HE’S dropped beats with Black Eyed Peas rapper Taboo, been nominated for a Deadly Award and performed for royalty.
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But yesterday, former Nowra High School student Corey Webster (aka Young Nooky) took time out to go back to his roots.
He spent the day working with Aboriginal students, in particular year 12 student Jenayha Helmons.
Ms Helmons helped organise the workshop day as part of an Aboriginal studies major work.
She said she learned a lot throughout the day about working with others but also how to make it fun.
“I wrote a song about my auntie who passed away and we’re working on a beat right now. Corey said he liked my song,” she said.
“A few of us recorded the song and Corey’s going to do some work on it.
“It’s really good to have that sort of role model showing us the way.
“He’s just like me. He didn’t want to be at school. But he followed his dream. He loved music – that’s what I want to do.
“We also learned that whenever we are feeling down rather than fight people we should go and write our emotions on a piece of paper and get it out that way,” she said.
Mr Webster said he enjoyed the chance to give something back to the young people of his home town.
“I worked with a few kids today and they were all naturals,” he said.
“It was a spinout to come back and perform some of my songs here. I’m not sure what some of the teachers thought of it.
“I hope the students don’t give up on chasing their dreams. Give it everything you have, work hard and eventually it will come.
“I didn’t think I’d be doing the things I have done when I was at this school.”
Mr Webster’s mother Sharon Webster, who works in the Aboriginal Education Office at the school, Special Education Department head teacher Francesca Pami and tutorial room teacher Rachael Brown helped bring the workshop day together.
Ms Brown said the aim of the day was to re-engage students with school culture.
“We hoped it would enable them to use music as a foundation to strengthen their cultural identity, inspire them to have grand ambitions through a positive community role model and use rapping as a tool to strengthen Aboriginal literacy and numeracy skills.
