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Dave Robles, an elementary school teacher from New York City, uses rap beats to help his students learn grammar lessons. Keeping kids' attention is a huge challenge for any teacher. At St. Charles ...

Hip-hop is all about the beats and the flow. For two Rwandan artists, that flow sometimes comes in four languages... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NSHAKA") PRO ZED: (Rapping in non-English language). SUMMERS: ...

Ye is in the beat-making process for his daughter North West‘s debut rap album, Elementary School Dropout. On Tuesday (Jan. 21), Ye shared a post on Instagram, which provides an update on the album ...