Uploaded October 2010 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Asad Jafri, aka DJ Man-o-Wax, describes his decision to postpone school with just one semester left in order to to follow his passion. Asad is the Director of Arts and Culture for the Inner-City Muslim Action Network. As a multidisciplinary artist, Asad has created, curated, and presented original productions across many genres of music, theater, visual art, and dance. His fusion of art and social change has been recognized both nationally and internationally, especially in the Hip Hop Community. He holds a position on the National Office of the Hip Hop Congress and is a member of the Universal Zulu Nation. Check out stories about Asad and his work in The Chicago Reporter and on Chicago Public Radio (Chicago, Illinois)
Interview by Erin Williams / Camera by Ian Kibbe / Editing by Matt Lauterbach / Produced by Erin Williams
Asad Jafri, aka DJ Man-o-Wax, describes his decision to postpone school with just one semester left in order to to follow his passion. Asad is the Director of Arts and Culture for the Inner-City Muslim Action Network. As a multidisciplinary artist, Asad has created, curated, and presented original productions across many genres of music, theater, visual art, and dance. His fusion of art and social change has been recognized both nationally and internationally, especially in the Hip Hop Community. He holds a position on the National Office of the Hip Hop Congress and is a member of the Universal Zulu Nation. Check out stories about Asad and his work in The Chicago Reporter and on Chicago Public Radio (Chicago, Illinois)
Interview by Erin Williams / Camera by Ian Kibbe / Editing by Matt Lauterbach / Produced by Erin Williams
