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New York Slang with Jay-Z

April 1, 2015 by Stephen Mayeux

Guest Introduction This post is a guest article written by Paul Martin. Paul is an English teacher who’s from New York and is currently based in Buenos Aires. A music lover, he tries to incorporate music from all different genres into his lesson plans. He teaches with Listen & Learn, which offers English courses in New York, in […]

Filed Under: Slang & Idioms, Students

Getting Into Trouble with Afroman

November 20, 2014 by Stephen Mayeux

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The hip-hop genre has many talented artists who discuss important social issues, such as poverty, racism, and violence… Afroman is not one of those artists! He is known as a “one-hit wonder” because he became famous for only one song that he wrote in 2000. “Because I Got High” is a story about a man whose […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 5, Students Tagged With: grammar, vocabulary

If you hate your job, you’ll love this song!

July 10, 2014 by Stephen Mayeux

A good job that pays well and makes you happy is difficult to find nowadays. For a lot of people in the world, they will take any job because they need money to pay bills and support their families. But every now and then, a job is so bad and boring that quitting is the […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 5, Students Tagged With: grammar, passive, slang, vocabulary

5 Pronunciation Tips That Will Make You Fluent!

July 1, 2014 by Stephen Mayeux

Hello, hip-hop heads and ELT students and teachers! This lesson was inspired by MC Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock‘s 1988 hit “It Takes Two”. As with a lot of hip-hop songs, “It Takes Two” boasts their ability to rap, rhyme, and get the ladies! There are a lot of great expressions and slang words in […]

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Imperatives: Do the Stanky Leg!

April 15, 2014 by Stephen Mayeux

The GS Boyz were a group of rappers from Arlington, Texas who made their first big break with the single “Stanky Legg” in 2008. Although they are no longer performing as a group anymore, the Stanky Legg dance is still used at parties and by athletes at sporting events today. It’s a simple, multi-step dance […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 1, Students

Catch a Break with Kurtis Blow!

April 6, 2014 by Stephen Mayeux

Kurtis Blow is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. “The Breaks“, a single from his 1980 debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song (taken verbatim from Wikipedia). “The Breaks” is a song about bad luck and misfortune. Everybody has ups and downs in life, and when we are experiencing difficult […]

Filed Under: Other, Students, Vocabulary Tagged With: collocations, vocabulary

Grammar with MC Lyte: When ‘yet’ means ‘still’

January 2, 2014 by Stephen Mayeux

Legendary lyricist, DJ, voice over talent, actress, entertainer and icon, MC Lyte is still making the crowds move across the globe.  MC Lyte first appeared on the scene in 1988 with her debut album Lyte As A Rock. At the age of 17, she began schooling other MCs in the art of rhyme, and since that time […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 6, Students Tagged With: grammar

Picture Dictionary: Learn Christmas Vocabulary with Run-D.M.C.

December 24, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Run€“D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell. The group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture. Run€“D.M.C. was one of the most well-known hip hop acts in the 1980s who, along with LL Cool […]

Filed Under: Other, Students, Vocabulary Tagged With: culture, vocabulary

Wordplay and Vocabulary with Big Daddy Kane

December 13, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Big Daddy Kane is an MC from Brooklyn, New York who indisputably defined the term €œlyricist€ in the world of hip-hop. Along with the lyrical ingenuity he brought to the genre, he also introduced innovative live performances as well. These lives performances, which consisted of theatrics, choreography and tailored costumes, proved that Big Daddy Kane was […]

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Past Perfect and Vocabulary with ATCQ

December 10, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

A Tribe Called Quest is one of hip-hop’s most legendary, beloved and revered groups of all time and for good reason. Easily recognized for their unique approach to rap music by employing jazz infused soundscapes to Afro-centric rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest was largely responsible for the popularity of a new genre that dominated the East […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 4, Students Tagged With: grammar, vocabulary

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About The Founder

Stephen Mayeux is the founder of ESLhiphop.com. He used to be an English Teacher, but now he lives in Austin, TX and works as a software developer.

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