Hot Karl, born Jensen-Gerard Karp, is an American rapper raised in Calabasas, California[1] Karl engaged in rap battling and freestyle at USC, during which time he took up the Hot Karl pseudonym.
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Karl later entered the Roll Call freestyle competition on Los Angeles radio station Power 106, where he lasted a record 45 days on air to become the show's all-time champion.[2] Karl began collaboration with Limp Bizkit's DJ Lethal, creating a demo exhibiting his satirical style and tightly-wound rhymes. He eventually signed with Interscope Records, where he recorded what was to be his debut CD, Your Housekeeper Hates You, which included guest appearances by Redman, Kanye West, Will.i.Am, DJ Quik, Fabolous, Mýa, Sugar Ray, Celph Titled, DJ Clue and MC Serch. However, Interscope informed Karl that his CD could not be commercially released due to scheduling conflicts and he decided to leave Interscope.
Karl signed with EMI Music Publishing. and ended up releasing his debut CD, now titled The Great Escape on Headless Heroes Records. His music was featured in the video game NBA Live 2003, a game in which he was also a hidden character. His song, "Back/Forth," was also featured in the 2009 movie It's Complicated.
Jensen-Gerard Karp opened Gallery 1988: LA and Gallery 1988: SF, two pop-art focused galleries in California, as well as co-writing the book Just Can't Get Enough for Abrams Books with Matthew Robinson. Gallery 1988: LA is well known for its Kevin Smith hosted annual show, Crazy 4 Cult, where 100 artists reinterpret classic cult movies in their own style. Karp is also the brand manager and designer for Pete Wentz's Clandestine Industries. His marketing company, Tyson/Givens Design & Marketing created the LOST Underground Art Project for the ABC television show's final season[3].
Karp was a writer for World Wrestling Entertainment for seven months during 2005[4].
Karp hosts a show on SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) called Get Up On This in which he and a guest discuss things they think will soon become popular. The show is released as a Podcast on the SModcast Podcast Network. He also now co-hosts after buzz tv's Monday night raw with ex female wrestler Maria Kallenellis and Mr2theP His twitter is Jensenclan88