Lupe Fiasco is additional advancing the intersection of Hip-Hop and academia following the announcement that the famend lyricist will be a part of Johns Hopkins College later this 12 months as a professor of Hip-Hop, including to his rising listing of honors in larger training.
He vowed to “hit the bottom working,” revealing the information on Instagram earlier this week.
Lupe Fiasco donned a Johns Hopkins baseball cap to announce the excellent news. In accordance with the Chicago rapper, commencing Fall 2025, he shall be “instructing Rap as a part of the groundbreaking new 4-year Hip Hop Diploma Program led by the visionary Professor @wendelpatrickofficialmusic.”
He continued, “The @peabodyinstitute is without doubt one of the oldest music conservatories in America. World famend for its rigorous coaching and for producing a few of the world’s best musicians, and I’m honored to contribute to this legacy doing what I really like most, Rap.”
Lupe additionally confirmed he’ll proceed instructing at MIT and his fellowship at Yale “whereas advancing Rap research and observe into the higher echelons of upper training at massive.”
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In a follow-up submit, Lupe declared, “Hip Hop at @peabodyinstitute in 2025 and past is about to be an absolute drawback!”
He shared a video of Bachelor In Hip Hop Program, Professor Wendel Patrick, at work, writing “Rap, Turntablism, Beat Field, Manufacturing & Extra.”
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Lupe Fiasco joined MIT as a member of the varsity’s 2022-23 MLK Visiting Professors and Students.
Moreover, in 2023, Lupe introduced he had been chosen to be a Saybrook Fellow at his “different favourite college,” Yale College.
