Michael Drapa

When King made history at UChicago

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave three ‘glorious’ speeches on campus between 1956 and 1966

WHPK hosted Common/Kanye faceoff—before they were stars

Common and Kanye West knew each other as aspiring rappers growing up, battle in 1996 at UChicago radio station WHPK.

Where language meets music

A guitarist-turned-associate professor explores the intersection of disciplines in 'cognitive musicology'