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Free Huey Graphics. Major Rebrand.
Doing a major rebrand of The Free Huey World Report. Can't wait to share with you guys the video I'm working on. It's all in line with the whole "Complexion" video I teased earlier.
2019-09-12 22:35:40 +0000 UTC View PostSocial Media & Strategy | Free Huey World Report Blog
Something I go on about a lot is strategy. To me, it's never enough to be able to look into the eyes of a bunch of people and say "This is what we need to do."
It means so much more to actually be able to do it.
Social Media's beautiful and destructive, and just emphasizes all the strengths and issues with being online. The exposure. The narcissism. The privacy. The entitlement. Etc.
But, something key with social media is strategy.
The Boondocks has always somew...
2019-09-10 19:15:57 +0000 UTC View PostWhy I don't charge for Ace Attorney Content.
This has been a thing since the Patreon started.
I honestly don't take any money for any of the Ace Attorney videos. Partially cause' I recognise that's not what people are here for.
It would be exploitative, and disingenuous. If you guys are Ace Attorney fans, then enjoy. But, I know a lot of people aren't, So, why would I take money from them?
My whole mindframe with these sort of things is "Give the people what they want, and if you're not doing that, then don't exp...
2019-09-04 21:37:34 +0000 UTC View PostMooooooore Rare Boondocks Model Sheets
Supply drop, yo.
I've got some Free Huey blogs written up that I'm planning to start releasing very soon, as well as episode recordings. Stay on the lookout.
2019-08-31 11:10:49 +0000 UTC View PostRare Boondocks Early Model Sheets
This stuff is rare as all hell. It's a sick find too.
Figured you guys might be interested in it.
2019-08-30 20:53:21 +0000 UTC View Post
BEHIND THE SCENES | Working on "Negro Spiritual"
THE HISTORY
There's a lot of history behind this episode. Considering I was working on it since the 7th episode, I guess it makes sense. The subject matter I had in mind even longer.
I talked about it from time to time on the Patreon blog and dropped some things in videos, but nothing major. The idea was never simply to discuss this idea of blackness and spirituality.
I always felt like black people who dive deeper into the world around them, and their histo...
2019-08-11 17:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostOPERATION BLACK STEEL | NEGRO SPIRITUAL
So much history behind this one. I'll share with you in the coming week.
2019-08-10 23:56:38 +0000 UTC View PostTHE RIGHT TO BE HOSTILE | DEMO TEASER
Susceptible to change. May not be though. Here it is, early.
2019-08-07 02:32:42 +0000 UTC View PostSupposed to be $5 tier only, but I'm feelin' generous.
No context.
2019-08-04 22:37:47 +0000 UTC View PostLegal Barriers & The Necessity of Surprise | Free Huey
The problem with patreon is two things. Commitment, and in my case, compulsory surprises. (I know, surprise, surprise, I'm bad with commitment.)
The issue with patreon, for me, has always been that I want to reveal cool things that are going on, but I literally can't.
So, it becomes really easy to go "damn, that nigga ain't doin' nothing." When in reality, I'm doing something. I'm doing really exciting things, but I'm l...
2019-08-03 03:42:26 +0000 UTC View PostNext Major Video Poll
In interest of allowing my patrons to have a greater sense of awareness and control over the stuff I'm putting out and doing, what should the next major video be?
Also, testin' polls.
2019-07-25 23:25:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe Free Huey World Report | Appreciate what you got~
Rebranded the Patreon alittle, to give a firmer idea of what things will be shown off in the future. I've been mourning over a few things recently, and something that has never been lost on me is that black folk need to spend a lot less time at each other's necks, and more time appreciating what we have.
That isn't to say we can't complain. That we don't have valid things to complain about and be angry about. But, we can't let it consume us. We need to channel that energy in the right p...
2019-07-19 23:20:40 +0000 UTC View PostTRAILER | YOUNG REEZY'S FUNDRAISER
Early access to the trailer for the charity fundraiser we're doing with Money4Youth.
2019-07-15 21:48:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe Free Huey World Report | DEBUT VIDEO
Well, after a bunch of blog posts. This series is finally hitting the channel. This naturally means I might have to rebrand the patreon in some ways, but it should... mostly, stay the same.
I'll keep you guys posted on the charity work I've got coming next, as well as the reviews. Different stuff. Keepin' variety. Trying to expand. Stay lookin' out.
2019-07-15 01:53:43 +0000 UTC View PostYoung Reezy's Fundraiser - CHARITY ARTWORK
The raw artwork for the charity work I'm planning on doing with Money4Youth. It was created by the ever-so-talented, LJ-Baptiste . Someone, who might I add, I'm planning to plug in the first episode of The Free Huey World Report.
He wrote and drew Comixscape. A short comic I loved. Show him some love and support if you can. More to come soon!
New Series Announcement
The Free Huey World Report is gonna be a thing, reminiscent of the Black Panther party, and, to be specific, The Boondocks' comic strip. I figure it's an effective way of making my content more topical. I've got some cool exclusives that I'm working on for Patreon right now, so gimmie some time.
