Are you interested in Hip Hop? Maybe you’re a singer or poet who harbours ambitions to give rap a go, or maybe you are just curious about one of the world's biggest cultural movements of the last 40 years.

Join us for this 90 minute workshop, where we will first explore the origins and influences that lead to Hip Hop’s formation in the Bronx, before analysing how some of the great rappers have composed and structured their lyrics. After a couple of story creation exercises, we will begin to formulate our own raps, where we will explore how to structure your syllables and where to place punch lines. Finally, you will learn techniques to enhance your performance and flow, leaving the workshop able to spit pure fire!

Whether you just want to sit in and learn, give the writing a go, or perform your work to the group, the session will be a safe space for aspiring rappers, and intrigued hip hop enthusiasts to learn.

We will be running 2 Sessions:

Session 1 will be weighted on Hip Hop’s History and culture, with a short rap workshop to finish.

Session 2 Will be more weighted towards the Rapping Element of the workshop.

Cost:

This event is FREE to residents of the county of Somerset thanks to funding from SS&L. You will need to complete an online enrolment form, which will take 5-10 minutes (via the platform DocuSign) and is best done on a computer rather than phone.

You are welcome to bring your kids to these family-friendly sessions, but it’s only the adults who need to register.

Our funding does not cover BANES, Bath and Bristol. For a full list of towns/postcodes that are eligible please click here.

This event has been organised by the team behind the Frome Community Exhibition. We’re all Edventure start-up students, hoping to spread creativity and encourage connection.

If you have any questions for the organisers please feel free to call Sara on 07727 449790 or email fromecommunityexhibition@gmail.com

Or Contact Jake (Xman himself) at jakehight369@gmail.com

What you Need to Bring:

Pen and paper.

About the facilitator:

Jake, or XMAN as he is known on stage, is the Bristol based frontman of Hip Hop groups ‘Gundhi Brothers’ and ‘Alien Jakes’.

He has been rapping for sixteen years, and teaching Hip Hop, Poetry and Rap workshops for seven years. Jake also works as a script writer and filmmaker. He completed his Dissertation on ‘Hollywood’s commodification of Hip Hop’, and has vast experience in the music video industry. Jake has performed as a rapper at Glastonbury Festival, BoomTown Fair, and across Europe in Germany, Italy and Croatia. You can find Jake on Facebook @xmantaf and @gundhibrothers

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