14 Rappers Who Have Lectured At Colleges

Various outlets are reporting Lil B will be bringing his very rare, very based brand of lecturing to Carnegie Mellon University. The wildest part is this isn’t the first time the Based God has enlightened the masses at an institution of higher learning.

It’s been pretty wild to see Hip-Hop go from getting steamrolled in the streets to being embraced in the classroom. Take a look at these 14 rappers who have done college lectures and step your education game up.

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Kanye West

Yeezy lectured at the Harvard Graduate School Of Design, and as part of his community service, he also taught a fashion class at Los Angeles Trade Technology College.

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GZA

The Genius has already laced a TED Talk or two, so it was a natural fit for him to drop jewels at both Harvard and MIT.

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Killer Mike

Mike Bigga’s been holding Hip-Hop down every time he makes a public speaking appearance. After attending Morehouse College, Mike went back to speak on Black Men, Black Boys And The Psychology Of Modern Media.

Bun B

Professor Anthony Pinn and Bun B teach Religion and Hip-Hop Culture as a free edX online course being offered by Rice University’s Center for Digital Learning and Scholarship.

9th Wonder

In addition to being appointed Artist In Residence at North Carolina Central University, you can find 9th holding down as an adjunct professor at Duke University and lecturing at campuses across the country.

MC Jin

Jin dropped some gems on the students at the University of Pennsylvania in April of 2013 during a free, public lecture.

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KRS-One

The real question is where hasn’t KRS-One lectured? You can find full uploads of his lectures at Fresno State University and California State University at Los Angeles on YouTube right now.

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Talib Kweli

It should come as no surprise that Kweli can hold his own behind a podium, and he’s done so at St. John’s, Metro State, and other institutions of higher learning.

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Chuck D

Chuck is arguably the only person on this list who can give KRS-One a run for his money. The University of South Carolina, Eastern Kentucky and dozens more have all been graced by Chuck D’s presence.

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David Banner

Banner has dropped knowledge on Harvard University and other campuses as well.

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Common

Cornell, Norfolk State, Penn State, Arizona State and more have hosted Common.

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Questlove

As if he doesn’t have enough job titles on his bio, Questlove began co-teaching Classic Albums at the Clive Davis Institue for Recorded Music at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2012.