Being a Socially Conscious Musician

Nobel laureate Amartya Sens son Kabir is famous in his own right as a hip hop star. While writing his senior-year thesis on revolutionary lyrics at Wesleyan, Kabir found he was starting to incorporate some of that into his own sound.

Hip Hop Artist Kabir Sen Breaks the Mould

A strand of modern American music has gained tremendous momentum from its humble beginnings in the Bronx to its transformation into an urban cultural phenomenon. It has spawned a thriving industry, hip-hop inspired literature, young political activists and the movement's own intelligentsia. Kabir Sen is one of hip hop’s finest wordsmiths.