#hiphoped - UK# HipHopEd Manifesto lyrics

Most of my heroes don't appear in the National Curriculum A HipHopEd Manifesto We believe... HipHopEd can, must and will be more inclusive than Education and HIPHOP Collaboration is at the heart of Hiphop and education Much that is HIPHOP does not declare itself as thus We will teach about HIPHOP and through Hiphop Peace, unity, love and having fun 4 elements plus knowledge MCs model courage - make cyphers mould community HipHop is a dialogue Teacher ear is as important as pupil voice Microphones amplify pupil voice Ya dont stop...Learning HipHop is multi-disciplinary and cross-arts Cultural production is more vital than consumption Sampling culture is an integral part of the creative process Create something out of nothing - something new out of something older By creating we become ourselves Always be creating We are inspired by the HIPHOP community over the HIPHOP industry Hiphop is a folk art Building confidence by sk** and vice versa Good teachers combine writtens with coming off the top of the head The Cypher – Creative Critical Collaborative Caring Cogenerative We recognise dominant culture co-opts outsider culture for its own ends We refuse to walk away Critiquing Hiphop is an integral element of Hiphop You can love your neighbourhood without loving poverty Integrity trumps professionalism Hiphop has changed the world. Ignoring it is absurd We are Hiphop. You. Me. Everybody The cla**room remains a location of possibility So too Hiphop