Syllabus

Tues. 11/27 (F): Introduction

Weds. 11/28 (G): Read Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop selections

Thurs. 11/29 (A): Read Straight Outta Compton -27

Fri. 11/30 (B): Album Reading 1: Origins [Bambaataa and Rakim]

Mon. 12/3 (C): Reading Day [Blogs Due]

Tues. 12/4 (D): Read SOC -60 [Rap Genius]

Weds. 12/5 (E): Read SOC -94

Thurs. 12/6 (F): Read SOC -121

Fri. 12/7 (G): Album Reading 2: Political Hip Hop [PE v NWA]

Mon. 12/10 (A): Read The Plot Against Hip Hop Chapters 1-9 [Rap Genius]

Tues. 12/11 (B): Read TPAHH Chapters 10-14 [Watch Style Wars]

Weds. 12/12 (C): Reading Day [Blogs Due]

Thurs. 12/13 (D): Read TPAHH 15-20 [Watch Style Wars]

Fri. 12/14 (E): Album Reading 3: Boogie Down Productions

Mon. 12/17 (F): Read TPAHH 16-30 [long assignment]

Tues. 12/18 (G): Read Nelson George selections

Weds. 12/19 (A): Read Jay-Z, Decoded selection [Rap Genius]

Thus. 12/20 (B): Album Reading 4: CEO Rap [Jay-Z]

Winter Holidays

Mon. 1/7 (C): Reading Day [Blogs Due]

Tues. 1/8 (D): Read Angry Black White Boy Prologue, Book I, Chapter One

Weds. 1/9 (E): Read ABWB Book I, Chapter Two and Three

Thurs. 1/10 (F): Read Born to Use Mics selections [Rap Genius]

Fri. 1/11 (G): Album Reading 5: The Illest [Nas, Illmatic]

Mon. 1/14 (A): Read ABWB Book I, Chapter Four and Five [Rap Genius]

Tues. 1/15 (B): Read ABWB Book I, Chapters Six through Nine

Weds. 1/16 (C): Reading Day [Blogs Due]

Thurs. 1/17 (D): Read ABWB Book II, Chapters One and Two

Fri. 1/18 (E): AlbumReading 6: Run-DMC, Raising Hell

Tues. 1/22 (F): Read ABWB Book II, Chapters Three and Four [Rap Genius]

Weds. 1/23 (G): Read ABWB Book II, Chapters Five through Seven

Thurs. 1/24 (A): Read ABWB Book II, Chapters Eight through Ten

Fri. 1/25 (B): Album Reading 7: Biggie v ‘Pac

Mon. 1/28 (C): Reading Day [Blogs Due]

Tues. 1/29 (D): Read ABWB Book II, Eleven through Fourteen

Weds. 1/30 (E): Read ABWB Book III, Chapters One and Two

Thurs. 1/31 (F): Read ABWB Book III, Chapters Three and Four [Rap Genius]

Fri. 2/1 (G): Album Reading 8: The Wu

Mid Winter Free Weekend

Weds. 2/6 (A): Read Kelley, Yo' Mama's Disfunktional selections [Rap Genius]

Thurs. 2/7 (B): Read The White Boy Shuffle prologue and one

Fri. 2/8 (C): Reading Day [Blogs Due]

Mon. 2/11 (D): Read TWBS two [Rap Genius]

Tues. 2/12 (E): Read TWBS three and begin four (through p. 69)

Weds. 2/13 (F): Finish TWBS four

Thurs. 2/14 (G): Read TWBS five-six [SPC]

Fri. 2/15 (A): Album Reading 9: Native Tongues [SPC]

Mon. 2/18 (B): Read TWBS seven-nine [long assignment]

Tues. 2/19 (C): Reading Day

Weds. 2/20 (D): Read TWBS ten-eleven [Rap Genius]

Thurs. 2/21 (E): Read TWBS twelve-epilogue

Fri. 2/22 (F): Album Reading 10: '92 'til Infinity [Dre v Pharcyde]

Mon. 2/25 (G): Computer Lab

Tues. 2/26 (A): Computer Lab

Wed. 2/27 (B): Computer Lab

Thurs. 2/28 (C): Computer Lab

Fri. 3/1(D): Final Essay due

Spring Break