Teaching with Hip Hop in the 7-12 Grade Classroom: A Guide to Supporting Students' Critical Development Through Popular Texts

"Teachers should not enter into the Hip Hop education space without reading Teaching with Hip Hop in the 7-12 Grade Classroom, regardless of grade level. This book is more than a guide; it will be your bible. Kelly has masterfully, with much care and love, assembled assignments, assessments, and activities that are intended to engage students in the beautiful process of world-making. This book is written by a master teacher--let it transform you and your classroom."

--Dr. Bettina L. Love, Award-winning author and the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA

"Lauren Kelly is one of the most significant scholars in the field of hip-hop education. Her ability to merge theory, practice, philosophy and pedagogy are on full display in this masterful work. This is a contribution that elevates the culture and the artform in powerful ways. I am thankful for it and her. You need this in your library."

-Dr. Christopher Emdin, New York Times bestselling author, Robert A. Naslund Endowed Chair and Professor of Education at the University of Southern California, USA