educational rap

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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Rhyme ‘n Learn

Rhyme ‘n Learn

Joe Ocando was teaching middle school in Washington Heights NYC as part of the Teach For America program when he thought of starting Rhyme n' Learn. Inspired by Flocabulary, and "particularly concerned with the low numbers of US citizens in graduate STEM programs," Joe began creating math and science raps. Citing research results from the Teacher's College at Columbia University, Joe continues to create high-interest "edu-raps," and bolstering what more and more people already know: hip-hop in the classroom works!

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Lewis And Clark Rap

Lewis and Clark Rap

Props to Peter DiLalla (MC LaLa) for this edu-rap about Lewis and Clark, the great American explorers. Flocabulary was at the National Middle School Association in Indianapolis, IN when Peter approached us. He said he had written some educational hip-hop - when we heard it, we knew it had to end up on Hip-Hop Classroom! Keep up the fantastic work MC LaLa. We expect to hear (and vibe with) great things from you!

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Edgar Allan Poe… Rapped.

Edgar Allan Poe… Rapped.

To honor Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday, Flocabulary produced two music videos. A perfect supplement when covering the great poet and author, these videos underscore the parallels that exist throughout centuries of American art. Poe is Hip-Hop. Enjoy! First, in "The Pit and the Pendulum," an isolated prisoner recounts his horrific tale of captivity and torture: . Meanwhile, in "The Cask of Amontillado," a deranged man decides to lure an acquaintance to his cellar and bury him alive: View high-def versions and find more educational hip-hop songs at http://www.flocabulary.com.

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