We got a bonus episode for you from Season 1 with a sick freebie from our guest Jeff Walker of Rhymecology, USA. All listeners are welcome to one free introductory Rhymecology rap coaching session.  Jeff will support you to break down and manifest your artistic vision, rhyme-writing and barrier-breaking. Email him at: rhymecology@gmail.com. Send us any tunes and rhymes you make with him and we'll stick 'em on our website: hiphophealsUK.org.  WEBSITE: www.rhymecology.com YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/rhymecology (must see...testimonies from KRS, Masta Ace, Will.i.am, etc.) with performances, workshops and tutorials etc. SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/33iHeCDQktwV7efsiAMbzW?si=nSVnCPaOTmKoeroM40KSCw --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

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Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 12: Jeff Walker, Rhymecology, USA

Here's Part 2 of social worker J.C. Hall's riveting break down of his work in Hip Hop Therapy Check out his website in memoriam of Dr. Tyson: hiphoptherapy.com. MC FIENYX: http://www.fienyx.com/hip-hop-therapy MOTT HAVEN DOCUMENTARY: https://vimeo.com/278667750 J.C. HALL LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiphoptherapy/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 11: J.C. Hall (Part 2)

This week, Kiz chats to social worker and rapper J.C. Hall. He brings us up-to-date with current Hip Hop Therapy practice, live and direct from the Bronx, New York City. We get the low down on what it was like to work with Hip Hop Therapy Godfather Dr Edgar Tyson R.I.P.  and the thinking behind his seminal study on Hip Hop Therapy with youth.  Again, we had to split the episode into two because we had so much to chat about. Check out his website in memoriam of Dr. Tyson: hiphoptherapy.com.  MC FIENYX: http://www.fienyx.com/hip-hop-therapy MOTT HAVEN DOCUMENTARY: https://vimeo.com/278667750 J.C. HALL LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiphoptherapy/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 10: J.C. Hall (Part 1)

Rhythmic Mind's use rhythm in the regulation of trauma and trauma's impact of the brain and central nervous system with At Promise Youth. Here's how. You can holler Rhythmic Mind to find out more about their work at: info@rhythmicmind.net https://www.rhythmicmind.net/ https://www.instagram.com/rhythmicmind1/ https://www.facebook.com/rhythmicmind1 TWITTER: @mindrhythmic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 9: Rhythmic Mind (Part 2)

Meet Max and Jonah. They're mental health professionals AND rappers. Their mesmerising tales of using Hip Hop Therapy with At Promise Youth in America simply blew us away; so much so, that we ended up chatting for two hours and splitting the recording into two episodes! Join us as they share real-life impact stories from the streets of San Francisco's Bay Area.  In Chamber 8, we hear how they became "conduits of Hip Hop", generating an awe-inspiring therapeutic model based on their traditional clinical training in psychotherapy and their musical first love. They have even generated a youth empowerment curriculum based on Hip Hop's capacity for healing and resilience-building.  We, the Glowitheflow crew, want you to listen and do. Take action. Go and check out the songs mentioned. Look up Ben's homeless charity 'Let's Feed Brum'. Try one of the approaches in your own relationships with people.   Make change!  Be love!   You can holler Rhythmic Mind to find out more about their work at: info@rhythmicmind.net https://www.rhythmicmind.net/ https://www.instagram.com/rhythmicmind1/ https://www.facebook.com/rhythmicmind1 TWITTER: @mindrhythmic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 8: Rhythmic Mind (Part 1)

