Comedy series coming about Nissim Black

Hoping to dispel some misconceptions about him, Israel-based former gang member-turned-Chassidic-rapper Nissim Black will feature in a new comedy series based on his life.

Black announced the upcoming show on Twitter.

He will co-produce the show with comedian and veteran TV writer Moshe Kasher, who frequently references his Jewish identity in his work.

It’s unclear if Black will star as himself in the show, called Motherland Bounce, which tells the story of how Black went from selling drugs in Seattle by age 12 to finding a spiritual home in Orthodox Judaism and moving to Jerusalem. In the song, which shares the same name, he grapples with his many different identities.

“There’s always these questions,” Black told Hey Alma in 2020. “Like, ‘Well, are you still Black? How Black are you? How does that work? But you’re also Jewish? Jews are white?’ No they’re not!”

With Times of Israel