Jacob P. Cupps

Academic Interests

Aesthetics
Hip-hop
music production
Popular Music
Underground

Commons Groups

HC

Society for Music Theory (SMT)
Society for Music Theory Hip-Hop/Rap Interest Group
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group (SMT PMIG)

Recent Commons Activity

started the topic PMIG 2023 Awards Nominations … in the discussion Society for Music Theory – …
started the topic Hip-Hop Studies Bibliography in the discussion Society for Music Theory Hip-…
uploaded the file: Hip-Hop Studies Bibliography … to Society for Music Theory Hip-…
joined the group Society for Music Theory Hip-…

Commons Sites

HC

SMT-HHRIG
Society for Music Theory – Popular Music Interest Group

About

PhD student in Music Theory at WUSTL researching contemporary underground hip-hop.

Education

Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
PhD in Music Theory, 2026
M.A. in Music Theory , 2022

Anderson University (Anderson, IN)
B.A. in Music Theory, 2020

CV

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Work Shared in CORE

Theses

“The Sound of the Underground”: Distinguishing Alternative Identity in Rap’s Contemporary Moment

Blog Posts

Memberships

Society for Music Theory (2019-Present)

International Association for the Study of Popular Music – US chapter (2021-Present)

PhD student in Music Theory

Washington University In St. Louis