This episode of the Hip Hop Genius Podcast features guests Dr. Christopher Emdin and Aysha Upchurch, a.k.a. The Dancing Diplomat. It was recorded at the iconic Paisley Park Estate, former home of Prince Rogers Nelson, and features Co-Hosts David "TC" Ellis, Tony Simmons, and Timothy David Jones. 

Description: On this episode, the Hip Hop Genius crew returns to the West Coast of the United States to chat with the legendary MC, Ras Kass, and the California Regional Director for 4 Learning and audio engineer to your Hip-Hop artist's favorite Hip-Hop artist, Scott "Tenacity" Martin. The two spoke with sam, Tony, Michael, and TC Ellis at the 2022 California IT in Education conference in Long Beach, California. Topics ranged from fathering the next generation of Hip-Hop lyricists to the two guests' own experiences with education.

Tags: Hip Hop Education, Hip Hop, Education, High School for Recording Arts, 4 Learning, Hip Hop Genius, Ras Kass, Tenacity, Scott Martin, CITE, Long Beach, California

On this episode, 4 Learning brings you NLE Choppa, a young but mighty rap artist out of Memphis Tennessee. In addition to already having a platinum-selling record with Shotta Flow, Choppa’s debut album, Top Shotta, peaked in the top 10 Billboard charts when it dropped in 2020. All this before he has even turned 21.

The Hip Hop Genius Podcast features notable scholars and academics in the field of hip-hop-based education in conversation with notable hip-hop artists who do work in the space of education. Episode 3 features the award-winning scholar Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, the big homie of culturally relevant pedagogy, the Immediate Past President of the National Academy of Education, and much more, in conversation with Daniel "D. Smoke" Farris, former public school educator, former Studio Director at High School for Recording Arts LA, Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist and winner of the Netflix show Rhythm + Flow. The conversation was moderated by sam seidel, Tony Simmons, Michael Lipset, and David "TC" Ellis at the High School for Recording Arts on June 9th, 2022 as part of the Deeper Learning - Twin Cities Pre Conference. Theme music produced by DJ Mickey Breeze. Buy the book and support the High School for Recording Arts at www.hiphopgenius.org

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The Hip Hop Genius Podcast puts world-renowned hip-hop-based educators and hip-hop artists in conversation with one another. In this episode, we bring you one person who defines both. David "TC" Ellis is the founder of the High School for Recording Arts and a former rap artist with Paisley Park Records. Hear TC tell the story of how he came to start one of the longest-running, most innovative charter schools in the US. This episode was recorded live at the Deeper Learning Conference at High Tech High in San Diego. The conversation is facilitated by sam seidel, Tony Simmons, and Michael Lipset, co-authors of Hip Hop Genius 2.0: Remixing High School Education, the 10th-anniversary edition of the 2011 book Hip Hop Genius.

Purchase a copy of Hip Hop Genius 2.0 at www.hiphopgenius.org All author royalties support the High School for Recording Arts.

Learn about the school at www.hsra.org and work with us via www.4learning.com

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This episode of Hip Hop Genius Podcast puts the world-renowned, legendary, proponent of social-emotional learning, mental health advocate, and award-winning rapper DMC of Run DMC in a cypher with Martha Diaz, Chair, Archives, Curatorial, & Educational Affairs at the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Founder of the Hip-Hop Education Center, and one of the pioneers of Hip-Hop based education. It was recorded live in a standing-room-only podcast studio at SXSW EDU '22. The conversation is facilitated by sam seidel and Michael Lipset, co-authors with Tony Simmons of Hip Hop Genius 2.0: Remixing High School Education, the 10th-anniversary edition of the 2011 book Hip Hop Genius. The conversation is DJ’d by Mickey Breeze, who also produced the theme song for the series. Purchase a copy of Hip Hop Genius 2.0 at www.hiphopgenius.org All author royalties support the High School for Recording Arts. Learn about the school at www.hsra.org and work with us via www.4learning.com

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