Prerequisites: HIST 2310 History of Hip Hop (Comprehensive) and HIST 1540 The Black Experience Since 1865 or SOCI 2300 Environment, Economy and Society. Hip Hop: In Deep Concentration studies the most heralded artists, their lives, and their classic works. Throughout the course students will become more familiar on the impact these artists had on a growing culture. Students will be required to LISTEN and LIVE with the “classics”, by understanding how each classic affected youth culture and why it is deemed a “classic”. Students will also partake in making a “classic” song resembling a selected time period.