I had never really thought about the connections between hip-hop culture and education before reading this article, but now that I have I find it very interesting and it makes sense as to how hip-hop can help students think critically. Hip-hop music and dance can help get students invested in their education because hip-hop culture is directly connected to youth culture today and can bring student interests into the classroom in meaningful ways.

While there is of course the issue of vulgarity with hip-hop music today, there are many cases where light vulgarity only helps to get across the messages being delivered in these songs. A lot of the time, hip-hop is not meant to be happy and cheerful, it is something serious that has a history and a very emotional element attached to it. By incorporating hip-hop pedagogy into classrooms, teachers can help students to think critically about things they maybe would not be thinking about in their everyday lives. As well, teachers themselves can learn from this type of education, both about the history behind the lyrics and about the ways in which youth connect to and interact with hip-hop media.