"For my teachers that said I wouldn't make it here, I spend a day what you make a year."—Drake, R.I.C.O.

 

"Yeah, this album is dedicated to all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothing...It's all good, baby baby." —Notorious B.I.G, Juicy

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The emotionally abusive teacher is trope that's existed in art since the birth of Hip-Hop. Who are these educators that exist to motivate through their incessant hate on children? In "The Check-In" Principal Harvey invites us to explore these interactions from his perspective.