Today we have special guest Stephen Mayeux on the show.
Stephen teaches English through hip hop and he’s here today to share some of his best ideas with us!
3 Songs You Can Use to Get Better at English:
- “Push It” by Salt-n-Peppa: This song is good because you won’t have to remember too many lyrics. It’s repetitive and it’s fun. This song has energy. Enjoy it!
- “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo” by A Tribe Called Quest: This song has great lyrics and is great for storytelling and is also repetitive so it’s great for learning.
- “Sound of da Police” by KRS- One: This song is great to learn the difference between “F” sound and “V” sound. You can get more materials to learn this on Stephen’s website. In this song KRS-One tells a story. He shows his anger at the police by weaving in messages about the way that he saw abuse from the police in his music. He makes a comparison between the police and slave “overseers”.
Remember, when you use music to learn, only focus on a few vocabulary words or sounds.
You don’t need to be able to understand every word in the song.
What do you think?
Do you have any favorite hip-hop songs to learn English and practice your pronunciation?
Which songs do you use? Tell us in the comments.
Stephen Mayeux is the founder of ESLhiphop.com.