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Our focus is to complement the UK education sector by improving the mental health and creativity of students using rap. We equip students with transferable skills that provide benefits inside and outside of the classroom through unique rap based activities, mentorship and practical applications.

 
 

Our Story

My name is Bhishma Asare, also known by the rapper name of “Proph”. In November I released an album called Invisible Guidelines which highlighted the problems faced in my local community such as drugs, alcohol abuse and violent crimes which are all ultimately tied in with the mental health and thought processes of people in my local community to think that crime is “normal”.

After getting media support from the MetroThe Croydon Advertiser and Your local Guardian, I decided it was time to put my music into action and help these young people in my local community. I created a community interest company called Rap Therapy.

Rap Therapy offers a series of workshops, which uses rap as a tool to teach students how to positively express themselves and become more creative. The core focus of the workshop is to improve communication between young people and influence positive ways of expression, in turn improving their mental health. The workshops equip students with transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, and listening skills, which they can use in and out of their classrooms.

 
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I feel good about Rap Therapy because all my fear was in my body and drained out of me as I pull all of my emotions into the rap. Now I’m less worried and more comfortable about that kind of stuff. Bring Rap Therapy back!
 
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More than just Rap.

Students also get the chance to see how videos are shot and how engineers operate in a studio. They meet and hear from relatable and inspiring guest speakers who have come from similar environments and experienced similar issues, yet still excelled in their careers.

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Rap Therapy acts as an intervention for students and teach them to express how they feel through rap, which effectively gives students the tools which they can use from a young age. Rap Therapy also incorporates a mentoring programme, where students can talk with us about situations they may not feel comfortable telling teachers or parents. All our mentors have grown up in similar environments so we can relate to what we hear and come up with solutions to help the problem, offering an opportunity to the young people to talk about problems they experience and receive viable solutions.

Rap Therapy has worked with thousands of students all of who have different backgrounds. We have been able to make an impact in both London and Surrey through our workshops. We work with all students, including students who have in-class behaviour issues. Those who have attended workshops with behaviour issues have highly benefitted off of our programme as the students have been known to make positive changes and regain focus in the classrooms through the principles they learn in Rap Therapy workshops and mentoring sessions.

The Rap Therapy community allows us to plant good seeds in students’ and young peoples’ lives and inspire them into different fields, not just rap. We are not raising rappers, instead we are contributing to raising good members of civil society, through a relatable tool that my team and I have all personally used to develop good character and principles.


 

Here are (just a few) of the places that we have worked!

 

Lanfranc Academy

Arc Burlington Danes Academy

Christ Church Primary School

Rockmount Primary School

Falconbrook Primary School

The OBC Youth Club

Family Steam Festival

Lauriston Lights

Balham Library

Jubilee Primary School

Harris Invictus

Thornton Heath Library

Gravesend Youth Club

CYAC

Croydon Library

Tender

Kingsley Primary Academy

Edmonton County School

Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls

Our Lady of Lourdes

Stepping Stones

Gossops Green

Ful Circle Education

My Choice Homes

Elefit

Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre

Off the Record

The BME

Southwark Festival of Words

Sickle Cell Society

Wallington High School for Girls

Goose Green Primary School

Christians in Action

Croydon Social Prescribing

Henry Fawcett Primary School

John Donne Primary School

Centrale Shopping Centre

AAA Foundation

Nower Hill School

Kings Avenue School

Whitgift Shopping Centre

Southborough Primary School

Emanuel School

University Technical College

Bensham Manor School

Richard Atkins Primary School

Sir Simon Milton University Westminster Technical College

Mitcham Library

Spa Education Bermondsey

Norbury High School for Girls

Northwest Kent Alternative Provisions

St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School

Carshalton Boys Sports College

Pollards Hill Library

Redden Court School

City of London Academy

The Green School for boys

Alderwood Primary School

Merton Libraries