#9 - Reuben A. Buford May: Rapping on the Quad & Exploring the Social Sphere

"Stuckey" aka Reuben A. Buford May is a rapper, author, and professor from Chicago. He is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign. He's known around campus as the "Rapping Professor" for his spontaneous performances that can be heard across the Quad and around Green Street. Stuckey's impromptu rap performances aren't just on street corners, he has also performed live at the Chicago House of Blues and Kyle Field. EPISODE LINKS: Stuckey's Website: http://www.stuckey.website/ Stuckey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reginaldstuckey/ Stuckey's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheStuckeyProject Stuckey's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1pTdJ2QB3wktwKfUYRHBhY?si=0sWbw9skSYK4omZrSv_NUw OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:43 - Learning to live life for yourself 2:47 - Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable 7:55 - Performing live 10:50 - Prof. Buford May's Life Journey 14:46 - "Fun", as defined by a Sociologist & Integrated Segregation 18:40 - Social Experiment!  24:28 - Mimetic Nature of Humans 27:53 - Pursuing Music as a Career? 31:30 - Music and Sociology + The incident in Chicago 38:55 - Being open to Opportunities 44:38 - Idea of the "self" 57:54 - Advice for young people 🚥 Overrated or Underrated Section 🚥 58: 28 - 🥴Making other people think you are crazy 58:58 - 🧠Sigmund Freud 59:41 - 🎙Rap music 1:04:14 - 🎓Getting a PhD 1:06:00 - 🚹 The definition of "man" (+ bonus question!) 1:10:47 - Closing words SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uiuctalkshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/uiuctalkshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uiuctalkshow Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ezoc4xJa4DrGq7N4lhqQn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uiuc-talkshow/id1611427075 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXr3qlx9c89Rv76c6IpnwGeC Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXqdyEq7fuyUz9cmpdfqN1Rb What is the UIUC Talkshow? Our goal with this show is to introduce you to the most interesting people with the most interesting ideas from the UIUC campus. Learn more about Juan David & Aaryaman: Aaryaman https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaryaman-patel-779437205/ Juan David Website: https://www.juandavidcampolargo.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdcampolargo  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdcampolargo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdcampolargo/