#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.
For many educators, Hip-Hop has been presented as a vehicle to help engage students in learning without Hip-Hop being deemed content that is worthy of teaching #hiphoped
When you think of Hip-Hop history you have delve deeper than the pillars of artistic expression and even knowledge of self. You have to look at the social and economical climate that shaped the culture #HipHopEd
The study of Hip-Hop History connects the culture to its legacy and roots and strips the commercialization of the art form of its power to define our culture #HipHopEd
"You love to hear the story, again and again / of how it all got started way back when." Important to teach Ss the HH story is still unfolding, still needs new historians, angles, and perspectives, esp from outside the US #hiphoped
Eye opening for me was @kyraOcity work on double dutch and early hip hop. She demonstrated, clearly, that young black girls are an important part of hip hop narrative. #HipHopEd
"You love to hear the story, again and again / of how it all got started way back when." Important to teach Ss the HH story is still unfolding, still needs new historians, angles, and perspectives, esp from outside the US #hiphoped
Totally agree with this. Even those outside of education. Made up a rap for my job and ppl instantly thrashed it saying it was inappropriate. #ThereIsNoBox#HipHopEd
Eye opening for me was @kyraOcity work on double dutch and early hip hop. She demonstrated, clearly, that young black girls are an important part of hip hop narrative. #HipHopEd
#hiphoped culture is all encompassing & includes art, spirituality, values, style of dress. We do the culture & it’s history a disservice when we only focus on music and lyrics
Didn't get to experience hip-hop during its origin but from what I've heard via documentaries it was dope! All four elements converging through one vehicle is a dream to witness! #HipHopEd#IBreakdance
Creativity doesn’t give license to alter the truth when it comes to the origins of Hip-Hop. Who proclaims to be a practitioner of something without studying the craft from its inception #HipHopEd
In Jigga's opening scene in his "Decoded," he begins, like almost all of us, bearing witness to a cypher... the cypher... perhaps HH's epicenter, center of gravity #HipHopEd
Still, I know for a fact that every hip-hop head has the potential to be OG. Just be #original with your message, content, and delivery!! Also, never give up!! #HipHopEd
Also, we can’t write Afrika Bambaataa out of the early narrative. To do that is to ignore the history — mostly beautifully, but party ugly—of the movement. #HipHopEd
Agree with this message, Mr. Jones. Peace, love, unity, and having fun seems to have been distorted into I only look out for myself and nobody else. At least on the mainstream level. #HipHopEd
It was attending @HowardU in 1986 and meeting people from across the country & beyond that I began to see Hip-Hop on a broader scale representing various hoods #hiphoped
Also, we can’t delete Afrika Bambaataa from early narratives. To do that is an injustice—to the movement and to his accusers. Hip hop is beautiful, but like anything, human and flawed too. #HipHopEd
Also, yes if you are white and hip-hop ed is the lens through which you view hip-hop, you can also be OG. Just put in the work! Original message is from a pro bboy I got to session with in NY during September. #HipHopEd
#hiphoped -ucators can not criticize Ss for their lack of knowledge or reverence for HH & it’s history when their own frame of reference begins w the T’s childhood HH era & not the culture’s origins
We propose that we must work to present the foundations Hip-Hop culture through the lenses of self-esteem building, identity, healthy competition and non-violent conflict resolution #HipHopEd
When I think of history I also think of how room is made for the next generation, how can mentoring take place but also room for youth to take part and grow in new directions #HipHopEd
Be mindful that HH's original artifacts have homes, places where we can take Ss to read and understand and value... the recent oral histories of 1520 Sedgwick tenants is a perfect example #hiphoped
#hiphoped often times, the history of hip hop is looked at thru an American-centric lens that dismisses the contribution of NBPOC and/or POC that aren't perceived as being "Black" (enough) + also glamorizes butchered A-historical accounts put forth by faux historians & academics
Also, we can’t delete Afrika Bambaataa from early narratives. To do that is an injustice—to the movement and to his accusers. Hip hop is beautiful, but like anything, human and flawed too. #HipHopEd
HH history is the foundation & vehicle that creates the bridge between elders and youth that are shaping the current landscape, but the life force of the culture resides in both. #HipHopEd
When I think of history I also think of how room is made for the next generation, how can mentoring take place but also room for youth to take part and grow in new directions #HipHopEd
#hiphoped often times, the history of hip hop is looked at thru an American-centric lens that dismisses the contribution of NBPOC and/or POC that aren't perceived as being "Black" (enough) + also glamorizes butchered A-historical accounts put forth by faux historians & academics
#hiphoped Tonight, I uplift the millions of intertwined stories and narratives that birthed this culture and the millions of practioners that have taken this culture to all corners of the globe
Maaaaaaannn! What was your first taste? My mind swirls with Planet Rock and early @THEKINGDMC also remembering the RAP from Dreamgirls, right? #hiphoped hearing “raps” was common in my music experience before ppl started naming it
If you're a practitioner of any element, including the overarching element of knowledge #HipHopEd don't expect to gain respect right away it takes time and hard work because people who have already been invested in it want to know you're in it for the lifestyle, not profit.
If you're a practitioner of any element, including the overarching element of knowledge #HipHopEd don't expect to gain respect right away it takes time and hard work because people who have already been invested in it want to know you're in it for the lifestyle, not profit.
History-wise, I’m thinking of the burden MCs and DJs have to create music that perpetuates the history a la “Quartet for the End of Time” #hiphopedhttps://t.co/oPZ2deOn3e
Hip-Hop is an approach to living your life by achieving synthesis at its highest level by taking A + B and creating C #HipHopEd this practice goes beyond art because it’s heart
Here’s a question: aside from sing the praises of hip hop, can you say what you do to help the movement? Do you commit personal time, put yourself on the line, help artists in tangible ways? If not, start. #hiphoped
Hip-Hop redefined "family" for me as a bond that wasn't only predicated on biology. I have a blended family so I live Hip-Hop at home everyday #hiphoped
In terms of old school perspectives- interesting read Andre 3000 GQ interview “For me, hip-hop is about freshness. You can always hop, but you won’t always be hip.” + Pete Rock’s statement on Wakka and new Rap music quality and relevance #HipHopEd
As an adolescent Hip-Hop songs and their rap references exposed me to new histories, stories and literatures unheard of to me. I was then able to research and learn about such on my own. Hip-Hop opens these doors for further learning #HipHopEd
Imo true hip-hoppers travel and gain knowledge in regions outside their own. This art form is not about staying your city and selling out concerts or winning your local jams. You'll never reach your potential if you stay physically in one place. #HipHopEd
The @RhymesEdu youth team created the Rebel Riddims Playlist which includes (more recent) history of songs by topics you can bring into your class / program https://t.co/EyPQr01V2n#HipHopEd
Here’s a question: aside from sing the praises of hip hop, can you say what you do to help the movement? Do you commit personal time, put yourself on the line, help artists in tangible ways? If not, start. #hiphoped
YES! I would credit my connections to #hiphoped to jazz (and its roots) and punk rock. When I first heard HH, it was another bleeding and rebellious dialect of my musical and life experience
Sorry Joe: @chrisemdin, wanted you to know that @JoeSchloss is ducking in. As you know, he’s one of the scholars who opened up our understanding of sampling, breakdancing, and much more. Very relevant here. #HipHopEd
Great points. I see sometimes schools want to bring in hip hop artists from one of the elements but don’t fairly compensate them for their time. It is great when there are grants but we can’t put it on the artist all the time #HipHopEd
It would interesting for the Hip-Hop Educators of today to create the playlists that got them through when they thought they wouldn’t make it through #HipHopEd
The youth will always find voice through the culture. However, we cannot render our elders disposable in pursuit of a narrative that the culture is only for youth #HipHopEd
Starting a personal project. Volunteer at boys and girls club teaching chemistry in Atlanta. Listen to OGs and support my local and regional jams when I can. Teaching outsiders what I know about HH. Growing in skill at rapping and breaking #HipHopEd
Here’s a question: aside from sing the praises of hip hop, can you say what you do to help the movement? Do you commit personal time, put yourself on the line, help artists in tangible ways? If not, start. #hiphoped
Great discussion tonight on hip hop culture. Thanks for bringing what we did in the 70s into the 21st century and into the minds of our youth! "We didn't get the money but we got the wealth"! And this "wealth" of knowledge is to be shared! Salute! #HipHopEd
We can't only deem the label "Educator" to those who have achieved credentials from academia. Early Hip-Hop pioneers are educators that must be revered & studied #hiphoped
Invited a local artist into my classroom to help pre-service teachers have a better understanding of the culture & will continue to expand working within the community #HipHopEd
To help the movement, we craft curricula, recruit young artists as TAs, encourage student research, buy records, grow the culture through community work, record and produce young emcees living behind bars #HipHopEd
Here’s a question: aside from sing the praises of hip hop, can you say what you do to help the movement? Do you commit personal time, put yourself on the line, help artists in tangible ways? If not, start. #hiphoped
Great discussion tonight on hip hop culture. Thanks for bringing what we did in the 70s into the 21st century and into the minds of our youth! "We didn't get the money but we got the wealth"! And this "wealth" of knowledge is to be shared! Salute! #HipHopEd
It's at best a short-sighted look at the present state of Hip-Hop culture and today's youth without understanding the history in its totality. Don't over glamorize! #hiphoped
The #HipHopEd fam has been so supportive. I have started engaging more with the hip-hop community locally & there is a strong family element. More educators need to capitalize on this support! #HipHopEd
Calling oneself a #hiphoped educator is a big responsibility. It means learning and honoring its history, its present, and its future. It means we're representing not only a movement in education but a cultural era. Hip-hop must be alive in our teaching, not just a gimmick.
