Students at a college in Montreal, Canada, will quickly get the chance to take an instructional course on the one-and-only Dave Chappelle.
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Coursework Will Include Watching The Comedian’s Specials
Yassin “Narcy” Alsalman — a rapper and professor at Concordia University — shared the information throughout a sit-down on the Jibber with Jaber podcast.
While the “Team Chappelle” course isn’t finalized, Alsalman is actively engaged on the syllabus. He additionally notes that the course will probably be celebrated across the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop in August.
“I’m writing my syllabus right now, and, from what Dave and the community around him gave me, I’m gonna kind of celebrate that at the 50th anniversary of hip-hop as a community.”
Alsalman added that the course will incorporate Chappelle’s Show, together with “some of his specials.”
Yassin “Narcy” Alsalman Sticks Up For Dave Chappelle: “His Persona Has Been Colvoluted”
In flip, host Ahman Jaber jokingly stated the teacher should “boycott the Netflix one,” although he responded, “No. Absolutely not.”
Shortly thereafter, Alsalman spoke on how he believes Chappelle’s “persona has been convoluted.”
“I think a lot of his persona has been convoluted. He’s a comedian. Knowing him, it’s not how people have painted him out to be. He’s made fun of Black people; he’s made fun of white people.”
He famous that, no matter how folks could view the comic’s controversies, he’s “going to celebrate Dave.”
“I’m going to celebrate Dave and the community around him and the work that he’s done for us as a generation and what he’s done for us.”
Alsalman wrapped by teasing that college students might “maybe” get an opportunity to even meet Chappelle.
“Maybe Dave will come, maybe he won’t. But that’s not really why I’m doing it. I’m doing it more to thank him and celebrate him and really write that history.”
Alsalman Has Led Courses On Kanye West & Kendrick Lamar
It’s vital to notice that Alsalman is certainly no stranger to educating courses on notable Black celebrities.
Last yr, he went viral after phrase broke out that he’d train a category on Kanye West (aka Ye).
Cats out the bag now. I’m educating Canadas first Kanye Class at Concordia University (@CU_FineArts) this Fall @kanyewest @KanyePodcast @PhotosOfKanye @KanyeUpdated @DONDA_CREATIVE @TeamKanyeDaily Hit me up for Details! pic.twitter.com/7wxvKB3Ab7
— IRAQAFELLA / NARCY / ILLUMINARCY / ZAZA HADID (@TheNarcicyst) March 12, 2022
KANYE? WEST? YE?
CONCORDIA?? pic.twitter.com/5QxAlY8wGQ— annie (@athuyanx) March 11, 2022
Additionally, he’s led a category on Kendrick Lamar and plans to show different programs on acts like Black Star, The Roots, and Erykah Badu.
We must also level out that one other Canadian establishment — Ryerson University in Toronto — additionally provided a course on native artists Drake and The Weeknd, as The Shade Room reported.
Would you be all the way down to take a category on Dave Chappelle?