2025 Highlights
Highlights from 2025. Slideshow by Alex Winn. Enjoy Thrive Collective’s full portfolios online at: Murals Portfolio RHYME songs and music videos Media student videos Events
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BMCC Breakthrough
R.H.Y.M.E | BMCC Counseling Department & UMLA, The Urban Male Leadership Academy BMCC students explored Hip Hop and the creative arts as an alternative to traditional talk therapy twice a week for 10 weeks as they worked collaboratively to produce “Breakthrough” an original song, cover art and music video based on the theme freedom. Healing…
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Celebrating Our Partnership with Bronx Arts Elementary & Middle School Since 2021
Celebrating Our Partnership with Bronx Arts Elementary & Middle School Since 2021, Thrive Collective has been honored to partner with Bronx Arts Elementary and Middle School to bring creativity, mentorship, and community impact to life through the arts. Big shout out to The Point CDC for initiating this collaboration! Together, we’ve empowered students to find…
read moreRHYME X BRONX CONNECT RTG NORTH “GOD KNOWS”
🎤 R.H.Y.M.E. Summer Hip Hop & Mentoring Program Hits the Bronx This summer, Thrive Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program teamed up with BronxConnect’s RTG (Release the Grip) North for an unforgettable season of music, mentoring, and creative expression. Through a dynamic blend of hip hop, storytelling, and project-based learning, participants came together…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E X CHINESE-AMERICAN PLANNING COUNCIL SUMMER INTENSIVE AT IS 220
Empowering Young Voices Through Hip-Hop at IS 220: THRIVE Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. & B.E.A.T.S. Summer Intensive This summer, high school students in Brooklyn took a deep dive into the heart of hip-hop through THRIVE Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) and B.E.A.T.S. (Building Engineering and Audio Tech Skills) programs. In partnership with CPC (Chinese-American Planning…
read moreRHYME x MS 117 UNSTOPPABLE
RHYME x MS 117 x NYC Council x BEACON Thrive Collective R.H.Y.M.E. Summer Intensive at MS 117: Empowering Youth Through Music This summer, Thrive Collective’s R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program launched an inspiring summer intensive at MS 117, in collaboration with the NYC Council and The Beacon Program, led by hip-hop teaching artist…
read moreHEALING THROUGH HIP HOP AT BMCC
Healing Through Hip Hop: RHYME x BMCC. This past semester, Thrive Collective had the incredible opportunity to partner with Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) to bring our R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program to life on campus. Through weekly workshops, students met with Thrive’s teaching artists Godfrey Moye and Jason Roberts to explore…
read moreThrive Sports Comes Home in 2026
Thrive Sports returned home to Dry Dock Park in partnership with Chosen NYC Basketball on July 19th for the 27th Abounding Grace 3-on-3 basketball tournament since 1996 (accounting for two missed years). Read the backstory here, and enjoy the tournament video by Eric Mason above. The excerpt below from “24 Years of Sportsmanship” was originally…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E | SPEEK LYFE | MS 42 | KEEP THAT ENERGY
R.H.Y.M.E x Speek Lyfe: Summer Hip-Hop Intensive Empowers Youth to “Keep That Energy” at MS 42 Through a vibrant partnership between R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) and Speek Lyfe, students at MS 42 in Queens NYC came together for a dynamic Summer Hip-Hop Music and Mentoring Intensive — a one-of-a-kind experience that combined the…
read morePIX11 Reports: NYPD Basketball Games Support Fallen Officers
Hundreds of young people faced off against police officers in a friendly game of basketball. The event raises money for the families of first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty. PIX11’s photojournalist Darren McQuade has the story. Thrive Sports and our friends at Chosen NYC proudly supported the 4th Annual Detectives…
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