I thought I’d kick things up a notch here at WORLDOFHURTONLINE.COM, lighten the mood a bit, and give the readers something a little new to the site.

As I’ve said before, what would Blaxploitation be without a soundtrack?  The music of Blaxploitation films gave a unique signature to this film genre, and since I started developing WORLD OF HURT, I have used soul, funk, and blues music as an inspiration for the strip.  I’ve got an iTunes folder called “Soul Fist” that features the best of classic R&B acts like Dennis Coffey, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr, Isaac Hayes, and Curtis Mayfield and new acts like Cadillac Jones, Galactic and Robin Thicke who are proudly carrying on the funk/soul tradition.  In an ideal world, I would start a WORLD OF HURT movie with Galactic’s “Tuff Love” and roll Robin Thicke’s “Magic” over the closing credits.  Go to iTunes and at least download “Tuff Love” right now!  I’ll wait.

You back?

That’s some new school funk for your ass, ain’t it!  Relentless, gritty, and mysterious, the song just sounds like treachery.

Well, I can’t touch the musical skills of Galactic, but thanks to the magic of GarageBand, a while back I tried my hand at creating an original song for WORLD OF HURT, anyway.  It’s a mid-tempo instrumental with a slightly jazzy flavor that I call:  “Pastor’s Groove.”

What other webcomic offers you exclusive free music downloads?  Only WORLD OF HURT, The Internet’s #1 Blaxploitation Webcomic, kids!

Enjoy, and I’ll see you tomorrow with the next installment in The Thrill-Seekers.

- JEP