Women's breasts are seen many times in scenes that last a while. At a party scene some women are seen fully nude, front and rear, briefly, although one is covered by a skin-toned vulva patch. A man's rear is visible during a short sex scene.

Two men and two women wake up together in bed, unclothed, but no private parts are seen.

Mario Van Peebles, now an adult portraying his father Melvin thirty years earlier, fends off arguments that it is inappropriate for Mario at age 13 to take part in a sex scene where he loses his virginity. Mario (as Melvin) points out that the sex is faked, it's acting. The original scene is neither shown nor replicated in "Baadasssss!".

Several minutes of historical real video clips show violence against African-Americans, including a close view of a lynched man hanging in a noose, police beating non-violent protestors, police dogs being set on civilians, and marchers being assaulted with the torrent from fire hoses.

Some scenes from the subject film are shown, including brief beatings, a pistol fired next to a man's ear which begins bleeding, and dogs set free to chase down a man.

Frequent, with much use of "fuck" and "motherfucker".

Beer and other alcoholic beverages are mentioned and consumed. A character is frequently seen with a cigar, usually unlit, in his mouth. Other characters smoke cigarettes occasionally.

Scenes of historical real violence and murder are distressing but brief. Some arguments are heated.