Creator of Rap Lyrics For Class and Executive Producer, Joe Malachi, and Podcast Host, Kameelah Waheed discuss the inspiration for the program along with its purpose and goals. Joe Malachi shares his experience as a teacher using song lyrics in the classroom to address social issues, and the fact the rapper Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature demonstrates the legitimacy of rap lyrics being used in the classroom for academic purposes. Kameelah Waheed also shares her experience as an educator who has vast experience as an artist and emcee herself.
