Students at Ryerson University can now learn about Drake, The Weeknd in unique class
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Students at Ryerson University will now be able to take a course that delves into two of Toronto's most influential artists in the music industry: Drake and The Weeknd.
The course, titled Deconstructing Drake & The Weeknd, will study the artists' careers and lyrics.
The course is the brainchild of Toronto author and publicist Dalton Higgins, who is also a music professor in residence at Ryerson, also known as X University, which will soon be renamed.
"On the college and university scene, there are all kinds of courses being taught about rock, pop, folk artists, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, it goes on and on," Higgins told CBC's Metro Morning on Monday.
"So why shouldn't there be a course about Drake and The Weeknd?" he said.
Higgins said he was prompted to create the course to show students that learning can be fun and inspire the next generation of young creative artists in Toronto.
Over the last decade, Higgins lectured about Black music at different universities and has also written an unauthorized biography of Drake.
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