The Charlie Hebdo situation has given me some valuable insight over the last week. It inspired me to produce my first ever cartoon for HipHopLives.net to illustrate what I learned. Like Charlie Hebdo, it’s immature and offensive, so enjoy…
This diversion into comedy is not my forte obviously, but it was used to “illustrate” the bigger point. To me, comedy is not a strong enough format to drive home the importance of political engagement. There is nothing wrong with serious topics being discussed seriously. Sarcasm and humor are fine in the correct context. Otherwise, it’s just jokes and it doesn’t really mean anything.
Kurt Nice
Kurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the first nationally distributed video mix tape series, Shades of Hip Hop, in the late 1990s. Since touring the country with the Stop the Violence Movement and the Temple of Hip Hop as KRS-ONE’s National Marketing Director, Kurt Nice has been a constant commentator on conscious Hip Hop and its relevance to the new rap music of today, through radio and cable appearances. contact Kurt at info@hiphoplives.net
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Kurt Nice aka Kurtiss Jackson is a behind the scenes pioneer in the Hip Hop Kulture, creating the first nationally distributed video mix tape series, Shades of Hip Hop, in the late 1990s. Since touring the country with the Stop the Violence Movement and the Temple of Hip Hop as KRS-ONE's National Marketing Director, Kurt Nice has been a constant commentator on conscious Hip Hop and its relevance to the new rap music of today, through radio and cable appearances. contact Kurt at info@hiphoplives.net
