Lupe Fiasco Joining Faculty At Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute As Rap Professor

Lupe Fiasco Joining Faculty At Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute As Rap Professor

Lupe Fiasco announced on Instagram on Wednesday (January 1) that he will be joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute as a visiting professor beginning in the fall of 2025. Lupe will be teaching a rap course as part of the distinguished Baltimore university’s new four-year hip-hop program that is set to begin…

Lupe Fiasco announced on Instagram on Wednesday (January 1) that he will be joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute as a visiting professor beginning in the fall of 2025. Lupe will be teaching a rap course as part of the distinguished Baltimore university’s new four-year hip-hop program that is set to begin in 2025 . “Thrilled to share that I’ll be joining the faculty at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute in Fall 2025 as a Distinguished Visiting Professor, teaching Rap as part of the groundbreaking new 4-year Hip Hop Degree Program led by the visionary Professor @wendelpatrickofficialmusic,” the 42-year-old Grammy-winning rapper wrote. In addition to his new teaching gig, Lupe also shared that “I’ll continue my teaching at @mit and pursuing my fellowship at @yale while advancing Rap studies and practice into the upper echelons of higher education at large.” (Billboard)

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