#HipHopEd Chat is a weekly cyber cypher (chat) where stakeholders within Hip-Hop and Education come together to discuss issues that impact the youth and adults within our local, national and global communities. #HipHopEd Chat is a virtual form of professional development for Educators, workshop for Parents and other Adults and a brainstorming session of Hip-Hop practitioners. Our #HipHopEd chats are every Tuesday from 9-10 EST. on Twitter.
Nights like tonight and conversations like these prove how deeply powerful and moving hip-hop can be... Something mainstream media refuses to recognize most often. #HipHopEd
My first throw out is a throwback, but still timeless: Everything is Everything, by the one and only Lauryn Hill. After winter, must come spring! #HipHopEd
The roller coaster ride that is Nas' "One Mic" is always an escape for me. That song mirrors my daily internal conflicts that ultimately arrives at a place of peace by nights end. The nature of the production and Nas' emotion tell Im not alone with my thought battles #HipHopEd
I have that Lacrae, Da Truth, Trip Lee, Canton Jones, and Bizzle in my playlist. "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind." #MentalHealth#HipHopEd
Instead of coming up with the traditional list of themes to discuss in group counseling sessions - have students create a tracklist of various emotional themes to discuss, write, and record each session #hiphoped
Grandmaster Grimm's classic "Scars and Memories" engages physical disability, being a gun victim, and the trials of living in the wake of such pain and uncertainty #hiphopedhttps://t.co/ugzZqU0FER
Yes!! I use this when I pull students aside for one on one check-ins. I often start the conversation with: What is a song that you’re currently listening to that reflects how you feel right now? It almost always guarantees a solid start. #HipHopEd
https://t.co/dwchqE9Esc This song out of the Black Panther soundtrack is so meditative and beautiful. The rhythm in the African lyrics make this a go-to for my own mental health. #HipHopEd
Shout out to everyone on #HipHopEd talking mental health while coping with their own mental illnesses. I see you, you're not alone. I just got out of my therapy session and I'm thinking of you tonight.
Gotta throw in Biggie’s “Sky’s the Limit!” Stay far from timid, only make moves when ya heart’s in it, and live the phrase ‘Sky’s the limit.’ Love that song! #HipHopEd
#HipHopEd “What They Do” by the Roots ft. Raphael Saadiq. This song just made me realize that what I imagined as success was really a facade that society created.
Just this week, I learned that the MC on Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You" is Melle Mel. 8th grade me was very proud of being able to rap along word for word. :) #HipHopEd
Oddisee on some cognitive psychology in "Another's Grind" -- to channel constructive thoughts and avoid the harm yet difficult to avoid mess of comparison in "Another's Grind" #hiphopedhttps://t.co/Z4yYaGkGOP
“Heads up, Eyes Open” by Talib. I get chills every time I watch that video. It’s tough, but shares a owerful perspective on the human condition. https://t.co/hAmWa7Ywp8#HipHopEd
Gavlyn's "What I Do" is that self-love, unapologetic anthem, a lesson in celebrating all that you is, all them feels that make life worth living #hiphopedhttps://t.co/zyhz9UpLu8
I'm a huge Sting fan. Sets the mood when I'm writing, but from time to time I play this for clients who are Nas fans and ask them to guess the song... https://t.co/S7E7DRTRd3#HipHopEd
Thank you. S/o to everyone who is not out there resisting for the community because they've taken a hit and are currently in self care. #BurnOut#BattleFatigue#HipHopEd
Shout out to everyone on #HipHopEd talking mental health while coping with their own mental illnesses. I see you, you're not alone. I just got out of my therapy session and I'm thinking of you tonight.
Honest discourse with self and the jazz backdrop is why I connect with this. Allow students the space for controlled but honest discourse to vent. They may not have a space to do so otherwise ..Hip Hop might be the only way they can articulate #HipHopEdhttps://t.co/BN0ZC4Lf3v
I love this song. It sets the mood when I write. I sometimes play it for those I work with and ask what Biggie song sampled it? https://t.co/jfj2gEZKMB#HipHopEd
https://t.co/mCspOcaDJs Something about Meek Mill- Blue Notes that always gets me real contemplative. The contrast between the tough beat and the calmness of the blues notes behind it is beautiful. #HipHopEd
Trying to figure out how to replenish. Just finished my first year teaching. I need to write, to read, to sleep, to be in a holy place, to hear the ocean. #mentalhealth#HipHopEd
P's "You Can Never Feel My Pain" is one of those rare vulnerability tracks that tell of disease, fear, and powering through what can be hell on earth at times #hiphopedhttps://t.co/F21PwIbpCO
The one song I absolutely love that they never released as a single but should have because it helps me get my mind right is In Due Time by OutKast #HipHopEd. #whycantibuythissongasasingle
Mingus "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife are Some Jive Ass Slippers" with reading from "Beneath the Underdog" courtesy of Hubert Shelby, Jr. Starting at 48:20 https://t.co/HgDWWwPLth#hiphoped
“Ex-Factor” by Lauryn Hill. How she describes heartache and the visuals of the video. My girls in my classes and I belt this out at least once a week. #HipHopEd
Songs that mellow and help my mood:
Elevators- Outkast
Don't sweat the technique- Erik B and Taking
They Reminisce Over You- CL Smooth and Pete Rock
Cool Like That- Digable Planets
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"Even Big Poppa went there," I tell my students about suicide, Big's "Suicidal Thoughts," and that it's important to seek support from your homies in the darkest of times #hiphopedhttps://t.co/7eVoFWezho
#HipHopEd@thegrouch “Simple Man” & “Breath” helped me grow into the type of person I wanted to become. Then his “10 fingers, 10 toes, 10lbs, 10oz” about the birth of his daughter prepared me for who I wanted to be the day my daughter was born.
