Obasi Shaw From Nigeria Is The First Person To Submit A Rap Album As Thesis In The History Of Harvard

Obasi Shaw, a Nigerian student in Harvard is the first person in the history of his prestigious university, to submit a rap album, ‘Liminal Minds’ as his thesis.

He started listening to Kendrick Lamar and Chance The Rapper about two years ago.

One year ago, he started recording 10-track album, and now, he’s made history and would be graduating with honours.

After graduation, Shaw will move to Seattle for a one-year internship in software engineering. As for rap, he’ll keep it as a treasured hobby. “Rap is a genre in which I can say everything I want to say,” Shaw said. “I’ve been writing in different capacities, but I never felt that I found my art form until I started rapping.