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View The Book Trailer Here: http: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsmnYM26ylI Analyzing the values in Hip Hop street culture in order to promote character development & pro-social values, we merge social-emotional skills with cognitive learning. The Live Above The Hype Hip Hop Life Skills Workbook includes 20 insightful lessons that initiate in depth self reflection in at-risk and beyond-risk male youth, while also enabling youth workers and parents to engage in meaningful and enlightening dialogue with these young people. By using Hip Hop culture as a common ground between adult and teen generations, this curriculum is to be used as a resource that promotes 4 Points Of Character Development: Violence Prevention Community Responsibility Self Awareness Responsible Decision Making These practical life lessons focus on healthy character development in regards to values, money, music, drugs, prison, gangs, anger, sports and relationships These practical lessons focus on healthy character. We analyze the consistent rewards and consequences of the choices many make based on value systems present in Hip Hop culture, as well as why many continue to uphold these value systems; questioning which values should be kept and which values should be let go. This workbook is authentically rooted in Hip Hop culture. It also includes a foreword by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and artwork by Ronald Riskie Brent (2Pac/Makaveli). Live Above The Hype goes beyond analyzing song lyrics of today's most popular rappers and instead analyzes the value systems that draw many of our young people to these rappers.

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Author K-Rahn Vallatine was once a wayward youth himself. After a series of wake up calls, he made a decision to be committed to both the betterment of himself mentally and spiritually and to those in the community around him. He works on the frontlines mentoring and assisting both at-risk and what he calls beyond risk (those who are currently or formerly incarcerated) youth. Throughout the years, K-Rahn has made waves as an underground Hip Hop artist, has previously served as a school teacher, teaching in both the private and public school systems, has sat on the Board of Directors of a charter school, has years of experience working in Los Angeles' juvenile halls and juvenile detention camps, and has stood as a keynote speaker for conferences, youth empowerment events and webinars. He has recently written a Hip Hop Life Skills curriculum, entitled Live Above The Hype. This curriculum analyzes Hip Hop culture to promote character development & pro-social values, merging social-emotional skills with cognitive learning. K-Rahn merges his entertainment talents and resources with his background in education and juvenile justice.

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