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The Bottom Line

My first impression of That Crook'd 'Sipp was, oh no, more rap culture foisted upon me. But That Crook'd 'Sipp is fully aware of rap culture's position in the mainstream. Juxtaposing Virgil (voiced by rapper David Banner) and his restaurant patrons against the Beauregards, a white family mentally stuck in the 1800s, creates an interesting and funny social commentary on how far (or not) our country has come in the last 200 years.

Pros

• Fresh idea for Adult Swim.
• Backed by proven talent, rapper David Banner.

Cons

• Too much mumbling.
• Needs more cohesiveness.

Description

• That Crook'd 'Sipp created by rapper David Banner.
• Aired during Adult Swim's "Night of 1000 Pilots."
• Part of Adult Swim's Pilot Week

Guide Review - That Crook'd 'Sipp

That Crook'd 'Sipp is about Virgil "Big Virge," who owns a restaurant called Crook'd 'Sipp. Rapper David Banner, best known for his CD Mississippi: The Album, not only voices the character but executive produces the show. (Incidentally, the very first group David Banner ever rapped with was called Crooked Lettaz.)

Virgil narrates That Crook'd 'Sipp, which tells the story of the Beauregard family, who used to be old money, but now have no money, but remain blissfully unaware of their economic status. The mother falls victim to the vapors easily, and the father rides about on a steed, occasionally taking a gander at some old-fashioned pornography.

Therefore it's up to the children to run the family. When the family's reputation seems to be in danger of tarnish when the smallest daughter must complete a family tree for school, everyone is in a tizzy.

The girl asks who her father is, and they all run for cover.

The son calls in an uncle to act as her father, but he's more interested in the loose sister, who has a weak spot for black men.

This was one of the few Adult Swim shows where I actually wanted to know how the story ends.

That Crook'd 'Sipp can skewer stereotypes about the South so well because David Banner knows them so well. He grew up in Mississippi, and it shows. That Crook'd 'Sipp presents racism and incest as a normal way of life in the South, while at the same time condemning them. Contrasting a modern rapper's perspective with the Beauregards' provides humor and provokes thought.