Quill the Messenger is an emcee, author, and educator with a background in youth work, recording and performance, and nonprofit management. He holds a Masters Degree in Liberal Studies from UW-Milwaukee. His thesis was published in the book "Hip-Hop(e): The Cultural Practice and Critical Pedagogy of International Hip-Hop (Adolescent Cultures, School, and Society)" which won the 2014 AESA (American Educational Studies Association) Critics Choice Award.