I like those LeBron X Crown Jewels but at that price, they better take care of my Crown Jewels, not just my feet.
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— Jacques Slade, Twitter |
Jacques Slade, also known as KU or Kustoo, is an American rapper, actor and spokesperson. He is perhaps best known for his onscreen appearance in the 2008 movie "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story ". He portrayed a rapper by the name of Lil Nutzack whose character parodied the incorporation of old songs by hip-hop artists into their own music. Other credits include a free style rap battle scene he wrote in the 2008 movie Drillbit Taylor. As a musician he released the album "Before the Hype" in 2007. On "Community" he is responsible for composing a number of the rap songs in Season One including "I Never Die", "Night Caps" and the rap part of "Pierce You're A B". He also created the Greendale Promo Rap, which is on his YouTube channel and was never featured in the show. He appeared on the show in the episode "Home Economics" as a rapper hired by Pierce to create a rap in retaliation for the song Vaughn had wrote about him. He continues to create music for television and film and was also featured in a commercial for Onstar. He is an avid sneaker collector and blogs at kustoo.com. He also hosts a weekly YouTube show "This Week in Sneaks". He currently resides in Pacoima, California.