Across the way from us was a musical group, the John Rhey Band.
I had the nerve to tell John Rhey himself that I am MC AC The Rap Lady. Could the band accompany me while I spit a rap, I wanted to know. It happened. A crowd gathered and I just kept on rapping, not afraid.
In the next twenty-four hours the word spread about this widow on a reprieve from her bereavement. Pictures went on Facebook and John Rhey and myself befriended each other on Facebook. I promised to pray for the band's career and his upcoming CD. He promised to pray for this crazy widow.
Now I am hoping to get ten raps up on my YouTube channel in the fall. Go there to subscribe and when a rap is produced for YouTube it will come to your email. There are three videos up now.
How did I get into rapping? When I wrote my book, Getting Off the Niceness Treadmill, I put a poem about social media in that book. I started saying this poem in middle school and high school and the students told me it was a rap. It caught on with the students who even ask for my autograph now. My rapping makes life easier and I even put smiles on people's faces when I rap for them apart from school.
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| A student made this for me. |
MC AC The Rap Lady
on YouTube
who is looking forward to substituting
again in a few weeks.
It will be fun to hear you rap. :) Wish you had more events to do. ;)
ReplyDeleteMary
Why, Mary, are you going to book me up in your neck of the woods! You can hear two raps on YouTube so far.
DeleteHugs,
Carol
That was a neat thing to be part of Carol! I am sure it helped to raise your spirits for a bit!
ReplyDeletebetty
It's funny to me that I have over a dozen raps and yes putting smiles on people's faces does lift my spirits. I love reading your blog also--lifts my spirits.
DeleteHugs,
Carol
You go girl!!!!! I'll be able to say I knew you way back before you became a star! So great to see you smile though! I've seen the youtube ones my daughter pulled them up for me!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouragement, Rena. My raps are funny and have appropriate values for young people. Some of the copyrighted lyrics are on this blog under labels at the right. Like poems, raps need to be "spitted" out loud. The students I substitute for have taught me that!
DeleteWow Carol, it's so neat to see how the Lord give us joy in the midst of our grief. I haven't visited in awhile and am just learning that your husband is with Jesus now so please accept my belated condolences. Can't wait to see your rap videos on YouTube!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Charlene. Yes the LORD can give us joy in the midst of our trials and strength for the journey He has us on. Can't wait for you to hear some more of those raps on YouTube at MC AC The Rap Lady. When a young clerk asks if he or she can carry out my groceries, I say only if I can rap for you!!! I love surprising people with those raps and putting a smile on their face.
DeleteI just love you, Carol. What a great picture. Headed over to YouTube now. Looks like you are finding some fun and I'm glad to see that.
ReplyDeleteThanks. When you are 70, Aimee, it just makes sense to put smiles on people's faces. I love the banter you have on your podcast--you have fun too!
DeleteOh no! I am not officially signed up to substitute. We now have Kelly Services and I missed the first meeting and rebooked. It turns out there is another meeting I need to go to and they don't even have it scheduled! I will need this income and the fun of rapping at the end of good classes. I get recognized now as a rapper around this area.
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