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First Kanye West inspired his own religion, Yeezianity, and now an American university has revealed it will be offering a course in the relationship between him and Jay Z.
The course, simply titled 'Jay Z and Kanye West', is being run by the University of Missouri, as part of the English course there.
The class will study the duo's intersecting careers from three perspectives: "1) Where do they fit within, and how do they change, the history of hip-hop music? 2) How is what they do similar to and different from what poets do? 3) How does their rise to both celebrity and corporate power alter what we understand as the American dream?" When they put it like that, it sounds a bit less ridiculous.
Jay Z and Kanye West first met in the early 2000s, and their working and personal relationship developed from there. In 2011 the two produced the collaborative album Watch The Throne.
Listen to H.A.M. from the Watch The Throne album below
Speaking to Consequence of Sound, course instructor Andrew Hoberek said, "They're very much like painters and novelists in the 20th century, moving beyond the confines of the art form's boundaries."
Better get studying then.
