Professor Michael Eric Dyson is teaching a college class at Georgetown University that focuses on Jay Z. The AP piece in the video below discusses those who criticize the course because of a perception of its lack of validity. However, there are those that believe there is certainly merit in studying the mogul’s rise from poverty to riches. The course, titled, “Sociology of Hip Hop: Jay-Z” features lyrics from the rap mogul and is reported to require reading from Shawn Carter’s “Decoded.”
