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In the article, “How hip-hop has enhanced American education.” It has made the classroom more engaging, but is mostly in ELA classrooms. Teachers are implementing hip-hop into lesson plans by using rhymes, and music to teach the subject. Inspired new school and community organizations. An organization in New York City, Cyphers for justice engages youth high school students and incarcerated youth, and also teachers. Engage in a 15 week program using hip-hop practices like dancing and singing. To tackle problems such as racial justice and school discipline policies. Colleges and higher education offer a hip-hop course.

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In this Ted talk “Your brain on music” by Alan Harvey. Music has a capacity to bring up or to evoke memories. It lets us remember certain memories with songs. Music has the power to stimulate our emotions and to also stimulate our memories. Alan says, “ I always feel so much better and energetic and energized when I sing a song or play in a band.” Music can make us do stuff to our bodies, make you want to get up and dance. Tap your fingers and foot. It also affects us internally with our heart rate, blood pressure, hormones. Externally it can give us spine tingling feeling and goosebumps.

“Alan Harvey: Your brain on music |Alan Harvey| TEDxPerth.” 

In ”Why are Hip Hop Super Stars Dying at such an Early Age?” Rapping has always been a style in  the Black community for the last fifty years talking about “hood politics”. There was always something violent, destructive about this form of music. No one likes to talk about drugs, sex, guns, and crime, there always was violence and death. Studies show that murder was the major cause of death for hip-hop stars. These performers were 25-30 years of age. Rappers are dying early, of whom many are mostly sick with an addiction to drugs. Juice WRLD one of the latest rappers to die from drug overdose. Keith Mulun Moses also known as Killa K. went on a killing spree, he had an overdose on drugs and wasn’t mentally well. Drugs are destroying families and mental health to this generation.

A jornalist talks about the suicide of Kim Jong-Hyun, and MIn Yoongi. Kpop has a strict subculture of music that comes from South Korea. The buisnesses require hours of training, to also monitor their lives closely and to control their dating. In December 2017, Jong-hyun, a member of Shinee, died of apparent suicide. "I'm broken from the inside", Jong-Hyun, wrote in a letter to a friend that was made public after his death. "Becoming famous was probably not my life. They tell me that's why i'm hearing a hard time...Why did I choose that? It's funny I'm able to endure this much." According to the korea herald, South Koreans tend to view mental health illness as a taboo subject. Goverment statistics show that 1 in 4 South Koreans that suffered from mental health disorder only 1 out of 10 seek professional help. The suicide rate in Korea was the highest among countries in the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.(ECD)

Suicide in the kpop community has received more attention in recent years. The pressure these young celebrities experience, the industry pushes artists to be highly likeable and have a variety of talents and skills, treating them more like products than real people. Ian explains open discussions about mental health within the industry. It prompts the question of when individuals, especially in high pressure enviroments like K-pop, will feel comfortable seeking help for mental health challenges, showing the importance of breajing the stigman surrounding mental health issues.

Alice Murray ted talk shows the impact of music on society showing it's abillity to foster connection and spreading awarness in Demi Lavtaos and Marschmello song, "Okay not to be Okay " and many artists spreading the word. Spreading awarness about suicide prevention and the porverty in Africa. She explains how music serves as a universal language, allowing people to relate to shard emotions and experinces. She also explains how benefictal it is on your physical and mental well being. She also shows how what music you listen to is based on your personality.