Arianna 鈥淎ri鈥� Baharmast is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Colorado, 麻豆影院 studying Neuroscience with a minor in Music. Ari鈥檚 involvement in the RAP Lab stems from growing up on Hip-Hop and her use of creating music as a form of healing. Ari鈥檚 passion as a singer lies in performing R&B, Rap, Neo-soul and Jazz music. Her influences include that of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie听Holiday, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and more. She operates as a creative outside of the University Ari assisting as an organizer and performer in community under 鈥淪hades of Honey.鈥澨�淪hades of Honey鈥� also known by the community as 鈥淪hades,鈥� was established in 2019. It is a BIPOC centered community project/organization that centers Poetry, Hip-Hop, and other artforms as a process for BIPOC healing and expression. Ari looks forward to classroom collaboration on the听鈥淟yripeutics Storytelling Project鈥� as she believes hip-hop holds great power in education and learning.