The Joell Ortiz Banger that inspired this sketch

You may have already heard God Forbid by Joell Ortiz.  It's not a new song, but it is one of my favorite songs I've heard in a minute.  I discovered it on Soundcloud, and it has been in heavy rotation since.
 



Almost any time I have gotten irritated with anything since I heard this incredibly quotable track in 2017, Joell's growling voice has popped up in my mind.  As I was getting ready for the BLACKBOOK BATTLE last week, this ode to hip hop frustration was lurking in my subconscious.  And once my playlist dropped God Forbid during my pre-fight coffeeshop drawing session, I put it on repeat and this sketch was born.

"Every person with a pencil's a potential murder victim.
Wave it any angle and murk you, I mean, What is this?!?
It's Magic in all positions, like Earvin before the sickness..."
-Joell Ortizhttps://t.co/YTnnM2eEZ9 pic.twitter.com/NWIctdcQBy

— GhettoManga Magazine (@ghettoManga) March 27, 2018

Y'all know I'm a nerd about this rap shit, so this is the kinda stuff I commonly draw in my Daily Sketches.  CLICK HERE to get 'em in your email.

As for Joell Ortiz, get familiar on iTunes or where ever you like to get dope music.
Later!
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Samax Amen is a professional Content Developer, Illustrator and Cartoonist. He is the artist of many great comics you never heard of like Herman Heed, Champion of Children, The Brother and The World As You Know It. He even writes and draws his own comics, like Dare: The Adventures of Darius Davidson, Spontaneous, and Manchild when he gets around to it. Because making comics is hard and stuff, he started GhettoManga as a blog in 2006 and as a print magazine in 2008.



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