Baba Brinkman is a Canadian Rapper He is a writer The humble ambition that inspired me to write The Rap Canterbury Tales was a desire to resurrect Chaucers brilliant stories from their vellum ID: 429221
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Baba BrinkmanSlide2
Baba Brinkman is a Canadian RapperSlide3
He is a writer.
The humble ambition that inspired me to write The Rap Canterbury Tales
was a desire to resurrect Chaucer’s brilliant stories from their vellum
mausoleum by giving them a new form that would once again delight and
edify live listening audiences, while at the same time redeeming hip-hop in
the eyes of my parents’ generation. Since Chaucer is an unassailable icon of
literary culture and the old guard, I saw his poetry as a valuable tool to
dismantle the widespread prejudice against hip-hop culture, which gave
birth to the art form I love. Also, since hip-hop is an unassailable icon of
contemporary cool, I saw it as the perfect medium to deliver Chaucer’s
message to a younger generation growing indifferent to the delights of
archaic literature.Slide4
He is an Off-Broadway PerformerSlide5
He is the founder of Lit Fuse RecordsSlide6
Students can easily learn subject matter when rapped or rhymed.Slide7
Brinkman rapped about Darwin’s Theory in a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway Show
.Slide8
His rapping style is called “Lit-Hop.”
“Baba
has independently recorded and released ten original hip-hop albums since 2004, as well as executive producing and collaborating with a range of artists. His lyrics have been described as “sometimes Shakespearian in their beauty,” (Fest Magazine) which may be why his breed of rap is often referred to as “Lit-hop”.
Most
rappers boast about their intellect, but few go out and actually get a master’s degree in medieval and Renaissance literature so they can spit better rhymes
.”
The Huffington PostSlide9
Baba Brinkman performs for schools.
He has performed in more than 100 high schools and colleges since 2004. He was sponsored by Cambridge University as a “literary ambassador to schools” and has
perdormed
at
harvard
, Wellesley, Brown, and Oxford, as well as Horace Mann High School, in the Bronx.Slide10
Baba Brinkman is a Blogger
He has a comprehensive website, which includes his blog.In his blog, he records his thoughts and experiences regarding his travels.
The address is:
http://
www.bababrinkman.com
/Slide11
Baba Brinkman’s Master’s Degree
Brinkman published his Master’s Thesis on his web page.His Master’s is in Medieval and Renaissance Literature.
He is the opening act for the
Science Jobs
section of the Festival.
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this information?