Nipsey Hussle’s death has been mocked in an episode of Family Guy, and fans are not happy with the late rapper’s name being used in the controversial joke.
The episode in question, “Young Parent Trap,” originally aired in April 2021 as part of the animated sitcom’s 19th season, but the clip resurfaced this week and made the rounds on social media.
“Ahh, a music festival,” an intrigued Peter Griffin says in the scene to his children after hearing of their plans to attend Quachella (a play on Coachella).
“They’re gonna have holograms of 2Pac and also Nipsey Hussle, who I’d never heard of and then was told to care immensely about,” his son Chris replies in a snarky tone.
The clip went viral on Tuesday (January 24), with a tweet highlighting the “out of pocket” joke garnering over 50,000 likes. The scene was met with outrage from Nipsey Hussle fans, who flocked to social media to voice their disapproval of the irreverent comedy series.
“The fact that Family Guy disrespected Nipsey Hussle. Just shows me why I never really took that show serious to begin with,” one user wrote, while someone else added: “That Nipsey joke on Family Guy was corny bcuz Nipsey didn’t even make music for that crowd.”
Another fan of the late Crenshaw legend chimed in with: “Nipsey catching strays on family guy!?? Never did fuck wit that show.”
Not everyone was up in arms over the joke. One Twitter user who called themselves a “huge Nipsey fan” defended the joke by pointing out that Family Guy is known for this type of humor and the show targets “everyone.”
“As a huge Nipsey fan, its Family Guy and its what they do,” they tweeted. “If they did it only to a select people id be annoyed but they do that to everybody. The biggest issue I have with Family Guy is that it stopped being funny years ago.”
Nipsey Hussle (real name Ermias Asghedom) was shot and killed outside his Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles in March 2019.
The alleged gunman, Eric Holder, was convicted on first-degree murder charges last year. Holder’s attorney attempted to have his charges reduced to manslaughter due to what he called an “inconsistent verdict,” but his motion was rejected by a Los Angeles judge.
Holder is due to be sentenced in the coming months and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
I dont understand how its disrespect. I think the joke was that people are fake.
Exactly,
The 30 Nipsey fans can calm down
Some people are just dumb now. I mean just plain stupid. Get a grip and get over yourself.
It was hilarious. People all in their feelings over bullshit. Nips would have been happy to have had his name in the show. Dude was from a murderous street gang, a gang member from his own shit killed him, now a joke is what people are outraged about? Go fuck yourselves.
Truly Agree with you …
It’s a joke, not in bad taste, anybody offended STFU!
This outrage was something I was unaware of but hiphopdx says this is something should care about.
that lady saying she never took family guy, a comedy cartoon, seriously. can’t make this up and the joke is true
She’s for sure taking it serious now smh
Happened 2 yrs ago crawl the fuck outta your feelings
Don’t you just love it when Gen-Z digs up old material and gets “offended” by it in the present, in hopes that someone—in this case, Seth MacFarlane—apologizes for it?
Let’s not pretend like that’s the only generation that gets easily offended. Both sides of our political climate, ranging from young to old, have based their entire careers on being offended by something, then riling up others to join in their bitchfest. And no, I’m not a Gen Z’er.
Its a funny joke to me at least and I love Nipsey. While what happened to Nip is no laughing matter, i can laugh at it bc I would this kind of response coming expect a lame and weird fat white kid like Chris Griffin from the burbs. Before this gets out of context, we’re clearly not expecting a doofus like Chris Griffin to understand Nip’s music are we?
Dude’s impact on his community is immeasurable. But he wasn’t a great rapper. Dying gets you remembered fondly but it doesn’t change who you really were.
I stand with Charleston white man who the hell cares about a Nipsey Hussle so what
You follow degenerate bums online?
Its not a diss to Nipsey, its a diss to media and especially social media for suddenly elevating him to legend status. Rap fans went along with it too. Its not Nipsey’s fault. Hes definitely overrated, no classic albums or hit songs.
100
Listen to Victory Lap. That’s a classic album, all bangers top to bottom.
His Mixtapes are also Classics. So it’s OK if you have never listened to music. But don’t try to discredit it without having heard it.
Lol this shit is from 2 years ago. If there was a time to be angry, you missed it. Plus it’s true, most ppl didn’t know who the hell they were crying about.
Wonder how King Tekashi feelin’ bout all dis? He n Nip were so that at da end.
Wonder how King Tekashi feelin’ bout all dis? He n Nip were so tyt at da end.
Article should be titled ‘Nipsey Hussle fans who became Nipsey Hussle fans when Nipsey Hussle died become outraged at Family Guy joke at their expense’.
Nipsey Hussle fans who became Nipsey Hussle fans when Nipsey Hussle died become outraged at Family Guy joke at their expense
I’m sure you could find sections of Nipsey’s lyrics that are disrespectful towards others. Did the family overlook that fact when they went pearl clutching over a joke that wasn’t aimed at Nipsey but rap “fans” in general? Like it or not, Nipsey got way more popular AFTER he was killed.
Joke doesn’t go too far at all. Hip hop does this all the time, a rapper who most people never heard of gets show and all of a sudden he is a legend. Joke makes perfect sense
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I mean, it’s not wrong. Not a lot of people heard of him until after he died, and still can’t even name a single song by him. Family Guy has made WAY worse jokes and nobody was ‘outraged’.
It’s called comedy. Those who are easily offended should never waych Family Guy, South Park, the Pjs, Boondocks, or virtually any adult themed comedy. But especially family guy, I haven’t liked the show for a decade, but it’s very off color humor.
Fcuk your butthurt feelings. Nipsey said and did things that were 1000 worse in his life. Y’all “fans” couldnt even refrain from killing someone at his goddamn funeral and his corpse wasnt cold or his family started fighting over his money and child with the kids mother and the crips tried to steal his trademark. And yall get upset over a joke on a cartoon?? Hypocrite losers!!!!