Byron Hurt has a new project examining black masculinity and the jump off point is a question about the connection between Barack Obama and Curtis Jackson (50 Cent). Trailer no. 2:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOT4wAetzY[/youtube]
I am going to come back to this a bit later I think. But it’s interesting that he’s choosing 50 Cent, but the title is Barack and Curtis. Why does this distinction matter?
This is Curtis Jackson.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCzb5zpV0PA[/youtube]
This is 50 Cent.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qm8PH4xAss[/youtube]
See the difference? Talk about performative blackness….
did you get an oppourtunity to check out the full ten minute version?