Baba Brinkman
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 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.
He is an Off-Broadway Performer
He is the founder of Lit Fuse Records
Students can easily learn subject matter when rapped or rhymed.
Brinkman rapped about Darwin’s Theory in a critically
acclaimed Off-Broadway Show.
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 Post
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.
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/
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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