Biography
Jensen Karp, also known as Hot Karl, is an American writer, comedian, producer and former rapper. Raised in Calabasas, California, he attended the University of Southern California, where he gained attention through rap battling and freestyle competitions on local radio.
He has written for Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? (2018), The Late Late Show with James Corden, the Grammys, the ESPYs and other awards shows. Karp co-created and executive-produced the TBS series Drop the Mic (2017) and co-owns the pop-culture art gallery Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. He is the author of the memoir Kanye West Owes Me $300 (2016).
