Y.N. RICHKIDS GO VIRAL WITH “HOT CHEETOS AND TAKIS”
Y.N. RichKids never intended to make a hit song when they came together to write their song “Hot Cheetos and Takis”, but a hit is exactly what they made. The song from the group of mini rappers from a Minneapolis YMCA after-school program has been called “Summer’s final truly great jam” by Rolling Stone.
Some of the kids are aware of the attention that the song has been receiving, while others are out and about just being kids and are completely oblivious to their Internet fame. Although some of the kids may have a new found love for hip-hop from this experience, the intentions for making the song were focused on teaching the kids a fun way of learning.
“It will help them throughout school and life to find a voice and enjoy writing in some way,” said David Goldberg a ninth grade English teacher at Montgomery Blair High School. David led an after-school daycare group called the Rappers Delight Club that had a viral hit single. He added, “From a high school teacher’s view, a lot of kids come in with a negative view of writing. Having a program like this produces students who are excited about writing, who are confident about their writing.”
Website: YNRichKids.com
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Im not a rap fan, but i like the creative expression. It’s positive and I say–Go kids!!! and stay positive.
i know all about em hot cheetos..but um..what’s takes?? lol
Takis have to be what I would categorize as the nastiest chips around. They are rolled tortilla covered in a hot red powder … and the kids love’em. Those chips are like crack to them. You can alway tell when they’ve been eating them becasue their hands and mouthes are stained red.
It would have been nice if they rap about healthy snacks. I know sometimes I tend to eat junk food but I make sure I eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.
It seems more black kids are trying to become rappers now, just look on youtube. Don’t get me wrong it is not bad or anything. We need more doctors, teachers etc.. I am not putting them down or anything, it’s good that they are staying out of trouble. We need more black people to write and direct movies because Hollywood isn’t really hiring any black actors.
One more thing, why does it have to be rap, what about poetry, and writing plays. Also, what about learning to play different kinds of instruments.
P.S. If they want to become rappers, they need to check out the 80′s rap and the 90′s rap music; not the rap music that’s out today. The 80′s and 90′s rap have messages in them were people can relate too, not about cars, money etc….
Good luck boys and girls in whatever future you choose. Stay in the right path and it will get you far in life.
It’s easy to be critical of ‘stereotypes’ but educators have to reach kids where they are. You won’t likely spawn a collection of doctors and lawyers by just suggesting that they become such. You start with their value set and what they know in order to attach a sense of self worth and drive. Music, Dance, & Athletics come natural to our children. If we give them ways to ‘succeed’ at their natural talents earlier in life, we are more likely to spark a hunger for success in them that could more likely lead them to more ‘professional’ realms of success. IJS. Us being overly critical of our own children will only justify their sense that they annoy the world and rebel to continue. Love Them. Find a way to make them know their worth, by any means.
Ok I watched it and have to admit that it was cute…….”snack, snack, snack” lol! It was part of an after school program which is good can you imagine what kind of trouble they could have gotten into if it wasn’t for the program.
Well hope this helps them with their speaking. its STORE and FOUR. And yeah they won’t like those when they get ulcers one day from all that hot stuff. But cute and age appropriate song.
My baby juice snapped. SN: yn is young northside. The northside YMCA.
Thanks for telling me what YN stood for
Okay lol, NO to the screaming kid, but yes to the video and song. Its a song about what kids really do and thats eat hot cheetos and takis lol. It was cute and well put together and actually looked and sound better than these so called signed rappers. And I hope YN dont stand for young niggas yo.
Oan: good to see young kids, especially black kids having fun and creating something positive out of something that has just been negative for years (rap)
The little loud boy with the braids had me dying and the boy with the raspy voice, this is funny but cute!
Sweet Jesus, please tell me the YN does not stand for what I think it stands for. Otherwise, I think that was a cool, creative way the teacher used. If it works & cause no harm to the students..kudos.
You know I thought the same thing. I was like, oh dear, I hope Y.N. isnt what I think it means. While the song is cute, I would just love to see young Black kids doing SOMETHING other than what society has already labeled them to be; rappers, basketball players, football players; etc. How about doctors, lawyers, accountants, or businessmen and women. Why is it always the same old stereotypical thing? This is just how I view it…they are talented though
I hope they all know that they have bright futures ahead of them
Thank goodness I’m not the only one who thought that. I didn’t check out the video though..may do so when I get home. I do agree with you on the our children becoming something outside of the expected norm, however, to get their attention, you have to give it to them in a way they can easily relate & right now, that is through rap & sports. I taught my son his multiplication & division by playing mini golf. He learned them so quickly it was amazing.
I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO ALL STEREOTYPES. YES ITS NICE TO SEE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN DOING SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX BESIDES RAPPING OR PLAYING SPORTS HOWEVER, WE ARE GREAT AT THOSE THINGS AS WELL. I WOULD NEVER DENY OUR TALENT IN THOSE AREAS. YES IT IS IMPORTANT TO FINISH SCHOOL, BECOME A DOCTOR, LAWYER ETC… BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING ABLE TO RAP, SING AND PLAY SPORTS. AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE GOOD AT IT ALL!
this is a nice little group songs really nice and i agree with anyway i hope yn doesnt mean what i think if it does smh
nice cute little song i hope yn is not that meaning