Graduation Rap – Congrats Class Of 2010!

Graduation Rap – Congrats Class of 2010!

Students across the county - of every background and creed - are graduating this month and next. Their achievements are to be celebrated, lauded, raised higher than the roof. They are the future. We found TheEbonyKeys' Graduation Rap that beautifully sums up the triumph and joy of achievement, and of successfully passing a marker in one's education. Huge props to Chadwick a.k.a "Ebony Bones" for creating some real, and real inspiring hip-hop.

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Genetics Rap – Done Right!

Genetics Rap – done right!

Oort Kuiper created this fantastic, thorough rap - dealing with the marvel and complexity of genetics as we understand it today. The song and the music video serve as an engaging, easy-to-relate-to vehicle, covering tough scientific knowledge. Produced by Jon Chase (with music by Risk 1) for the Genetics and Merthyr Youth (GAMY) Project, Wales. The GAMY project "has been working with a group of young people aged 16 to 19 years old from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, and we have been learning about their ideas and attitudes towards genetics." Check them out at www.gamyproject.org.uk Good looks Oort and…

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3 Titans: A Hip-Hop Ode To Knowledge And 'College'

3 Titans: A Hip-Hop Ode To Knowledge And 'College'

Check this out: three 5th graders put together an awesome hip-hop song that big-ups college and higher learning. They collaborated with the celebrated Menahan Street Band (which has contributed tracks to Jay-Z, as well as working with greats like Sharon Jones and the Budos Band) - and were featured on NPR! Challenge your students to write their own academic (or otherwise meaningful and classroom appropriate) rhymes - it's a fantastic higher-order thinking activity, and gives your kids a chance to shine while working on their writing skills! Read the article and listen to the song HERE. Direct link to the…

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Manifest Destiny Rap

Manifest Destiny Rap

Here at Flocabulary, we love to hear new artists make educational hip-hop music.  Take a look at this clip of MC DiLaLa and his academic rap, "Manifest Destiny."  The song eloquently covers the history behind "Manifest Destiny" - how the United States grew from 13 colonies to the 50 states and several territories that exist today.  The simple beat and catchy lyrics makes it easy for everyone to become more familiar with the history behind the Manifest Destiny. Check it out!

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