Never forget that bringing Hip-Hop into a classroom is revolutionary because you are bringing in what was created in part to what was being done to youth inside the classroom #HipHopEd
The #HipHopEd fam has been so supportive. I have started engaging more with the hip-hop community locally & there is a strong family element. More educators need to capitalize on this support! #HipHopEd
Calling oneself a #hiphoped educator is a big responsibility. It means learning and honoring its history, its present, and its future. It means we're representing not only a movement in education but a cultural era. Hip-hop must be alive in our teaching, not just a gimmick.
Yo #HipHopEd! Just jumping in and was gonna add the same thought... If we want to truly understand the history of the drum, dramatic poetry, and physical expression we must go back much further than the BX.
I'm currently building a 12 week curriculum for next year for its mission to help out the sisters who were formally incarcerated, to prevent incarceration and to also help the women in the struggle using the vehicle of #HipHopEd
I had a professor question me as if hip-hop pedagogy was a passing fad when I first started doing this work. I kept going because I knew this was the place to be! #HipHopEd
And as a striving HH academic / writer, it would be dope to have OG HH scholars as direct mentors, where we can grow the thinking, questions, and take the writing ish to the next level together...in other words, more HH scholar cyphers & collabs, too #HipHopEd
We are results of Hip-Hop history and we are the cultivators of Hip-Hop History on a daily basis. The tools may have changed but the spirit remains #hiphoped
Some albums in that playlist:
No Dope on Sundays - CyHi da Prynce
Laila's Wisdom - Rapsody
4eva is a mighty long time - Big K.R.I.T.
DAMN - Kendrick
You only live 2wice - Freddie Gibbs
Run the jewels 3 - RTJ
Mega Philosophy - Cormega
The Iceberg - Oddisee
Sza - Ctrl
#HipHopEd
Sounds crazy, but hundreds of hip hop artists are having their lyrics used against them in criminal prosecutions. I work as an expert, mostly for free, can’t keep up. Contact your local public defender, offer to help. #HipHopEd
#HipHopEd during this #hiphophistorymonth let’s honor the culture its resilience its ability to adapt change and engage the ppl of HH throughout its history and as new initiates receive introductions to its power and potential
Agreed and with that we can study "contemporary Hip-Hop" and begin in the BX, and then study the foundations of Hip-Hop culture & go "way back" to the griots #HipHopEd
Yo #HipHopEd! Just jumping in and was gonna add the same thought... If we want to truly understand the history of the drum, dramatic poetry, and physical expression we must go back much further than the BX.
Absolutely. If we honest and historically aware, we know HH is just the most "recent" step(s) along the rich and complex Afro-diaspora... that's 100 and something Ss truly appreciate knowing #HipHopEd
Sounds crazy, but hundreds of hip hop artists are having their lyrics used against them in criminal prosecutions. I work as an expert, mostly for free, can’t keep up. Contact your local public defender, offer to help. #HipHopEd
Last post. Will be posting hip-hop STEAM content on blog should it be accepted. Don't ever plan on running out of content so having stuff to write for my own project isn't an issue. #ImJustSaying#HipHopEd
Yes, good opportunity to discuss digital literacy with my students who are putting their content online, especially what they are showing in YouTube videos, but also celebrate the work and learning and skills to produce their own content #HipHopEd
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Next semester we are bringing in @SkillzVa as Artist in Residence. He is going to help me teach a class on hip hop. We need more arrangements like this. #hiphoped
Indeed, and the story stays poignant as griots pass the baton. The organic nature of HipHop is it most refreshing quality. We as #HipHopEd-ucators must highlight and protect that by sharing these truths.
Indeed, and the story stays poignant as griots pass the baton. The organic nature of HipHop is it most refreshing quality. We as #HipHopEd-ucators must highlight and protect that by sharing these truths.
Some albums in that playlist:
No Dope on Sundays - CyHi da Prynce
Laila's Wisdom - Rapsody
4eva is a mighty long time - Big K.R.I.T.
DAMN - Kendrick
You only live 2wice - Freddie Gibbs
Run the jewels 3 - RTJ
Mega Philosophy - Cormega
The Iceberg - Oddisee
Sza - Ctrl
#HipHopEd
@Dart_Adams has tons of writings on this on medium and elsewhere.
Lastly, I've read quite a bit of literature (US-centric and elsewhere) and have found that many books out there tend to glorify a certain trajectory and/or regurgitate A-historical narratives. #hiphoped
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@Learn21Tech, @DrHicksHarper, @chrisemdin, @Dart_Adams
Actually @PHI_444 is the perfect example of #HipHopEd. They have devoted themselves to this, thanks in large part to a more visionary president than most universities have!
If you open to building, @ErikNielson@EmeryPetchauer@JoeSchloss, or being a mentor, even in the slightest capacity, hit me up. Been down since my mentor and homie Dimitriadis passed in 2015. Gotta move his and this mission forward together #HipHopEd
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@ErikNielson, @ErikNielson, @EmeryPetchauer, @JoeSchloss
