Harvard announces Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship progam

[theworldismine13]

Harvard announces Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship progam | theGrio

Rapper Nasir Jones a.k.a. Nas is a lyricist in the truest sense.

From Illmatic to Life Is Good, The Queensboro emcee has always been more comfortable letting his pen speak for himself.

After a 20 plus year career, a principle American institution has recognized “Nasty Nas” for his lyrical skills.

In a press release from Def Jam, Nas will be honored at the Hip-Hop Archive and the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, to establish the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship. The Fellowship will provide selected scholars and artists with an opportunity to show that “education is real power,” as it builds upon the achievements of those who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive scholarship and exceptional creative ability in the arts, in connection with the genre.

The mission of the Hip-Hop Archive is threefold: to seek projects from scholars and artists that build on the rich and complex hip-hop tradition; to respect that tradition through historically grounded and contextualized critical insights; and most importantly, to represent one’s creative and/or intellectually rigorous contribution to hip-hop and the discourse through personal and academic projects. Personal projects of fellows may include manuscript projects, performance pieces, album work, curriculum planning, primary archival research, and exhibition preparation, among others.


“Having welcomed various artists and scholars, the Hip-Hop Archive and Research Institute is uncompromising in our commitment to build and support intellectually challenging and innovative scholarship that reflects the rigor and achievement of hip-hop performance,” said Marcyliena Morgan, Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University and founder and director of the Hip-Hop Archive and Research Institute. “With the introduction of the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship, we will continue to be the leading resource for those interested in knowing, developing, building, maintaining, and representing hip-Hop.”

Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, added, “Nas is a true visionary, and he consistently shows how boundaries can be pushed and expanded to further the cause of education and knowledge. The work of the Du Bois Institute is enriched by the addition of the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship.”


Nasir Jones, or Nas, critically acclaimed for his rapping, social analysis and commitment, has helped usher in an original form of hip-hop debate and analysis that reflects on and represents urban youth angst and conflict as well as intelligence, confidence and ambition.

A quintessentially authentic artist, Nas has taken great risks in exposing his deepest vulnerabilities while still staying relevant to a wide audience. He has tackled both intense political issues and hardcore street topics. In doing so, he has inspired a generation.

This Fellowship honors his work while supporting the work of others. Fellows are chosen by a selection committee comprising members of the Harvard University faculty.

For more information on the programming and mission of the Hip-Hop Archive and Research Institute, go to hiphoparchive.org.

For more information on the research and public events of the Du Bois Institute, go to dubois.fas.harvard.edu.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

that's my hip-hop GOAT emcee nasir bin olu dara the gawd

 

[88m3]

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

The GOAT.

 

[atlbound]

:blackbradpitt::blackbradpitt::blackbradpitt: :blackbradpitt:

 

[Benny P]

 

[Type Username Here]

Forgetting the Beef, the Nas and Jay-Z comparison bring a great reference point to the state of America. In our current capitalist society, wealth and fame are used as barometers of success and prestige, and everything else comes second. Yes, Jay-Z has achieved more in life, and he's good at what he does, but I have to laugh when I hear anyone place him above Nas.

No one should be placed above Nasir bi Olu Dara Jones in terms of impact to the artform of hip hop.

The man is a poet.

fukk your opinion.

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

 

[Schmoove]

How is this advancing society?

 

[MVike28]

jigga on display at a freakshow exhibit for hipsters to point and gawk at



while nasir enhancing programs at ivy league schools

 

[yoyoyo1]

thats why he's the goat


jay-z selling out trying to be 'rich and successful' aka trying to emulate white people success by dressing and acting a certain way

people like mos def being smart dumb nikkas making fools of themselves


and nas, being part of a fellowship program at a top world university

 

[Saint1]

How is this advancing society?

this right here.

Let someone tell me "hey I made a rap album with a scholarship through Harvard"

Paying $200 for a book on hip hop in college

College is a scam and Nas is perpetuating the trick. There's nothing to be admired here.

 

[theworldismine13]

this right here.

Let someone tell me "hey I made a rap album with a scholarship through Harvard"

Paying $200 for a book on hip hop in college

College is a scam and Nas is perpetuating the trick. There's nothing to be admired here.

he is expanding hip hop to include harvard, harvard isnt a trick, we need more hip hop people at harvard

 

[Schmoove]

he is expanding hip hop to include harvard, harvard isnt a trick, we need more hip hop people at harvard

To do what? Provide new revenue streams for black businesses? To develop the next tech advancements?

Rap has its place. Harvard isn't that place. Maybe at east coast HBCUs.

 

[theworldismine13]

To do what? Provide new revenue streams for black businesses? To develop the next tech advancements?

Rap has its place. Harvard isn't that place. Maybe at east coast HBCUs.

no, to provide a scholarship for people that want to study hip hop culture, did you not read the article? why isnt rap a place for harvard, who told you this?