The Message: 100 Life Lessons From Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs by Felicia Pride is a written testimony to how much music influences us. Each chapter has the title of a song that had an impact on Ms. Pride.

 Harnessing the Power of Hip-Hop to Promote Reading By Felicia Pride I learned the difference between a simile and a metaphor from a MC Lyte song.    That was years ago, but now as an adult and a writer, I know wholeheartedly that hip-hop can be used to enhance literacy as well as promote a culture of [...]