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Whether you wave your hands if you love hip hop, think it's bigger than hip hop, J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

This one’s for Eileen, because every time I link to Dead Prez she loves it! They are great, though. Unbelievably so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jNyr6BJZuI

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enjoy analysing the specifics of Eminem's flow in comparison with other great MCs, J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

The Rapper’s Flow.

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To find out more click on the Education link at the top of the page and read this. J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

It will bring you here. Join the dark side.

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It also has some very rude Roman poetry, but that's classics, innit, so that's alright. J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

Classics and classism, eh? Imagine if Eminem wrote this? What a palaver!

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And the lyrics? Well, the website contains lyrics from a range of genres - rock, reggae and more - with equally inappropriate lyrics, and equally beautiful lyrics. J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

I like Buju Banton a lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJVfPU87hws

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Firstly, it is safe. Everything is open - with a brief tutorial, you can be shown how to communicate with the pupils in a completely open, viewable to the whole world sort of way. J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

Once you join, there are many pages, and many supportive editors who will help you to use the site effectively and with skill.

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A reasonable question, and one I asked Jeremy Dean, Education Czar at rapgenius, would be on using the site as a teacher. J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

Dr. Dean came to the attention of the RG folk for his work on this text. An English teacher by trade, he is now working for RG, promoting and developing the education side of the site.

Feel free to jump on this annotation Jeremy!

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Is it OK to bring kids onto a website with all of those terrible, violent, misogynistic rap lyrics. J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

Yes.

Especially when it contains contemporary texts like this, which Akala spoke to our students about via Skype, and which I know several of us watched and discussed in lessons.

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Is it safe? J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

Yes.

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We can get the pupils doing this - as seen here. J-d-write – Good afternoon, English.

Refugee Blues with 10b3.

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