Over the last couple of years, we’ve collected a number of awesome examples of kids illustrating socialization into particular types of interaction or performance. We had the toddlers expertly mimicking the cadences of a conversation; we had a 2-year-old rapping; there was the baby worshipper; and finally, the baby preacher, who has the gestures and rhythms of a certain type of preaching down pat.
Thanks to Stephanie V., now we’ve got another example. This 4-year-old has not only figured out how to rap using different cadences and tones, he accompanies himself on a keyboard and drum machine, and has a pretty excellent grasp of song construction. Enjoy!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDtgyGwvUus[/youtube]
Gwen Sharp is an associate professor of sociology at Nevada State College. You can follow her on Twitter at @gwensharpnv.
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Anonymous — April 23, 2012
I was wholly unprepared for him to drop the beat with the hand clap. I am like the parents filming it: my abs hurt!
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Anonymous — April 23, 2012
unreal ... seriously though..throw that kid into some music lessons.. he'll be even more awesome in a few short years
Jamie Riehl — April 27, 2012
This is crying out for turning into a 'real' hip hop song. Jay Electronica or someone, get on that...