Curriculum of the mind / written by Stevie "Dr. View" Johnson & The Space Program.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Stevie " View".

The Space Program (Musical Group), author.

Contributor:

The Space Program (Musical Group), author.

Series:

Tracking pop.

Tracking Pop

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

The Space Program (Musical Group). Curriculum of the Mind.

The Space Program (Musical Group).

Hip-hop--History and criticism.

Hip-hop.

Concept albums (Sound recordings)--Production and direction.

Concept albums (Sound recordings).

Composition (Music)--Collaboration--Anecdotes.

Composition (Music).

College students, Black--Songs and music.

College students, Black.

Ethnomusicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2026.

Summary:

Curriculum of the Mind is a groundbreaking hip-hop album that transforms the boundaries of scholarship, sound, and storytelling. A deeply personal and political intervention into the structures of higher education, the project speaks directly to the soul of education, identity, and cultural resilience. Part collective memoir, part mixtape, and part political manifesto, Curriculum of the Mind invites readers and listeners alike into a world where turntables become textbooks, beats carry the weight of history, and samples act as archives of Black life. Produced by Stevie "Dr. View" Johnson, this album features the work of Black students, parents, creatives, and prospective college-goers who rarely see themselves reflected in academia. At the same time, it challenges educators, librarians, and institutions to rethink what learning looks and sounds like in the 21st century. The album draws from and contributes to interdisciplinary fields including Black studies, critical race theory, performance studies, and hip-hop pedagogy. Through powerful mashups and lyrical reflections, Dr. View and The Space Program explore themes of educational trauma, invisibility, intergenerational resilience, and the radical potential of sound as a vehicle for theorizing lived experience. Paired with a written preface, the project challenges the primacy of text-based knowledge, asserting that sound, emotion, and memory are equally valid forms of intellectual inquiry--and that scholarship can, and should, be a collective effort. As a model for the future of performance-based scholarship, Curriculum of the Mind proves that hip-hop is not only music--it's a method, a memory, and a movement.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Samples

Preface

1. I'M COMING HOME [Composed x Am're Ford]

2. WRITE (RIGHT) ABOUT FREEDOM (feat. think.progress)

3. THE TIME HAS COME (feat. Beety &amp

Original Flow) [prod. by Dr. View]

4. COLORED PEOPLE TIME (feat. Mac Woods) [prod. by Dr. View]

5. SO INDEPENDENT (feat. Jacobi Ryan, Beety, &amp

Deezy) [prod. by Dr. View]

6. CURRICULUM OF THE MIND (feat. think.progress, Deezy, Jacobi Ryan, Beety, &amp

3s Up) [Prod. x ToryHooks]

7. DO I HATE MYSELF? (feat. Thomas Who?, Original Flow &amp

Willie G) [Prod. x K Breezy]

8. HEARD A LOT OF NO'S (feat. Jacobi Ryan, Willie G, Compton, &amp

Original Flow) [Prod. x NOLO]

9. EVERYDAY IS A FUNERAL (feat. think.progress)

10. VENT SESSION (feat. Deezy) [Prod. x NOLO]

11. DO IT ON OUR OWN (feat. Jacobi Ryan &amp

Thomas Who?) [Prod. x Dr. View]

12. WORSE THAN N**** (feat. Thomas Who?) [Prod. x K Breezy]

13. POLAROIDS (feat. MAC Woods, Jacobi Ryan, Willie G, Deezy, &amp

14. GUARD YA BRILLIANCE (feat. Jacobi Ryan, Deezy, Thomas Who?, &amp

Willie G) [Prod. x NOLO]

Contributors

References.

Notes:

Includes preface by Stevie "Dr. View" Johnson and the lyrics of fourteen songs by The Space Program, which is a collective of current and former university students.

Accompanied by liner notes, sound recordings, and video recordings.

Includes bibliographical references (page 62).

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

0-472-99909-5

OCLC:

1578194676