Tag Archives: hip-hop

From lyricist to physicist: New York City schools incorporate hip-hop into science classes

December 18, 2012 – 1:25 pm

by Lisa Parks WHAT’S HAPPENING Music has often been used to teach complicated ideas. Columbia University professor Christopher Emdin is finding that rap can help high school students rhyme their way into scientific literacy. Emdin, Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop artist GZA and the founders of the lyrics website Rap Genius are launching a program in 10 […]

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P.O.S.’ hip-hop/punk mélange hits the sweet spot

March 25, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Rob van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Minneapolis rapper Stefon Alexander — stage name P.O.S. — found a home atop Billboard’s Heatseekers chart with the February 2009 release of his third album mixing punk rock sounds with hip-hop flow, Never Better. Alexander gained notoriety on the Vans Warped tour, a mecca for tattooed skateboarding youth but […]

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