Ben and Kiz meet Duke01 from Nottingham on Zoom.  He is a fly MC. A funny bloke. A magnetic performer. CHECK OUT HIS BANDS : @_LastSons @Defgoldblum What wizardy connects people through Hip Hop? This wizardy. Beats breathe life into lost souls. Aching hearts beat the drum. People vibe to the music. They shine in each other's shine. That's a live Hip Hop gig right there. That's how Kiz met Duke01. He was pouring his golden glow charisma into the crowd with bars like liquid honey. Metaphoric honey to the ears that is. They were roaring and powerful. When you spend alone time with this constant friend, Hip Hop; you get to know each other pretty well. When life throws you stones, you carve a way forward. You brandish your soul passion as your sword. This is Hip Hop.  People go through hardship. They glow or grow bitter. That's something Ben passed to Kiz. Now Duke tells us how Hip Hop made his soul Glowitheflow with stories of school and segregation and hearing the story of your life from a completely different source, in a totally different place. Living and loving through Hip Hop makes a friend for life. When shizzle gets tough, you blast on the beats and pump up the bass. Everything is suddenly OK. This is Hip Hop.  Welcome to Chamber 7 with Duke01. TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DukeBinary  BANDCAMP: https://t.co/ACLnaKWoSk?amp=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 7: Duke01

Why did US Hip Hop scene inspire so many makers across the world? And what has UK jungle got to do with it?  Brummie Kiz interviews Bristol bab, born and bred, Kirk Thompson aka KRUST. We can't really put Krust into words here. Think Ultimate G-Unit; Innovator of Global Electronic Dance Music; Coach and Mindset Engineer Extraordinaire: none of these titles can do him justice. Just check his GROUND-BREAKING tune: 'Warhead' out and imagine it's 1997 instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hJ4OROIvxY&ab_channel=Wind0wLick3r   Krust relays how Hip Hop shaped his early music mindset and still informs business decisions today.  Have a guess who is favourite Hip Hop act is at the mo' then listen to find out! Check out his dynamic mentoring work out with Disruptive Patterns: https://disruptivepatterns.com/joindisruptivepatterns. Learn about Hip Hop HEALS UK's revolutionary use of remedy rhymes here: www.hiphophealsuk.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 6: Krust

What the sausage is poetry therapy anyway? Why should you not use the word 'therapy' in your practice without having the appropriate training? And who is poetry therapy for?  Again, we nah deal wid nah rainbow unicorn bizness. This is a real profession with real solid outcomes for people seeking help. Look up the evidence on Google Scholar if you want to know more.  In Chamber 5 on our imagined mountain cave adventure seeking Hip Hop's healing powers, we meet a real life poetry therapist: Charmaine Pollard. She is an expert counsellor. You can find out more about her work here: https://charmainepollardcounselling.co.uk.  She also serves as Community Director on the board for Lapidus International, alongside Kiz: https://lapidus.org.uk. We chat about Buju Banton lyrics. Ben shares a touching story from Let's Feed Brum's homeless soup kitchen and Greg us cracks us up with his impromptu creative writing prompt. Listen to the end to hear his poignant addition of a 'hopeful twist', an essential part of choosing poems or writing within this creative therapeutic practice.  Learn about Hip Hop HEALS UK's revolutionary use of remedy rhymes here: www.hiphophealsuk.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 5: Charmaine Pollard, Poetry Therapist

Dr. Elliot Gann runs a non-profit called 'Today's Future Sound'. It empowers people make to beats and feel good. He is a real-life Hip Hop Therapist. Kiz ain't just talking about rainbow unicorns here at Glowitheflow.  They're real!  Zooming from San Francisco Bay Area, we go deep into neuroscience, trauma and therapeutic beat-making. We talk Hip Hop culture. We talk therapy. And we talk about the dangers of calling work 'therapy' when it's not delivered by trained therapists.  Kiz's mind was blown so make sure you get a cuppa and sit down for this one. It's deep!  Learn about Hip Hop HEALS UK's revolutionary use of remedy rhymes here: www.hiphophealsuk.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 4: Dr. Elliot Gann (aka Phillipdrummond) of Today's Future Sound

Kiz Zoom calls jungle MC Parly B from Doncaster and Robidon, the reggae Don of Moseley, Birmingham. Both are due to perform at Dubgasm, Kiz's annual fundraiser via livestream. Parly headlines this year. Robin has been resident since the start. Parly and Robidon discuss lyrics and songwriting process. Writing about life juice adds authentic flavour to songs.  Pierre is a community activist against suicide. He brings his Ipswich music community in tribute to his goddaughter and her baby, who both sadly passed in tragic circumstances.  Learn how he turns grief into social action through music and fundraising. Thank you Pierre for sharing your story with us.  Learn about Hip Hop HEALS UK's revolutionary use of remedy rhymes here: www.hiphophealsuk.org. MUSIC CREDIT: Parly B         --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers: Chamber 3: Parly B, Robidon & Pierre from 'The Lipswich Project'

