Lupe Fiasco is ready to “hit the ground running” after landing a role teaching rap at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute. He vowed to “hit the ground running,” revealing the news on ...

BALTIMORE -- Legendary rap and hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco is joining the faculty as Johns Hopkins University as a visiting professor, the Chicago rapper announced Wednesday. Fiasco will join JHU’s ...

Lupe Fiasco is adding to his educational résumé as he takes the next step in his teaching career. The Chicago rapper announced on Wednesday (Jan. 1) that he’ll be joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins ...

Charis Kubrin may not seem like your typical fan of rap music. A UC Irvine professor and 45-year-old mother of one, Kubrin has a collection of hundreds of songs and CDs, ranging from gangsta rap to ...

Todd Boyd started writing his new book, “Rapper’s Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World,” about three years ago, though in many ways, it’s been underway for decades. “I’ve been telling that in many ways, ...