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Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature

  • Written by A.D. Carson, Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
imageKanye West provoked criticism recently when he compared reading to eating Brussels sprouts.Gotham via Getty Images

When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – stated during a recent podcast that he doesn’t read books, some people questioned whether he was sending the wrong message to children.

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