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By Jeff Walker

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Breaking Through With Bars

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Express, Discover, and (re)Create Your Story Through Hip Hop Lyrics

THE LATEST BOOK RELEASE - 2025

 

Embark on a revolutionary ride through the world of Hip Hop Healing, where rap verses are a catalyst for personal growth, expression, and self discovery. Inspired by the life changing Rhymecology Sessions, this innovative book shows the therapeutic power of Hip Hop lyricism and culture by using some of the most powerful verses in Hip Hop history as a guide. Breaking Through With Bars will not only make you a better emcee and songwriter, it will empower you as a human being as well.

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The Art Of Hip-Hop Lyrics

Pre-curser to Breaking Through With Bars

 

The world of hip-hop lyrics has changed dramatically. Simple rhyme schemes and generic topics don't cut it anymore! Rhymes are put under a microscope and there is not lyrical leeway for emerging artists. Get prepared now with The Art of Hip-Hop Lyrics.

Can you write songs that pass the test of time? How can you be more than just the next "flash in the pan"? This book will make you more than a "rapper", it will help you become a great writer.

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Rhymecology: Using Hip-Hop To Heal: The Therapist's Guide

This game-changing approach to working with youth is now available for therapists, counselors, teachers, and anyone who works with youth. The guide offers step-by-step, easy-to-follow lessons for mental health professionals to use with adolescents who love Hip-Hop music and culture. Whether you are a seasoned Hip-Hop veteran or a novice, the culturally relevant techniques and exercises presented will help you create a “Rap Rapport” with your client/student and open up new ways to help them express themselves. The guide also details countless songs, artists and albums, all of which can be used in therapeutic sessions!

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Inside the Guide:

-Listening Techniques

-Writing Exercises

-How to Bill for Hip-Hop

-Themed Therapy

-Hip-Hop History

-“Golden Era” Messages

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The Book Of Rhymes

A rhyming collection of dreams, passion, frustration and hip-hop - personal poems by Jeff Walker.

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© 2000-2025 Jeff Walker/Walker Works. Rhymecology helps people express, discover, and create themselves through the study and power of hip-hop lyrics and culture. Rhymecology® is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved. Used only by permission.

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