50 Cent says Hackney school teacher has 'got some flow' for classroom raps

Superstar: 50 Cent shared the video of the school teacher with millions of fans.
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Francesca Gillett12 October 2016

Rap superstar 50 Cent has said an east London science teacher filmed rapping to his class has “got some flow”.

The rapper shared a video of Christian Foley, a teacher at Cardinal Pole Catholic School in Hackney to more than 37 million people on his Facebook page.

The schoolteacher delivers freestyle raps to his classes of teenage pupils in a bid to help them learn lengthy scientific terms.

Commenting on the shared post which the In Da Club singer captioned "he actually got some flow", Mr Foley wrote "Guilty as charged" and later added: "Amazing".

The poet in residence at Cardinal Pole Catholic School in London, who posts as Just Muz on YouTube, is seen using his whiteboard marker as a mock microphone as he raps in the Hackney classroom about English and Maths.

In the original video uploaded by Mr Foley he described his occupation as "the greatest job in the world".

Mr Foley said he was shocked to see that a global rap star had seen his video.

He said: "My overwhelming feeling is surprise, what's 50 Cent doing with his ear on the youth poetry scene of east London? How did he stumble on this?"

He joked at the nature of the rapper's praise, and said he hoped it ultimately helps him help his pupils.

"I'm amused by the compliment, and its semi-patronising tone," he said. "But yeah my main job is to help my students, and to focus on them, if 50's praise creates opportunities for me, and therefore them, mission accomplished, if not - then it was just a cool Tuesday, and back to work."

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