"add it up /
the young milwaukee buck defied all the odds /
screaming batter up"
Milwaukee MC (and former student of mine!) WebsterX -- his tracks "Intuition" and "Lost Ones" are raw & confessional, a balance of rage and calmness #HipHopEd@_websterXhttps://t.co/MNeb9Nprb5
Thieves in the night by black star (mos def and talib kweli ) uses some great literary references (Morrison's the bluest eye) that have gave me many a personal lesson on self worth and identity.
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Project idea: if you have particularly good chemistry with a class, run a mini unit on mental health and hip hop with them, and have an output be that each student creates an artifact to add to a class “playlist,” whether a poem, song, or otherwise. #HipHopEd
The battle motivates me, and makes me want to improve my craft. Tuned into this Pusha and Drake battle right now! Pusha‘s new joint - The Story of Adidon #HipHopEd on #SoundCloudhttps://t.co/9mAvDhPhLA
Walk on Water by Eminem is such an open honest mellow song from an artist that usually isn't mellow that I love listening to it when I'm not in a great place. Makes a difference to hear a guy like him talk through what he struggles with mentally. #hiphoped
Students are often incredible in creating “therapy cyphers” with each other, and this could be a great place to initiate one. Our students often help each other the best when it comes to processing trauma. #HipHopEd
Mad Skillz's "Staring at the Roof of the Church" is one of the best, most recent meditations on getting through trials and reconciling insecurities within ourselves #hiphopedhttps://t.co/Tl8wsEZuld
#HipHopEd also throw it black for the ogs with Donny Hathaway's "be real black for me" as a way for black students to affirm their own racial identity and all of its beautiful features
Know that tonight's list is not an absolute listing, its lighting captured in a bottle and a community sharing what speaks to our spirits... so it can't be wrong #HipHopEd
Overflowing with Love that sometimes takes the form of Correction, Rest or another, The Most High Specializes in Songs...of #Deliverance against which even the gates of hell cannot prevail.
#Seealso Psalm (32:7 & Matthew 16:15-20). He Will Do It!
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Ab-Soul's CLASSIC track "Be a Man" thinks hard on personal happiness, staying true to oneself, and how we can get caught up in what others want for us #hiphopedhttps://t.co/qk70VmsZa4
#OnceAnAddict sparked a powerful conversation in one of my science classes as we were wrapping up a unit on drug addiction and the development of the teenage brain. Many students shared stories of how addiction has hit people in their family. #HipHopEd
As a person in long term recovery who hasn't used drugs and alcohol for 27.5 years, this song resonates on a deep level https://t.co/DImvEXun8g#HipHopEd
#OnceAnAddict sparked a powerful conversation in one of my science classes as we were wrapping up a unit on drug addiction and the development of the teenage brain. Many students shared stories of how addiction has hit people in their family. #HipHopEd
Thanks for sharing brother. I was going to post Shake This by Royce as well..... Its helped me so much but some of the lyrics are so problematic #HipHopEd
Know that tonight's list is not an absolute listing, its lighting captured in a bottle and a community sharing what speaks to our spirits... so it can't be wrong #HipHopEd
"There are times, when you need someone..." Common's "Light" is a reminder of the necessity for healthy relationships and one's relationship with self #hiphopedhttps://t.co/c0IziIGR35
When @M1deadprez They School came out it was the ultimate healing and validation for what I went through and how I felt about #education. And it inspired me to change it #HipHopEd
A couple records come to mind that invoke a sense of identity and social and emotional responsibility in the golden age of rap in the 90's. They include Nas' "The World is Yours" and Wu-Tang's "C.R.E.A.M." #hiphoped
#HipHopEd I love when I can relate to the same group for all kinds of connection and healing. E.g. 'Kast can remind me about "Liberation" as well as keeping my spirits up and enjoying the fun parts of the culture.
"Sorry, Momma, I'm grown, I must travel alone
Ain't gon' follow no footsteps, I'm makin' my own
Only way that I know how to escape from this 8 Mile Road" #HipHopEd
Activity Idea: Have Students capture their music diet for a weekend and begin to see if there are emotional and or subject patterns in the music. You can do it for yourselves as well #HipHopEd#MentalHealthPlaylist
What underlies this entire chat? The foundation? That glue? Love, always love. Make sure to live and walk in love, fam. Always. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/tcA2JhTOV6
Project idea: have students choose a rapper who has been open about discussing mental health, whether through interviews or in their music. After their research, they can create an output communicating how their personal struggle relates with one discussed by the artist #HipHopEd
Activity Idea: Have Students capture their music diet for a weekend and begin to see if there are emotional and or subject patterns in the music. You can do it for yourselves as well #HipHopEd#MentalHealthPlaylist
Activity Idea: Have Students capture their music diet for a weekend and begin to see if there are emotional and or subject patterns in the music. You can do it for yourselves as well #HipHopEd#MentalHealthPlaylist
