Culture meets curriculum at Howard University’s new Cardi B-centered course

Howard’s new hip hop studies course will explore the music, business, marketing, and cultural impact of Cardi B’s “Am I ...
Chronicle

Hip Hop in the Classroom

A service-learning course shows hip hop songwriting can help kids with vocabulary – as well as trying to make sense of the world Ask Deja Simms, a sixth-grade English Language Arts teacher at Durham’s ...
WRAL

Hip-Hop Controversies Add to Material for Duke Class

Radio host Don Imus lost his job for racist comments, but many rappers use that kind of language in hit songs. The controversy has been the hot topic in a unique class on the Duke campus. Some people ...
MLive

Michigan rapper creates ‘Hip-Hop for Self-Expression’ class at Kalamazoo middle school

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Trevon Hobson, a Michigan-born hip-hop artist who goes by the stage name “Skitzo,” never wanted to be a teacher. Nevertheless, the morning of Wednesday, June 4, Hobson was giving ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Atlanta rapper Pastor Troy speaks to hip-hop lyrics class at Morris Brown

ATLANTA - Students at Morris Brown College got a unique lesson in hip-hop history and culture on Monday, as Atlanta rapper Pastor Troy served as a guest lecturer. What we know: Pastor Troy spoke about ...
WNDU

Hip-hop dance classes in session at the YMCA O’Brien Center

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - It’s Wellness Wednesday, which is why we welcomed a special guest from the YMCA of Greater Michiana to The WNDU Studios! Mike Jacob of Judah’s Pride has been teaching hip-hop ...