Rapper Cardi B Gets A Class About Her At HBCU

Cardi B Gets A Class About Her At HBCU. It’s official—the “Bardi Gang” is going to college. Howard University has announced a new interdisciplinary course titled “The Cardi B: Am I The Drama? The Art, Production, Marketing and Cultural Impact” for the Fall 2026 semester. The course is a partnership between Howard University and the Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business. It will serve as an elective for the university’s Hip Hop Studies minor, which launched in 2025.

A Course Inspired By Female Rapper Cardi B

This course has been developed in partnership with Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business. The elective will be part of the university’s Hip Hop Studies minor. Rather than a traditional historical study, the curriculum offers a deep dive into the “ecosystem” of Cardi B’s career, analyzing the technical production of her live shows, her unconventional marketing strategies—such as her “Courtroom Edition” promotional tools—and her massive cultural influence through a hip-hop feminist lens.

Co-taught by Dr. Msia Kibona Clark and Prof. Pat Parks, the course aims to provide students with real-time industry insights by dissecting the machinery behind one of modern music’s most successful superstars. According to Yahoo, it is the first time the University is bringing this kind of course. As always, Howard University is on the cutting edge of providing an innovative curriculum for its students.

What the Course Covers

This isn’t just a fan club; it’s a deep dive into the “ecosystem” of a modern superstar. Students will analyze:

• The: Am I The Drama? Rollout: Dissecting the strategy behind her 2025 album, which debuted at No. 1 and sold over 200,000 units in its first week.

• Unconventional Marketing: Examining how Cardi used viral moments—including her real-life courtroom appearances—as promotional tools (like the “Courtroom Edition” CD covers).

• Cultural Theory: Using a “hip-hop feminist lens” to study how Black women navigate power, public scrutiny, and “respectability politics” in the global music industry.

• Technical Production: Learning about the “machinery” behind the scenes, including narrative development, staging, lighting, and visual storytelling.

Academic Framework

The class will be co-taught by:

• Dr. Msia Kibona Clark: Director of the Hip Hop Studies minor.

• Prof. Pat Parks: Theatre Arts Administration Area Coordinator at Howard’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts.

By centering the curriculum on a current, live marketing campaign, Howard aims to provide students with real-time industry insights rather than just relying on historical case studies. Registration is currently open for Howard students.

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