Homeless sentinels stop street robberies. First responders. People watchers.  "No-one chooses to go out there because they've sat at school daydreaming: 'One day I aspire to be homeless,'" says Ben, Founder of Let's Feed Brum homeless charity. In today's episode, we Zoom YT from @Making Change Studios, Brummingham. He's a conscious reggae MC from Ipswich who has followed Jamaican sound system culture since 1982. What is it and how has the island's mobile bass music disco culture influenced rap lyricism? Find out in Chamber 2 as YT shares tales from the dance.  He never did share 8 bars of Golden Nuggets for you to use as inspiration for your own creativity though. He bust out into half a song at the end instead. You're never gonna believe the tip he suggested for unblocking creativity...  All our remote Zoom interviews will appear soon online. Keep an eye on our Hip Hop HEALS' YouTube channel so you can check our funky Zoom backgrounds. Today's was a disappearing flyer for Kiz's annual fundraiser for Let's Feed Brum. We had a laugh in the studio with Greg and Ben appearing and disappearing into it like 70's sitcom ghosts.  Catch YT headlining Dubgasm online live music fundraiser on Sat 3rd Oct from 1pm to 10:30pm.  EVENT LINK: https://www.facebook.com/events/327690831992392 FUNDRAISING LINK: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dubgasm  Drop us a message or share your creativity with us at: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message  Learn about Hip Hop HEALS UK's revolutionary use of remedy rhymes here: www.hiphophealsuk.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers of MC Wisdom: Chamber 2: YT

Hip Hop carries wisdom. Stories from elders. We share stories of our elders and our heritage: Ben's Dad in Kashmir; Kiz's Dad's love of poetry (R.I.P.) and Greg's Dad from Wales (R.I.P.), not Grounds Keeper Willy.  Hip Hop MCs are soothsayers. Yet, it seems as though the ancient art of storytelling-it-like-it-is in your town has gotten lost. Or has it? Offensive and troublesome from day 1, we discuss what, where, when, why and how rap can be therapeutic. Our special guest MC Applz aka youth worker Sandra Carter stole all our hearts with her warmth and her sparkly eyes. Not only does she rap, she sings, she dances, she sews, she writes. We should have really asked what she doesn't do. Applz, we comin' for you a second time! You'll have to come back and keep sharing your powerful messages of wisdom. Listeners, sit back and enjoy as you Glowitheflow. Learn about Hip Hop HEALS UK's revolutionary use of remedy rhymes here: www.hiphophealsuk.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Enter the 36 Chambers of MC Wisdom: Chamber 1: Applz

We got going and here's what's up: we want you to get going too. Do your thang. Whatever yo' thang is. Grooving in your flow zone will keep you healthy and mental strong so when life gets challenging, you will have it down.  We kick off Glowitheflow's brand new weekly podcast with insights into who we are and what do.  You'll hear some of our stories from schizophrenia to loss and how we opened our hearts to homelessness.  We want you to grow here.  We are on that path with you. Come follow us on our Hero's Journey into Hip Hop and healing. Let's glowitheflow!  Learn about Hip Hop HEALS UK's revolutionary use of remedy rhymes here: www.hiphophealsuk.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hiphophealskiz/message

Intro: Yo from The Go

Hip Hop HEALS Kiz chats creativity and social action through the lens of Hip Hop with mentor Ben Rafiqi, founder of Let's Feed Brum homeless charity and ally Greg Rogers of Making Change Studios. Listen as we delve into radical solutions to homelessness and mental ill health. Guests shamans share inner wisdoms. MCs from rap, reggae and hip hop guide us to boost our creative powers along with social entrepreneurs, activists, artists and poets. Join us as we Glowitheflow.

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