Lupe Fiasco presents “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction”

An exploration into the underlying fundamental functions, structures, and principles of rap. Open to the public, the talk was hosted at MIT on November 30, 2022. Wasalu Jaco, professionally known as Lupe Fiasco, is a Chicago-born, Grammy award-winning American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and community advocate. Rising to fame in 2006, following the success of his debut album Food & Liquor, Lupe has released eight acclaimed studio albums, his latest being Drill Music In Zion, released in June 2022. His efforts to propagate conscious material garnered recognition as a Henry Crown Fellow, and he is a recipient of an MLK Visiting Professorship at MIT for the 2022/2023 academic year.

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Lupe Fiasco presents “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction” is an episode from MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing by MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing.

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This episode was published on Dec 5, 2022.

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