A new high school focused on hip-hop is coming to New York City . According to the New York Daily News , the Bronx School of Hip-Hop will open in Claremont and begin with about 115 to 125 ninth graders, eventually expanding into a full high school. Founding principal Jason Reyes described the approach as rooted in culture and academics. “At the core of what we're talking about here is hip-hop culture being used as a vehicle for learning," Reyes said. “This is not just performing arts. It's that and students really digging deep into literary analysis. A good example would be, I'm looking at Kendrick Lamar's album, To Pimp A Butterfly , and I'm comparing that to, let's say, Catcher in the Rye , understanding rhetorical devices." He added, “And mathematics, you might see students understanding pattern recognition in music, and then creating an algebraic equation.” Reyes said the school is meant to connect with disengaged students, saying, "Students are disengaged when they don't see themselves in the learning.…