Aug 19 2008
Hip Hop as Therapy
This is out of the always progressive Oakland, CA. “Beat, Rhymes, and Life” uses hip hop music as therapy for students. It gets them writing rhymes and channeling their creative energy into productive self expression instead of the self destructive behaviors.
This reminds me of the work I do through Ethos. This year I want to focus the students more on the positive. Help them create songs that will boost their self confidence and get them thinking the kind of people they want to be. I’ll pitch the idea like a typical bragging song but make the students dig deeper. Run them through some visualization exercises before they write. Wish me luck as you check this article below. They have a video clip of an interview with the founder of the program. Enjoy!
http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=7ebf4a3d7e1d7cf163188a4f36b2075a
One,
DLUX: THE LIGHT
The Spoken Word Hip Hop Poet
www.dluxthelight.com
For the good of hip hop!
hiphopmotivates.today.com
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