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 […]
Getting Into Trouble with Afroman
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 […]
If you hate your job, you’ll love this song!
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 […]
5 Pronunciation Tips That Will Make You Fluent!
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 […]
Imperatives: Do the Stanky Leg!
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 […]
Catch a Break with Kurtis Blow!
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 […]
Grammar with MC Lyte: When ‘yet’ means ‘still’
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 […]
Picture Dictionary: Learn Christmas Vocabulary with Run-D.M.C.
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 […]
Wordplay and Vocabulary with Big Daddy Kane
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 […]
Past Perfect and Vocabulary with ATCQ
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 […]
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