The Hiphop Educator Larry “LAK” Henderson stops by Good Deeds w/Dr. Renee Sunday

Larry “LAK” Henderson, The Hiphop Educator, is the founder of Smart Music

Entertainment, and the creator of a new sound of educational Hiphop music that 

uniquely inspires people of all ages. His album, Lesson One: Hip-Hop & Education, has 

hit Amazon bestseller lists (#1 in Hot New Releases and #8 in Educational Music), and 

has received airplay on major radio stations around the world, due to his combination of 

deep insights and authentic Hiphop sound. 

Lak travels the country sharing his educational Hiphop soul music, offering “lessons” on

topics that are rarely discussed, including current events, history, empowerment, 

political science, money management, and more. CBS calls Lesson One “creative, 

innovative, and informative.” Dominion of New York Magazine says, “Most people who 

use Hiphop to educate do so badly. Lak does it so well.”

Lak is a youth activist, social critic, history and religion intellectual, and an innovative 

education advocate. He is a Hiphop ambassador, and a noted speaker on the impact of 

Hiphop culture. He holds degrees in Africana Studies, Communications, and Labor 

Studies from Rutgers University, and studied studio engineering at the Institute for 

Audio Research.