Hooray for American universities!

[Arrrhalomynn]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/E...ple.lil.kim.ap/index.html

SYRACUSE, New York (AP) -- Syracuse University students taking "Hip-Hop Eshu: Queen B@#$H101 -- The Life and Times of Lil' Kim" will have a guest speaker Wednesday -- the multiplatinum recording artist herself.

Kim accepted an invitation to speak to the class, which is an accredited course being taught by English professor Greg Thomas. She'll also meet with faculty and about 100 other invited students during her visit to discuss her role in the hip-hop culture and her experiences as one of its leading female stars.

"I am honored and quite proud that a class is being taught on my sensationalist lyrics, unique style and fashion and leadership role within the hip-hop community," the 29-year-old rapper said in a statement.

The class is one of a growing number of courses being offered by colleges and universities around the country that look at the growth of hip-hop as a cultural movement.

The Syracuse course requires students to read Kim's song lyrics as literary texts and analyze her iconography in videos and performances, according to the course description.

What the hell is up with that?

[Zimbacca]

How low will America sink?

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

I'm gonna start shooting anyone with Lil' in their name.

[Sauza12]

I....just......can't  :-/

[Lord Nepenthean]

My mouth dropped open and my tongue rolled out like in the cartoons when I read that.  I had to read the title of the article about five times to make sure I wasn't reading it wrong.   What disturbs me most is that is at Syracuse......  They're supposed to be the cream of the crop.

[Arrrhalomynn]

And to put things into perspective, this is the monster herself:


And this is what she raps:

Throw on a Hollyhood Wear by Lil' Kim
You know the Queen Bee known for (doin it way big)
We take trips to Mekenos, Greece
just to shop, we don't stop (doin it way big)
This is for my millionaire glub golfers
Comin up like Halle and Denzel, winnin the Oscars
Y'all get y'all diamonds from Jacob, I ain't mad at ya
I get mine straight out the Kimberly Gold Mine in Africa
I smack niggaz 'cross the face with a Centurion Card
who don't believe I'm (doin it way big)
In the Contintental T, magnolia B
.. (man, she doin it way big)
I'm comin through Hummer stuntin, and I'm frontin
Workin that LaBurke and, Ermez bag
Only multi-millionaires who know about that
be like.. (damn, she doin it way big)

[Zimbacca]

And everyone wonder why americans are so stupid.  Its just like when the school in Wisconsin (I think) tried to make Ebonics a foreign language.

[Tynstar]

Since she is going to school maybe she will learn how to dress.

And Ebonics does sound like a foreign language.

[Izret101]

That is retarded. I hope that school crudentals from this point forward go down the toilet.

About what Freak said it was being argued eubonics should be taught as another REAL language because it was spoken by slaves for 200+ years.

Also for all your ghetto and eubonics needs. www.urbandictionary.com

[Hydrobond]

Yes indeed, go America!

Top 50 Universities in the world:
1 Harvard Univ USA
2 Stanford Univ USA
3 Univ Cambridge UK
4 Univ California - Berkeley USA
5 Massachusetts Inst Tech (MIT) USA
6 California Inst Tech USA
7 Princeton Univ USA
8 Univ Oxford UK
9 Columbia Univ USA
10 Univ Chicago USA
11 Yale Univ USA
12 Cornell Univ USA
13 Univ California - San Diego USA
14 Tokyo Univ Japan
15 Univ Pennsylvania USA
16 Univ California - Los Angeles USA
17 Univ California - San Francisco USA
18 Univ Wisconsin - Madison USA
19 Univ Michigan - Ann Arbor USA
20 Univ Washington - Seattle USA
21 Kyoto Univ Japan
22 Johns Hopkins Univ
23 Imperial Coll London UK
24 Univ Toronto Canada
25 Univ Coll London UK
25 Univ Illinois - Urbana Champaign USA
27 Swiss Fed Inst Tech - Zurich Switzerland
28 Washington Univ - St. Louis USA
28 Rockefeller Univ USA
30 Northwestern Univ USA
31 Duke Univ USA
32 New York Univ USA
33 Univ Minnesota - Twin Cities USA
34 Univ Colorado - Boulder USA
35 Univ California - Santa Barbara USA
36 Univ British Columbia Canada
36 Univ Texas Southwestern Med Center USA
38 Vanderbilt Univ USA
39 Univ Utrecht Netherlands
40 Univ Texas - Austin USA
41 Univ Paris France
42 Univ California - Davis USA
43 Pennsylvania State Univ - Univ Park USA
44 Rutgers State Univ - New Brunswick USA
45 Tech Univ Munich Germany
46 Karolinska Inst Stockholm Sweden
47 Univ Edinburgh UK
48 Univ Paris France
48 Univ Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh USA
48 Univ Southern California USA

[Arrrhalomynn]

I bet Harvard doesn't have a course on Lil' Kim.

[Izret101]

I wouldn't trust that list to closely it has three #48's. Although it is very impressive that the US owns so many of those slots.

[Arrrhalomynn]

there are 3 48's, because they have the same score.

And though it's impressive, it's mainly a money thing. The top universities are the richest and most expensive ones. They're like magnets for smart students, smart scientists and sophisticated businesses. Something most European Countries can't compete with, because they don't have private universities.

By the way, number 39 is mine :p

[Hydrobond]

A good argument, but there are also quite a few state universities on the list from the US.  4,13,16-20 and so on are all public schools.  I wish my school was on the list, sadly we are really only good at one thing, engineering.

Also, I believe there are more schools here per capita than most places, so we have the ability to have some not so ordinary courses.  Also, this fact allows a lot of stupid to go to college here, which is a good thing in some ways, but allows for things like this.  

O, and congrats on #39.

[Izret101]

Ok that makes sense with the three 43s.
It is more impressive that you are going to a top 40 school though than the US having that many spots. The first college i plan on going to is STCC or Springfield Technical Community College.
Cheap to get mandatory classes out of the way and it will be a good stepping point.

And i know they do not teach anything about Lil Kims lyrics there so thats a bonus.