Spill the Honey's Hip Hop Music Education Program: Shared Legacies in Motion

What happens when students are given the mic to tell their story?

At Detroit’s historic Cass Technical High School, students didn’t just learn about solidarity—they lived it. In an unforgettable workshop, they wrote verses, sang hooks, played saxophone, and produced the original track “Heal” alongside Detroit rapper Fat Ray and artist-educator Antar Davidson. The song, created after a school-wide assembly, gave students a chance to turn the message of Shared Legacies into music that moved their peers—and themselves.

A similar moment unfolded at Lamad Academy, a Black-led middle school in Brooklyn. Jewish students from a nearby school joined the session, creating a vibrant space for cross-cultural learning. After Spill the Honey’s Antar performed his original song Slingshot, one student freestyled in front of his peers, while another returned after class to proudly perform a verse he had written—proof of what happens when creativity and identity find room to breathe.

These workshops are part of our growing initiative, Bars & Bridges, which uses hip hop pedagogy to turn classrooms into spaces of civic reflection and cultural connection. When students are seen, heard, and invited to create, something sacred happens: learning becomes legacy, and solidarity becomes sound.

To bring one of our educational programs to your school or community, contact Rabbi Dr. Judy Schindler.