On this edition of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane continues with Part 2 of her interview with the creators of the provocative new play 'Who Killed Jiggaboo Jones?' a satirical examination of the 'Hip-hop Industrial Complex'. Emmy Award winner donnie l. betts and performance artist Jeff Campbell go 'Behind the Black-face' to learn about the characters, the structure of the piece, and the creators intent. Click below to watch the interview!
On this edition of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane meets Emmy Award winner Donnie L. Betts and performance artist and writer Jeff Campbell to learn about their provocative theater project, 'Who Killed Jigaboo Jones?', a satirical examination of the 'Hip-hop Industrial Complex'. Click below to watch the interview!
In a brand new teaser clip released in advance of the debut of Who Killed Jigaboo Jones?, playwright Jeff Campbell introduces us to Lefty Caruso, the vampire. Caruso represents all that is wrong with the industry. A character who feeds off the life and creativity of others in order to sustain himself, this archetype is found all throughout hip-hop. Caruso mentions some of his favorite 'jigs' with tongue and cheek verbal brutality, mentioning Chief Keef, Kanye West, and Wu-Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard. Of the latter Caruso expresses that ODB 'was my favorite Wu-Tang member cause he was a real jig.' Watch below!
