Took this class as a freshman during covid. The 3 essays for this class can be pretty difficult but Dr. West was super helpful. For the first essay I got a B+, and for the last two I got A-s. I ended up with an A for the class though (participation and peer reviewing matters!) I definitely learned a lot and strengthened my essay writing skills.

The professor is very engaging and makes the course content interesting. She clearly tells you what is expected in the class and as long as you listen and follow the directions you will do well. She is not a lenient grader in terms of writing, but gives great tips/advice on how to improve prior to final submissions. Much more interesting class than regular English because it is specific to hip hop/rap.

selling the books needed for this class (Its Bigger Than Hip Hop and They Say I Say) for cheap! text **********

TAKE THIS CLASS. this class fulfills the writing I and diversity requirement. this class was hip hop themed which was soooo cool. the first essay was about a song and its music video and theres a list of 20+ songs you can choose from (I did Clout Cobain by Denzel Curry). the second essay was about a hip hop artist and you can choose who you wanted to write on (I wrote about Megan Thee Stallion). the third essay/final was a reflection about your identity. the content and the prof was so engaging and very good. participation; small group, large group, and peer review were a huge part of your grade so make sure to participate. the only bad thing about this class is the amount of work you did outside of class (you had to write a 5+ page essay is less than 2 weeks and then move on right away to the next essay). but personally, im glad this class was a lot bc now im able to write a writing piece a lot faster. so I def recommend this class!!! also im not good at english lol