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Young Voices Rise Through Music: “Something More” Debuts at John Dewey High School This year, creativity, purpose, and community converged at John Dewey High School in an inspiring youth-led project powered by passion, mentorship, and music. Under the guidance of teaching artists and mentors Lawrence and Paul Coles from Thrive Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x RSA Over the course of 12 weeks, students at Renaissance School of the Arts (RSA) in Harlem participated in the R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program—an initiative by Thrive Collective that uses hip hop to teach essential “Mic Skills & Life Skills.” Led by teaching artists Cellus Hamilton and JSWISS, the program…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E. x Roads To Success x Level Up | Lafayette Academy & PS 333 MSC Middle School Over the course of eight weeks, students at The Level Up School participated in the R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program—an initiative by Thrive Collective that uses hip hop music and mentoring to empower youth. Led by…
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Leadership Foundations MYL Summit February, 2025 By: Marina Mason Greetings from Chattanooga! Thrive Collective had the privilege of not only attending Mentoring Youth as Leaders Annual summit this year, but also the honor to help facilitate the three-day Leadership Foundations Annual MYL Gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The focus for this year was centered around Positive…
read moreBronx Connect RTG North x Thrive Collective Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel present “Make a Change” “Make a Change” is an original song written and performed by Nakwon, Drip, Nello, Corey, and Randy Mason. The beat was generously donated to R.H.Y.M.E students for non profit use by producer Jabez beats. The song was recorded at…
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Alma’s Way, produced by Fred Rogers’ Studio for PBS Kids, revolves around a Puerto Rican girl coming of age in the South Bronx. In the last year, two episodes have featured Thrive Collective students and collaborating artists Randy Mason, Thrive’s NYC Director and RHYME founder, and Kid Glyde of Dynamic Rockers and The Kids’ Breakin’…
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Thrive collective R.H.Y.M.E Director Randy Mason x Next Level USA 11.0 Next Level is an international hip hop diplomacy initiative by the U.S. Department of State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Meridian International. Exchange Our World and Next Level USA is building a global community through Hip-Hop culture! Last week, U.S.…
read moreThrive collective Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel x Montefiore Moshulu Community Center Thrive collective Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel partners with Montefiore Moshulu Community Center to provide NYC students with fun, educational and interactive rap and percussion summer workshops. The R.H.Y.M.E x MMCC summer intensive took place over the course of 5 days in August…
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Thrive Collective returned to John Dewey High School for the 2023-2024 school year to inaugurate its Project Pivot program with an integrated arts academy. Collaborating once again with our partners Projectivity and Speek Lyfe, we produced a 36-week, multimedia experience in three 12-week modules: RHYME Hip Hop and Mentoring The JDHS Podcast School Murals Veteran…
read moreCouncil member Amanda Farías District 18 x R.H.Y.M.E x JHS 127 During the 2024 spring semester, Junior High School 127 students in the Bronx came together twice a week after school with RHYME teaching artists Jason Roberts and Kevin Toledo to learn about Hip Hop culture, the art of rap and a host of transferable…
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