If you’re a regular follower of our blog then you may remember the Right Track Hip Hop events we ran as part of Community Safety Month towards the end of last year. The events were such a huge hit that we decided to bring them back for 2016! Transit Officer Lawrence Hoxey and his crew came down to the One Step Closer program in Armadale on Friday nights throughout April to deliver those important rail safety messages using hip hop, rap and different musical instruments. The youth got involved with rap battles and built a rapport with Lawrence which helps to break down those barriers between young people and Transit Officers out there on the network.
The twist came when the youth had to come up with lyrics that were associated with rail safety whilst Urban Artist Amer El-Abed created some impressive artwork which featured the public transport related lyrics.
The finale will take place on Friday 24 June where there will be more rap battles and a final performance from Lawrence and his crew.
In the meantime check out the photos from the April sessions below.