hey guys, do yall know any hip hop songs that appropriate for kids because I am a substitute teacher and sometime I try to get them to behave by playing music that they like while they work (which is hip hop for these kids today) but I have to find some lyrics appropriate songs because I have to follow the school district rules and don't want to get fire...the only song I have right now is

NAS- I know I can be <--- this song is SOOOOO good

Hope by Twista?? There's rap in it.

edit: wait nvm lol......... scratch that

the one you listed
nas - i know i can
is appropriate but there are words that are kinda you know D:
but it still sends out a good message (:

i don't think there's hip hop that's appropriate
try run dmc - run's house
sorry couldn't help much =/

yes but the version I got they delete the inappropriate words out, i know what you mean, but the version i got they cut out the "hoes" part....

Try some Lupe Fiasco. (:
Superstar, maybe?

old school WILL SMITH? hahaha, I always remembered his songs being very appropriate

I was just going to say I Can by Nas .. but since you know that song already .. try these:

Dilated Peoples-This Way
Lyricks-Deliver Me
Kanye West Feat. Jay-Z-Diamonds Are Forever (Remix)
Nelly-Heart of a Champion

I missed the bus- Kriss Kross (Sorry I just HAD to suggest it)

Nothing current springs to my head other than one Lupe Fiasco song, I'd suggest looking at older hip-hop for more kid-friendly stuff. Also maybe some current RnB stuff might be permissible for kids like certain Chris Brown and Rhianna songs maybe?

Me, Myself and I- De La Soul
Go Baby- Lupe Fiasco
Boom! Shake the room- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
A Little Samba- Ugly Duckling
Lost Ones- Lauryn Hill

Will Smith fosho lol

old skool stuff like:

RUN DMC
Kurtis Blow (basketball, the breaks my personal fav. songs lol)

Some disney stuff lol

you are going to BARELY find some stuff from today's music that doesnt have no cussing

lol i know not exactly hip hop but kids always like "i believe i can flyyyy"
hahah

there are loooots of songs lol...and you can always bleep out the swears and twist the meaning around a little if they imply it's about sex

hmm...a few i can name on the top of my head:

upgrade you - beyonce.

go - mario (it's about sex...but I have a version where they bleep out all the swears so you can't really tell what it's about)

elevator - florida ft. timbaland

hate that i love you - neyo + rhianna

because of you - neyo (again, about sex but it's very subtle)

apologize - timbaland (does this count as hiphop? o.o not really huh?)

i'll update later xD

Lauryn Hill, Common, Lupe.

Nas - Dance
Blue Scholars - Bayani
Lupe Fiasco - Superstar
Atmosphere - Sunshine (ok, the very beginning of this one talks about a hangover and there's one incidence of the a$$ word, but if you can find a version with that one spot edited it'd be a good, appropriate, feel-good one)

i tried common, but he have too much cursing and he uses the "N" word a lot, can't have that especially the district that I work for is majority Africans

since there not a lot of songs, i think the best solution is go and bleep out the bad words myself, does anybody know any software that lets you bleep out parts of a song? or does anybody knows how?

(Snacky) Chan- The lonely road
Akir- Treason (get the censored version)
Pharoah Monche- Gun Draws

Booty Music - Deepside (or the other version by Git Fresh)
One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks
Electropop - Jupiter Rising
Fallin' Out - Keyshia Cole
Ay Ay Ay - Taio Cruz
You and Me Against the World - Tynisha Keli

These songs are really more R&B like but they're nice

now here's a real good list (really appropriate for kids).

Old Skool List
Slick Rick - Hey Young World
Whodini - Growing up

YesterYear
KRS ONE - A Friend (IMO has a dope beat)


Now
ULTIMATE HIGH / Eccy + Shing02

..How 'bout some RnB/Soul?

Broken - Tavian Price
Break - Frankie J
I'll Never Love Again - Taio Cruz
Circle - Marques Houston
Never Let You Down - Frankie J
Fly Away - Nelly
Go On Girl - Ne-yo
I Can Make You Dance - DC aka Loverboy
Tetris - DeCav5
All Of Me - Varsity
I'm So Cool - Brian
Say Good-Bye - Chris Brown
One Wish - Ray J
Wife Her - Sekay
Suffocate - J. Holiday

All I can think of ATM. =/

doesnt get any better than this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq4aU9gmZQk