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MC Grammar smashes record for largest rap lesson

Craig Glenday, adjudicator and editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records and Guinness World Record breaker MC Grammar.Simon & Schuster

MC Grammar broke the record with 859 children

You might recognise MC Grammar as the all-bopping teacher who turns books into raps and rhymes.

But now he has broken the world record for the largest rap lesson ever!

On Monday, 859 children from 18 schools in London were taught how to rap and rhyme at the New Wimbledon Theatre.

MC Grammar said: "We did it! We created the biggest rap lesson in the world ever and it was epic!"

MC Grammar's top tips on reading and rapping

Craig Glenday, judge and editor of Guinness World Records, said the record attempt was "both inspiring and uplifting".

"[The] achievement demonstrates the incredible impact that music, learning and community can have when brought together on such a large scale."

MC Grammar is an award-winning teacher and author.

He said the largest rap lesson was "A massive moment for so many children and hopefully a memory they will treasure forever. We read, we rhymed and we rapped! Thank you Guinness World Records — you made our dream come true!"

Last year, he wrote a book, The Adventures of Rap Kid, which encourages readers to create their own rapper name - and gives advice on how to make raps go from bland to grand!