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Learn English Vocabulary with The Lonely Island

July 1, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

The Lonely Island is an American comedy group with members Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg, best known for their musical comedy. Originally from Berkeley, California, the group is currently based in New York City. The group became famous due to their collective work from 2005 to 2011 on Saturday Night Live, featuring Samberg as a cast member and Taccone […]

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

Learn British Slang with Skinnyman

June 25, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Skinnyman is an English rapper who was born in Leeds and moved to London at a young age. He formed the Mud Family with Mongo and Chester P, a hip-hop group which released a number of EPs. These included such records as Itchy Town and Lash Suttin, a reworking of Redman‘s Smash Something. Skinnyman released a solo album, Council Estate of Mind in 2004, and it […]

Filed Under: Other, Slang & Idioms, Students Tagged With: British, slang, vocabulary

Learn English Vocabulary with De La Soul

June 24, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

De La Soul is a hip-hop trio that formed in 1987 on Long Island, NY. They are known for their unique sampling, playful lyrics and humorous skits between tracks. They contributed to the rise of alternative hip-hop in the 1990s, especially to the beginning of jazz rap. The members are Kelvin Mercer, David Jude Jolicoeur and […]

Filed Under: Other, Slang & Idioms, Students Tagged With: east coast, vocabulary

Learn English Grammar: Second Conditional with Kendrick Lamar

June 20, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Kendrick Lamar is a hip hop recording artist from Compton, California. Initially signed to independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment, in 2012 Lamar and the label signed a joint venture deal with Aftermath and Interscope Records. Lamar is also a member of  the West Coast group, Black Hippy, along with fellow California-based rappers and label-mates Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul (taken verbatim from Wikipedia). In “Poetic Justice” Lamar discusses the ups and […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 4, Students Tagged With: conditional, grammar, idioms, vocabulary, west coast

Learn English: The Verb ‘Stop’ with Talib Kweli

June 17, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Talib Kweli is an American rapper who gained recognition through Black Star, a collaboration with fellow MC Mos Def. Quality is Talib Kweli’s fist solo album, which was released in 2002 and considered a classic by many hip-hop fans. The album received critical acclaim as well as some commercial appeal for the track “Get By”, which was produced by Kanye West (adapted […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 4, Students Tagged With: east coast, grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, vocabulary

Learn English: Past Habits with Zion I & Grouch

June 13, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Corey Scoffern, better known by his stage name The Grouch, is an American rapper and producer based in Maui, Hawaii. He is a founding member of Living Legends, an underground hip-hop collective based in Los Angeles, California. The Grouch collaborated with many artists including Zion I, a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer AmpLive and MC Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp’s futuristic production techniques, using a […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 2, Students Tagged With: grammar, idioms, vocabulary, west coast

Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Atmosphere

June 11, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Learn 16 new English idioms and phrasal verbs with one of America’s best Midwest hip-hop groups. Atmosphere is an American hip-hop duo currently consisting of rapper Slug and DJ Ant. The group formed in 1989 and has released six studio albums and ten EPs. Slug’s lyrics are usually metaphorical and autobiographical, and he often uses […]

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Learn Adverbs and Vocabulary with The Notorious B.I.G.

June 10, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

The Notorious B.I.G. is a rapper and hip-hop artist from Brooklyn, New York City, and he is also known as Biggie Smalls. He released his debut album, Ready to Die, in 1994, and it is one of the best east coast hip-hop albums of all time. He also formed the hip-hop collective Junior M.A.F.I.A., but the group […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 3, Students Tagged With: adjectives, adverbs, east coast, grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, vocabulary

Noun Clause Basics and Vocabulary with Lauryn Hill

June 6, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Lauryn Hill is a singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actress. Her musical career started in high school when Pras Michael and Wyclef Jean encouraged her to join their hip-hop group, The Fugees. The trio formed in 1992 and released two critically successfully albums, but they eventually disbanded in 1997. One year later, she released The Miseducation […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 5, Students Tagged With: grammar, idioms, noun clauses, phrasal verbs, vocabulary

Time Prepositions and Vocabulary with Eric B. & Rakim

June 5, 2013 by Stephen Mayeux

Eric B. & Rakim were a hip-hop duo from Long Island, New York. The group was composed of DJ Eric Barrier and MC Rakim, and they are considered by aficionados as one of hip-hop’s greatest pairs. They rose to fame during the “Golden Age” of hip-hop, which covered the late 1980s to early 1990s. Eric […]

Filed Under: Grammar, Level 2, Students Tagged With: grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, prepositions, vocabulary

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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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