2019-07-05 17:00:44 +0000 UTC View PostOPERATION BLACK STEEL: BLACK MASK
It's finally unbanned.
I really didn't wanna upload two O.B.S. videos in a row, but YouTube does what it always does. My bad for being slightly inactive. Those who pledge to the Domestic Terrorist tier probably have an idea why. I'm gonna try and dedicate sometime this week to rebranding the patreon alittle, but till' then, enjoy the vidayo.
2019-07-03 21:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostOPERATION BLACK STEEL: HIP HOP'S APPROPRIATION
It's out. SpiderVerse getting unbanned July 1st hopefully.
New stuff soon. Much love for Samurai Champloo.
2019-06-20 20:22:17 +0000 UTC View PostYoung Reezy's Fundraiser | Behind The Scenes
Right now, I'm about 80% done with this Samurai Champloo video, and I've 'finished' my millionth draft of that spirituality video. It's a hard video to make.
There's so much to go into, like the 5 Percenters, Nation of Islam, the history of Christianity and its whitewashing, and the whole interpretation/image of faith as a whole. It's dense as hell, and you gotta do videos like that right.
But, that's not really what this is about. This is about updating y'all on The Fundrai...
2019-06-19 20:46:40 +0000 UTC View PostSamurai Champloo + Operation Black Steel
I talked about this briefly on my Twitter feed, but I'm planning to discuss Samurai Champloo on one of the next Operation Black Steel episodes. Ideally, the next one or the one after. I want to explore the idea of cultural appropriation, and why the character of Mugen, while not black, speaks to many members in the black community.
Full disclosure, I love this anime. Beyond just it's soundtrack, it's truly a work of art. I love all of Watanabe's work, and I can't wait to watch Carol &am...
2019-06-16 00:12:16 +0000 UTC View PostConstant Rewrites - OPERATION BLACK STEEL
Ultimately, a huge problem with Operation Black Steel is how time consuming and based it needs to be. Considering religion and spirituality is a big topic for this next Operation Black Steel, it's constantly being rewritten so it can be perfect.
There were scripts that felt too Pro-Religion and scripts that felt too Anti-Religion, when ultimately that isn't the point of the video. The point is to talk about how since religion is ultimately all subject to bias and interpretation, people ...
2019-06-14 01:18:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe Free Huey World Report: "This Is America"
I don't think Atlanta is the best photo to use for this...
Aight, remember when This is America was the craze? When everyone looked at it and went "wow what a deep message."
I don't know man, I always found the song average and the music video's message to be very self-explanatory. It was very overt, and that's what I'm not a big fan of. Happens with a lot of black media. Dear White People 2019-06-12 02:40:47 +0000 UTC View Post
The Boondocks' Return | My Stance
This video was essentially made to replace my SpiderVerse video. People had been asking me for the longest time to talk about The Boondocks' Return and my thoughts on it, so here it is.
For legal and personal reasons, I can't go TOO into what I was implying in the video. It'll all be explained in The Right to be Hostile. I promise.
2019-06-04 01:34:05 +0000 UTC View Post[BANNED] OPERATION BLACK STEEL | SPIDERVERSE
As stated last night, I'd be uploading the next Operation Black Steel soon.
So much for that dream. The video got copyright claimed fairly quickly and now I'm stuck waiting a whole month for a response from Sony. Not the biggest fan of that, but whatcanaguydo.
I'm going to try and figure out a way for you guys to watch this early. Y'all don't deserve to wait. More updates soon.
2019-06-03 12:17:30 +0000 UTC View PostSpiderVerse Video Dropping Tonight | Script
Yo, yo, yo.
My apologies for essentially going dead, but my videos got stopped by finals, work and projects. You know the deal.
I was planning on getting that religion video out before, but I guess it'll have to wait. To be fair, this is probably way more fun of a video to make anyway. SpiderVerse really has become a slight obsession of mine. Loved the movie to bits. Before I upload the video (render) and inevitably get taken down for copyright, here's the script for the epi...
2019-06-03 03:05:42 +0000 UTC View PostPATREON GOAL: Hip Hop Docktrine 5 - How did it happen? #1
I'm surprised we actually hit 5 patrons.
Aight, well, I'm a man of my word. For the most part.
The Hip-Hop Docktrine 5 mixtape began as a very simple experiment. It all started with myself playing around in Photoshop, listening to the Hip Hop Docktrine 3: Final Chapters mixtape. The Boondocks had recently been announced to be returning with ...
2019-05-08 20:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostFree Huey World Report/Project Week: The Powers That Be
For context, we're getting pretty deep into the rabbit hole of The Boondocks documentary, "THE RIGHT TO BE HOSTILE." And, in interest of being completely transparent. We're in some potentially deep shit.
I can't speak out it directly, but keep this post bookmarked or something for when the time is right, and everything makes abit more sense.
Not just because of evidence we've found, but testimony that keeps coming out. Some are speaking out wi...
2019-05-06 23:49:09 +0000 UTC View Post