Why the Kendrick/Drake Beef is Great for AP Lang – One Line as Proof of Concept

This last year I developed a unit that presented students with one of the most genuinely difficult challenges I’ve ever presented in 17 years of teaching AP Lang: we studied the ten songs that Kendrick Lamar and Drake wrote in a furious and fast-paced public battle in 2023-2024. I began the unit with some background … Continue reading Why the Kendrick/Drake Beef is Great for AP Lang – One Line as Proof of Concept →

K.O.S. (Determination) (track 8)

[This is part 8 of a longer series – previous track - "B Boys Will Be Boys" - next track - "Hater Players"] https://www.youtube.com/embed/kETkgRNSVzk One of the great programmatic statements of the album begins this track, after a side conversation - So many MC’s focus in on Black people exterminationwe keep it balanced with that knowledge of … Continue reading K.O.S. (Determination) (track 8) →