When my daughter was a baby, I was really into the Rockabye Baby albums. These are lullaby versions of popular music and I had the Michael Jackson, Rihanna, and Jay Z ones. One problem, I would always get the actual songs stuck in my head. I would sing them all day, which was not a […]
Now that you have diversified your bookshelves, don’t forget to diversify your children’s music. Just like seeing and learning experiences of others through literature, you can also sing along with a diverse track list. When I started my blog in 2015, I had the idea of using Hip Hop music to teach my kids simple […]
Healthy Hip Hop I have been a fan of Healthy Hip Hop since is was the first cd I bought in 2016 under Rappin Roy and Reggie Regg (click here to check that music out). And I am even more excited how they have elevated the game for children’s hip hop music. Healthy Hip Hop […]
It has been a loooooooong time since I have done a freestyle friday…..and I stopped because I thought they were getting a little rant like and complaining… so as I read through some of my previous ones, I was like that is not Maya in real life. I try not to complain about things and […]
You all know how much I love Hip Hop, therefore I love the book THE ROOTS OF RAP by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Frank Morrison. It is such a great book and truly encompasses the essence of Hip Hop. So, it is like a positive affirmation book of my love for Hip Hop […]
A Dope Kid loves to read and a Dope Parent loves to read as well! Today we share a list of black history children’s books that have a Hip Hop element!!! 1. Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison This beautiful collection of amazing men in Black History is a book that every dope […]
So, a couple of weeks ago, I posted this picture to my Instagram account and the caption read “This #shirt makes #motherhood look so #dope !! Thanks @berryandmono  Are you a #hiphop fan like me? ….but #MomLife does not always allow me to listen to it as much as I would like!!  But […]
According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, there were 3500 children’s books published in the United States in 2017. Of these 3500 books, only 319 displayed an African American character or roughly 9.1%. Even more astonishing, only 3% of these children’s books author were also African American.
Hello! I love to make mixes for my kids out of music that I enjoy to jamming to! However, the music that I love is not always G rated lol. So, I make remixes for them! Here is a quick way to learn some Spanish numbers with Pitbull! The tune is catchy and anybody will […]