028: Fiasco - Rap theory; introduction and practice

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☕️ ‘The algorithm’ is trained to throw you random things you might like. Yesterday it showed me a Grammy Award-winning rapper’s introductory course on RAP at MIT. I’m a big fan of how the sausage gets made and I love drawing ideas and principles from outside of illustration. Thanks Algorithm!

Rap theory; introduction and practice

1. The first video is one of Lupe Fiascos’ hits from 2011

2. I copied out some of the lyrics from the song that resonates with me in a personal way.

3. The lecture starts out by referencing the 3-little pigs. So you know there’s a relevance to what we do in Kidlit.

4. At the end of this newsletter is a quote from the lecture. It’s obvious when you read it that this ingredient needs to be infused into our work for it to spread and stick around.

Bridge:

“So, no matter what you been through
No matter what you into
No matter what you see when you look outside your window
Brown grass or green grass, picket fence or barbed wire
Never ever put them down, you just lift your arms higher
Raise 'em 'til your arms tired, let 'em know you here
That you strugglin', survivin', that you gon' persevere
Yeah, ain't nobody leavin', nobody goin' home
Even if they turn the lights out, the show is goin' on

Alright, already, the show goes on
All night, 'til the morning we dream so long
Anybody ever wonder
When they would see the sun up
Just remember when you come up
The show goes on”

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From the lecture:

“Surprises not only influence individuals’ attention, learning, memory, attitudes and behaviour, they also have large social influences. This because people seem to be interested in sharing surprises with other