{"id":133937,"date":"2023-02-27T15:35:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937//?p=133937"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T17:09:40","slug":"reinventing-everything-learning-the-business-of-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937//reinventing-everything-learning-the-business-of-hip-hop/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937//","title":{"rendered":"Reinventing Everything: Learning the Business of Hip-hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students in the Business of HipHop Innovation & Creative Industries certificate at UCF are keeping in the spirit of the genre: breaking new ground./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937/n

The first-of-its kind certificate lets students work hand-in-hand with industry professionals, such as Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, Jordan Brand/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937/u2019s Reggie Saunders and Def Jam founding Director of Publicity Bill Adler. Assignments include everything from writing educational raps to analyzing music videos with theory and data. This semester MC Serch will join a class to break down the music video for the 1989 3rd Bass single /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937/u201cThe Gas Face,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937/u201d a provocative take on the business crossover of hip-hop./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133937/n