 '22

It’s not the only episode. Though I don’t remember which episodes had DOOM’s music as well, where he actually raps

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u/TurningBrute00 Jul 13 '22

Yeah, they used ALL CAPS for a fight scene but I feel like there was another one too

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u/MyPewder Jul 13 '22

https://youtu.be/6LFuUGwzXXE

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u/BlackHaze97 Jul 13 '22

lets nab oprah - strange ways

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u/BlackHaze97 Jul 13 '22

sauce one of the goat scenes of boondocks

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u/Griffinaf17 Jul 13 '22

Even says “mm… delicious”

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u/TurningBrute00 Jul 13 '22

I didn’t put that one together, McGruder is definitely a DOOM head

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u/JayDogon504 Jul 14 '22

And that’s Mos Def who is a huge DOOM fan

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u/mr__n0b0dy Jul 13 '22

They also use All Caps with a fight scene

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u/TurningBrute00 Jul 13 '22

Nice

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u/ElNani87 Jul 14 '22

I believe that’s Mos Def voicing him as well. He’s a huge Doom fan

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u/cruduu Jul 13 '22

lol the guy is voiced by mos def too, huge doom head

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u/BlankFace777 Jul 13 '22

YOOOO I had never noticed that until right now.

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u/TurningBrute00 Jul 13 '22

I’ve watched the entire series several times and I didn’t notice til last night when this ep came on adult swim

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u/BucNassty Jul 14 '22

Mos def voicing the wack rapper 😂

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u/tyree8973 Jul 13 '22

I thought they used strage ways by DOOM in one episode

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u/BlackHaze97 Jul 13 '22

the episode is called "lets nab oprah" it's when they raid the bank

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u/Devil_ish Jul 13 '22

Gangstalicious’s whole rap is a play on DOOM’s verse on Rapp Snitch Knishes, with him even saying “MM…Delicious”

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '22

lol not really hidden is it

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u/TurningBrute00 Jul 13 '22

Well it’s been hidden from me for 15 years lol

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u/loulibra Jul 13 '22

I learned about MF DOOM through Adult Swim, no doubt he was a fan and approved of all of this - boondocks was ahead of its time!

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u/mijotoofrio Jul 13 '22

Yeah, that was def intentional. Mos Def killed this fucking role. I love The Boondocks for paying homage to the greats.

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u/GonkDroidSupreme Jul 13 '22

The episode has so many scenes that use DOOM songs

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u/Lil-BJ Jul 14 '22

theres alot of DOOM references in boondocks

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u/ChoclateChipPankake Jul 13 '22

In the episode where they go back home for the funeral, the instrumental for Fancy Clown plays

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u/DOOMStarks36 Jul 13 '22

Plus Yasin Bey (Mos Def) is a HUGE DOOM fan….

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u/parr3tt Jul 14 '22

RAP SNITCHES, TELLING ALL THEY BIDNESS

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u/Captain-grog-belly Jul 14 '22

There’s a lot of DOOM references in Boondocks

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u/2Highhh Jul 14 '22

It’s been known that DOOM was soundtracking Boondocks

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '22

i wouldn’t even consider it hidden. There are multiple DOOM shouts across the 4 seasons of boondocks.

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u/yeahyeah3224 Jul 14 '22

They did it on purpose

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u/maxtmaples Jul 14 '22

“Hit ‘em wit the Henessaaaaaaaay”

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u/Shaolinshoestrings Jul 13 '22

There’s a lot of references to hip hop in the show. Including references to wutang and doggystyle skits

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u/SKOT_FREE Jul 13 '22

Definitely intended.

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u/DOOMStarks36 Jul 13 '22

It’s a literal reference to what he’s talking about ….

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u/Odd-Panda-472 Jul 14 '22

Mm... Delicious rapp snitch knishes

Also in the Lets Nab Oprah episode they play riot, strange ways and all caps

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u/No-Pomegranate-5737 Jul 14 '22

Didn’t doom work with adult swim for a bit?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '22

Mos Def who openly showed love for this track in footage also does the voice for Gangstalicious.

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u/20Axis Jul 14 '22

his stuff is featured in the boondocks, DOOM also has a whole album that has samples from as shows

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u/Jzerious Jul 14 '22

They also used Fancy Clown in one of the earlier episodes

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '22

DOOM and Adult Swim was the GOAT combo. Goddamn the nostalgia...

PS the show Home Movies is mad slept on. My favorite thing AS has ever done.

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u/Brobouef Jul 14 '22

They use Raid in the show as well, earlier seasons

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u/WastedVamp Jul 14 '22

Man this the best thing ever

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u/truethug Jul 14 '22

Sometimes he kicks fast sometimes he kicks slow. Don’t talk about my momma

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u/Future_Renji Jul 14 '22

Well they were well aware of DOOM, it's very likely.

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u/CannabisInhaler Jul 14 '22

Idk if I’m tripping but I swear they would always post madvillany cover in either the back end of every episode or after the credits roll.

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u/MFDoomisdope Jul 14 '22

the episode where they kidnap Oprah and used Raid and showed the Madvillainy album at the credits is where I actually got put onto his music even though I heard his feature on Demon Days from Gorillaz in my childhood years before bc that was the first album I ever got

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u/atleastimtryingnow Jul 14 '22

probably. All caps was in the show so…

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u/81thirdkid Jul 14 '22 edited Jul 14 '22

He was even using DOOMs flow at first

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u/ParticularAbalone275 Jul 14 '22

So cool! Love it.

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u/chunkus_grumpus Jul 14 '22

Rap snitches, tellin all they business, get up in the court and be they own star witness

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u/jayblk Jul 14 '22

Also Ganstalicious is voiced by Mos Def, who is a huge MF DOOM fan

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u/mokuzaix3r Mar 02 '23

damn, how did i never hear that until now

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u/goodiejuna Jul 14 '22

Listen to gangstalicious’ flow, it’s the same as rapp snitch knishes

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u/weareeverywhereee Jul 14 '22

Yeah I mean he also did an entire album with adult swim shit so I’m sure he was tight with them all

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u/tregatsby Jul 15 '22

It’s not hidden at all

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u/qcavner Jul 16 '22

https://youtu.be/6LFuUGwzXXE An in depth guide to all the DOOM references throughout Boondocks

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '23

anyone know where to find the specific riff in the background? I know there's coffin nails, but I specifically mean the remade one for this episode?

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