Registration Deadline: September 7, 2021

A Historical Overview of Hip-Hop. The art form known as Hip-Hop, including the forces pushing it into Gangster Rap, will be discussed through listening examples and firsthand experience. The course will be lead by Golden-Age Hip-Hop producer/composer/cultural ambassador and Hall-of-Famer Kerwin Young (GLFCAM Fellow Cycle 12) known for his work with Public Enemy, Rakim, Ice Cube, and Mobb Deep. An overview of Hip-Hop’s influence on world culture through its use in film, television, and video games will conclude with its “prized child” status in university and US cultural diplomacy settings. The Happy Hour discussion event of the course will feature special guests Dinco D (the US Hip-Hop Cultural Ambassador to Russia and founding member of Leaders of the New School), Mark Katz (founder of Next Level-USA, educator, and author), and Half Pint (a/k/a Cassandra Jackson, member of the rap group Son of Bezerk).

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Tuition for this course is on an honor system, i.e., a sliding scale. The prices cited below are for the entire run of events (five in total) for the course. If your funds are modest and a $5 cappuccino is a treat, you should select the lower end of the sliding scale ($25 for the five events). If you enjoy dining out, then you should select the higher end of the sliding scale ($150 for the five events). Please note that our refund policy is to return 50% of the tuition if withdrawal from enrollment is made at least one month before the start of the class.