kenton rambsy, ut-arlington) "we can assume that jay z's rap is poetry." challenging his students to think about the deeper meanings behind his art - and how it relates to other great writers throughout history. (sot: dr. kenton rambsy, ut-arlington) "how do we collect information pertaining to jay z's lyrics? how many similies does he use? what type of metaphors does he architecture student) "different perspective, more interesting topic." ashley foster is an architecture student, who needed to fill some english credits. (sot: ashley foster, architecture student) "no, i didn't think they'd ever have a jay z class." that was enough to get her interested -- and today, she says this is one part of college that doesn't feel like the "hard knock life" (sot: ashley foster, architecture student) "it's definitely more relevant to today's times." dr. rambsy's been pleased with the reaction. (sot: dr. kenton rambsy, ut-arlington) "it's so cool to think about how his work has stood the test of time and is still inspiring students." and he's looking forward to making