R.H.Y.M.E
R.H.Y.M.E (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) is a youth hip hop music and mentoring program at Thrive Collective, a NYC arts non-profit creating hope and opportunity in and around NYC schools through the arts and mentoring opportunities.
R.H.Y.M.E. was a recipient of a Verses Project grant in 2021. The program encourages, empowers and equips students with mic skills and transferable life skills by teaching them the art of rapping and songwriting. Emerging from a hip hop education are skills such as communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and self confidence. Students write, perform and record original songs, and produce music videos that they then distribute online.