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21st May 2017
02:38pm BST

I never thought it would be accepted by Harvard. I didn’t think they would respect rap as an art form enough for me to do it.But his professors agreed, and let him submit the record as his thesis. Harvard English lecturer Josh Bell called Shaw a “serious artist and he’s an amazing guy,” and added:
He was able to turn around an album that people in the English Department would like very much but also that people who like rap music might like.If you want to take a listen, Shaw has uploaded the album to his Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/obasishaw/sets/liminal-minds And here he is performing live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chwTYQdgYHQ
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