No Ghostwriter Needed!!!

A Music Program: Blending Hip-Hop & ELA

Turn Your Story Into Brilliance

A classroom movement blending beats, bars, and English Language Arts to help urban youth write their truth, build confidence, and perform with purpose.

We fuse Hip-Hop culture with rigorous ELA to turn reluctant writers into confident storytellers.

This is What Confidence Sounds Like.

“Students reading their personal PSAs — filmed during NGN class.”

Program Story

LaTasha “Mz. Tash” Monroe is the founder and creative force behind No Ghostwriter Needed (NGN). An emcee and educator with over a decade of classroom experience, she has been weaving Hip-Hop into her teaching since her very first year. Recognizing music as a universal language, she built lessons that connect student creativity to academics, turning reluctant writers into storytellers.

After releasing her debut album Poster Child 4 Pain, Mz. Tash expanded her vision into a youth workshop. The workshop quickly grew into a full program, which she taught for two years before developing it into a classroom course. Today, NGN is being piloted at Libertas Academy Charter School, where students explore writing, critical thinking, and self-expression through Hip-Hop.

Troy “Trizzmatic” Williams, Hip-Hop artist, emcee, and historian, contributes his deep knowledge of Hip-Hop culture and history, ensuring the program stays authentic and rooted in the art form’s legacy. His perspective helps strengthen the curriculum and its impact on students.

Key Features:

Weekly workshops (grades 6–12)
Creative writing lessons tied to Hip-Hop culture
Performance and recording opportunities
Community showcases and student anthologies

Real Skills. Real Confidence. Real Change.

Outcomes & Impact

Students who were shy or reluctant ended up sharing their work aloud by the end of the workshop.
Every workshop closed with students performing original pieces they created in class.
Teachers and parents reported noticeable growth in confidence and self-expression.