Lupe Fiasco is stepping into academia to share his insights on rap! The artist, born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, announced on Instagram that he will join Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute this fall as a professor for its four-year Hip Hop degree program.

Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco will serve as a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University's Peabody Institute to teach a rap course as part of JHU's new four-year hip-hop program.