A Thai University Is Teaching Students How To Rap

It’s the middle of the school week for King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), and Thai rapper NLHz is on standby, in front of his computer, waiting for his students to jump on a Zoom call. The 25-year-old musician is not just an alumnus, but a guest lecturer for the university’s newest subject — Rap Appreciation. For the last two months, NLHz, whose real name is Noppa Hoisung, has been teaching students how to rap and write rhymes in these COVID-era online classes.