17: Hip Hop Therapist Tomás Alvarez III

The Matrix, The Alchemist , KRS-One, and community-defined strategies for sustainable change. In this episode I talk to social worker and "hip hop therapy" pioneer Tomás Alvarez III who is the Founder and CEO of Beats Rhymes and Life , an Oakland-based organization that uses the process of creating rap music as a tool for promoting mental health and healing among urban youth uninterested in traditional talk therapy. Music Show Opener: Salt-n-Pepa, Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake), Melanie and Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) They Don't Do It LiKE THiS - Soul Touch, Young Te', Stuny, Mastah Flex, Larrinator, ZENO & Rude Boi I Luv Myself - Feat. DJ Mo Mo, Steph the Jet, Zeno, Lil Von, Frank Vencci I Got The Power - Beats Rhymes and Life, Inc. CROSS OVER - Jhon, Young Te', Damariae & Trevon Public Service Announcement (P.S.A.) - Feat. Watzreal, Frank Vencci, Rotate, Soul Touch Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight) - KRS-One Show Closer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Tricky, Dusty Springfield and Isaac Hayes Reading List Rap Therapy: A Practical Guide for Communicating With Youth and Young Adults Through Rap Music, by Don Elligan The Alchemist, by Paolo Coehlo Watch List Hip Hop Therapy for At-Risk Youth | Ashoka Fellow Tomás Alvarez III A Lovely Day Film KRS One Beats Rhymes and Life Freestyle Reimagine P.S.A. by Beats Rhymes and Life, Inc. ** If you like my show, please

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17: Hip Hop Therapist Tomás Alvarez III is an episode from Brand New Ways by Jen Leonard.

This episode is 41:56 long.

This episode was published on May 19, 2015.

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