I am a hip-hop professor in the US and I produced the world's first peer-reviewed rap album
“Just listened to the album. S— is dope!” Phonte texted me after he checked it out. “Salute!” I responded with sincere appreciation for his encouraging words. I told him they meant a lot to me, especially coming from him. “Nah, bro. The bars are on point,” he replied. “Much love and respect.” This informal conversation with a highly esteemed rapper – one whose work I have studied and hold in high regard – is perhaps the most resounding affirmation I can ask for as an artist. The situation is similar in academia. That is, in order to establish oneself as a serious scholar...
Source: scroll.in
