The upcoming action series draws from Marc Olden’s novel, “Black Samurai,” which was previously adapted as a Blaxploitation film of the same name.

The artist issued several tweets defending his comments, trying to put them in a better light. It didn’t work.

The Wu-Tang Clan leader asks, ”Is the image that we portray [one] that could invoke a fear into a White officer, or to any officer?”

“Any Way The Wind Blows,” which tells the story of the underrated blues and soul artist Syl Johnson, will finally be screened, two years after it was first announced.