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Roy Scott and Wes Smith, Healthy Hip Hop

One beat closer to becoming ‘Urban Disney’: Healthy Hip Hop wins $500K bid from Dallas school district

By Tommy Felts / March 17, 2021

More than 70,000 Texas students soon will be singing and dancing along to Healthy Hip Hop’s children’s music platform after the Kansas City startup finalized a $500,000 contract in the Lone Star State, said Roy Scott.  “It’s a huge deal for us,” the Healthy Hip Hop co-founder said of the Dallas Independent School District agreement.…

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Roy Scott, Healthy Hip Hop

Google’s $100K cash prize keeps Healthy Hip Hop dancing toward ‘Tik Tok for kids’ status

By Tommy Felts / October 16, 2020

With a new cash infusion from the Google Black Founders Fund, Roy Scott said Healthy Hip Hop is ready to perfect the next generation of its youth entertainment and education tech, strengthen the company’s sales and marketing efforts and hire a C-suite level employee.  “We found our niche in the tech space, and it’s how…

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