As the global musical phenomenon turns 50, a hip-hop professor explains what the word 'dope' means to him
- Written by A.D. Carson, Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
Hip-hop culture brought graffiti art, breakdancing, emceeing and DJing to prominence.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesAfter I finished my Ph.D. in 2017, several newspaper reporters wrote about the job I’d accepted at the University of Virginia as an assistant professor of hip-hop.
“A.D. Carson just scored, arguably, the dopest job...
