Jay Smooth of Ill Doctrine Signs with a Giant

The worst thing about Jay Smooth is the dude doesn’t make enough videos.

The born and bred Harlemite and Upper West Sider, mastermind behind HipHopMusic.com, and “founder of New York’s longest running hip hop radio show, WBAI’s Underground Railroad” (which has blasted beats of extremely talented and underexposed artists over the airwaves since 1991) has delivered sporadic cultural and political criticisms and eloquent observations on the human condition under the banner of Ill Doctrine by way of his webcam since June 2007.

But whether it’s that the guy’s simply very busy or it’s the little hater inside

, Smooth hasn’t been able to nail a consistent release schedule since his original web series debut. Hopefully that will change with his new relationship with Giant Magazine.

Subscribe for daily Tubefilter Top Stories

Subscribe

Smooth recently teamed up with the “smart celebrity, style, and culture” publication to produce a what seems to be monthly series based on his already crowd pleasing, socially conscious, overexposed editorials addressed directly to the camera.

In The Giant Word, Smooth investigates peculiar buzzwords, phrases, and tactics used in the political arena.

Here’s hoping taking a closer look at things like sensitivity and Christine O’Donnell on a regular basis for Giant (and the occasional shoutout from Rachel Maddow) inspire Smooth to keep up that online video output. His fans and politically oriented people at large would like it.

Share
Published by
Joshua Cohen

Recent Posts

YouTube just made a Shorts deepfake machine so creators don’t have to be in their own videos

Hey YouTubers! Do you want to be rid of the pesky chore of actually appearing…

19 hours ago

Have you heard? Gaming Historian says so long, Ms. Rachel sells shoes, and TikTok ad exec moves on.

Each week, we handpick a selection of stories to give you a snapshot of trends,…

20 hours ago

NAB Show wants to be the meeting ground for creators and legacy entertainment: “These two segments have so much to offer each other right now”

Back in 2024, the National Association of Broadcasters recognized the importance of content creators by…

21 hours ago

Hoorae returns to Issa Rae’s web series roots with “Screen Time” microdrama

Too much screen time can be a dangerous thing, and Hoorae is taking that idea literally. The…

21 hours ago

Kylie Jenner brings “star power and aura” to hydration product k2o, launched in tandem with Night

The latest product backed by Night's venture studio emerged out of a partnership between the creator…

23 hours ago

Hollywood has a lot to learn from creator animators (and their IPs), YouTube says in latest Culture & Trends report

Indie animation is flourishing on YouTube. From the pop culture juggernaut that is The Amazing…

2 days ago