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The debut self-titled album The RHYMATIST is the WINNER of the 2010 National Parenting Publications Honor Award. It is a unique fusion of education, music, hip-hop, fun, rhyme, and story telling for kids 8 years and under. Enter the magical, cool, hip-hop world where tight beats get kids moving and the fun, flowing, rhymes educate as well as convey positive messages that help to strengthen kids' self esteem. The lyrics help kids makes sense of their world with a great big smile. The album, includes faster tracks that appeal to older siblings who embrace and endorse this album for their younger kin. The album is an adventure for the entire family.
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The Rhymatist delivers the modern day nursery rhyme.
Understanding that listening to music stimulates more parts of the brain than speech, our educators have long used music and rhyme to teach everything from the alphabet and numbers in preschool to college anatomy classes. Research has shown us that kids who actively engage in music with rhyme from a young age:
• Do better in reading and math when they start school
• Are better able to focus and control their bodies
• Play better with others and have higher self-esteem
Kids musical tastes have evolved significantly in the past decade, thanks to the explosion of Kindie Rock. The Rhymatist embraces the research that has proven that rap is a powerful educational tool and combines that with tight beats and flowing lyrics that resonate with today’s music savvy preschoolers. The Rhymatist enjoyed a very successful mainstream rap career, honing his skills with the likes of Ice T and Ludacris. While it was a rarity for a white guy to share the stage with such icons, he wanted to utilize his skills differently from his peers. He shifted his focus to embrace rap similarly to how he came to rhyming. The Rhymatist initially embraced hip-hop as a way to keep up at school. He used rap to teach himself curriculum, as well as make his Mom laugh and write his Grandma poetry. Noticing the very limited use of rap as the powerful tool that he knew it to be, The Rhymatist harnessed his polished skills to deliver a new kind of music for kids. This album is not a kids entrée into hip-hop. It is a new fresh sound that embraces the research that proves music coupled with rhyme increases acquisition and retention of new words and concepts (Wolfe and Horn, 1993; Wallace, 1994). Various additional studies (Cheong-Clinch 2006, 1999; Standley & Hughes 1997; Bygrave 1995; Wolfe & Hom 1993) support the direct correlation between kids who are engaged in music and rhyme and enhanced early literacy, development, reading, language and social skills as well as attentiveness in a new school environment.
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The Rhymatist is an acclaimed hip-hop artist, who has performed and recorded with the likes of Ice T and Kool Keith, opened for Ludacris, Keith Sweat and Natalie Cole (to name but a few), performed at KMEL Summer Jam on the same stage as Tupac, Mariah Carey, and Too Short, performed on "Another Goodnight" with multi -platinum artist, Melissa Etheridge, and recorded "I Like the Way She Walks" with Trumpet legend, Lee Thornburg. The Rhymatist's exceptional freestyle rap ability found him an opportunity to perform at the largest comedy festival in the world, Just For Laughs, where he was introduced by the late, Bernie Mac. Able to adapt to any style of music, he has freestyled with legendary Latin jazz and mambo star, Tito Puente, the iconic drummer and percussionist best known for her work with Prince and Ringo Star -- Sheila E, and performed weekly with Cleto Escobedo the leader of the Jimmy Kimmel Band. The Rhymatist set aside his emerging career in the adult genre to focus on a new healthy serving of hip-hop that both kids and parents can enjoy together.
Favorite Tracks
Rhymeville.com features the music video for the "Counting Song". Along with "Magic Circus", and "ABC's”, favorites for the younger kids, but they also love "Space Adventure" that teaches them about the solar system. The funky and witty song, "Healthy Habit", about healthy eating and exercise appears to be the overall favorite amongst kids and parents. It features Elsie Fisher (LC) who plays Agnes, in "Despicable Me". Older brothers and sisters are fans of tracks "Whooptie Hooptie", the anti-bullying song, "Let's Go" and the catchy dance track, "Hip Hoppin' It".
What people are saying about the Rhymatist
" It is cool rap that both parents and kids love. It doesn’t patronize the audience but talks on their level and empowers them.” Ice T.
" The Rhymatist is a pleasant surprise, if not an unqualified triumph." Jeff Giles, Dadnabbit.
"Great beats and production support the positive hip-hop lyrics written especially for kids by special artist The Rhymatist, whose heart is in the right place. Do you want to go to the “Magic Circus”? You bet! There you’ll meet some fun characters and have some great sing-alongs. Educational songs, such as “The Counting Song” and “Reading and Writing,” excel due to the hypnotic tight grooves and repetitions. Kids will be singing along in no time. Nice work and much needed!" Parenthood.com
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Winner
“I love the Rhymatist! The Rhymatist is not only an extraordinary rapper, his amazingly positive and engaging way with kids is like magic, immediately bringing smiles to their faces.” David Gale, Chairman of Hollywood Heart.
"Just met the Rhymatist-amazing talent and ideas to teach kids to learn rap style. The Rhymatist is off to being a star." CEO and founder of Build a Bear Workshop, Maxine Clark.
"I feel like I won the lottery!!! Amazing fun way for kids to learn through music and dancing." Mom, Samantha Stein Wells.
"Ok I have played the Counting song so many time I know it by heart, and I love it! Thank you so much for remembering that our children like to listen to the same stuff we do but why not make it educational for them too!" Elena del Campo, Mom.
"I played your video for my 2 year old Grandson and he loved it so much we watched it at least 10 times!!! Good Stuff Rhymatist!!! Thank you!" Pam Mendoza-Peglar (Grandma).
"Super fun and fresh! My 4 year old got right into it." Blair Tefkin (Mom)
"You are fantastic at what you do. My kids LOVE your CD!!", Sylvia Xuereb (Mom)
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