Lupe Fiasco: “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction”
Lupe Fiasco: “Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction”
Wednesday, 30 November 2022 | 7-8:30pm | MIT Stata Center, Room 123 and Virtual
MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing Program
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“Rap Theory & Practice: an Introduction” is an exploration into the underlying fundamental functions, structures, and principles of rap.
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.
Free and open to the public.
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Livestream link: web.mit.edu/webcast/cmsw/f22