Drew Anderson (also known lovingly as “Droopy the Broke Baller” and “The Black Weird Al Yankovic”) has spent the entire 21st century engaging audiences as a science teacher and performer of hip hop, spoken word, parody and comedy. He recently bridged those worlds through C.R.U.N.K. Academy: an innovative, performing arts based, Common Core compatible arts education integration program. Founder and co-host of Spit Dat, the longest-running open mic in the District of Columbia, Anderson represented DC and Baltimore on the cities’ joint slam team at the National Poetry Slam in 2003 and 2004.