bigted Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Nas Composes Music for Morehouse Students ATLANTA - Students enrolled in Morehouse College's jazz-improv class had Nas in their area. The 31-year-old rapper and his father, jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, composed an original piece of music with the students as part of mtvU's "Stand In." The show features politicians and entertainers working as surprise substitute professors at college campuses. Perhaps the hardest part of arranging the event was keeping it secret. The 14 members of the media and MTV crew were to pretend, if pressed, that they were observing the class for Morehouse's communications office. About 10 minutes into the class, Professor Melvin Jones told the nine male students that they had a substitute teacher, as Nas and Dara entered with another camera crew. Wearing a green hoodie, sunglasses and camouflage Atlanta Braves cap, Nas stood behind the teacher's podium and discussed how he became interested in music at an early age. His father made him listen to music that ranged from John Coltrane to Fela Kuti to New Edition, he said. The rapper said he was envious of the students. "I wish I'd learned more about playing and reading," he said. "I'd be way more ahead in my music today." The show will air Feb. 1 on mtvU, which is available only on college campuses. Past participants on "Stand In" have included Sen. John Kerry, who taught an American foreign policy class at the University of New Hampshire, and Marilyn Manson, who taught an art and society class at Temple University. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceonly Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Thanks 4 the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Cheers for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 It's nice to hear news about celebrities doing positive things! :bowdown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan 4ever Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 word...thanx for this man!! :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lambertj3 Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 :ditto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfuqua23 Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 hey that's cool. Too bad U got to a home-college ted, otherwise, Nas may visit U. :kekeke: I wonder if Will or Jeff would ever do something like this. Have they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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