Nathanology

Nathanology is a rapper, producer and educator based in New York, NY.

Areas of Interest

Philosophy and the history of ideas

High concept rap songs and video animation

Fusing Hip-Hop and Academia

PhD in Classics, specializing in ancient philosophy

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Nathanology aka Nathan Dufour is an emcee and academic hailing from Washington State. For most of the past decade he’s lived in New York City, where he’s built a distinctively didactic approach to hip-hop, using the medium to explore concepts drawn from philosophy, history, religion and the physical sciences.

Nathan received his PhD in Classics in 2018 from the Graduate Center, CUNY, with a dissertation on organicism in the philosophies of Alfred North Whitehead and Plato. By day he teaches Latin language and Greek Civilization at City College of New York; by night he versifies philosophical concepts, and produces and edits music videos.

Nathan often collaborates with fellow rapper Hila the Killa, appearing as the duo Nate & Hila. He’s also associated with Brooklyn’s House of Yes, where he creates and performs custom songs and provides dramaturgical consulting.

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TESTIMONIALS

We commissioned two videos from Event Rap. The process was seamless: The owner suggested rappers he thought would be good fits for the videos (he was right), we sent them creative briefs, had a few discussions, set out a timeline, and in the end were delivered fantastic videos without too much unnecessary handholding. And the price was right!

Nico Perrino

Executive Vice President at FIRE

Genius! After the conference, I was consistently met with the same comment from co-organizers and participants alike: ‘Involving Nathan Oglesby was really the best decision you made!’