River of Life

Hip Hop Public Health and the Partnership for a Healthier America, two organizations also dedicated to solving the country’s childhood obesity crisis, are also involved with the album’s creation.

“The simple act of getting up and dancing is really a great way to be active,” Drew Nannis, chief marketing officer of Partnership for a Healthier America, told msnbc. “We are bringing together music and physical activity in a way we felt more people could identify with.”