Hip-Hop & Shakespeare? Akala at TEDxAldeburgh

[@roninmoleiro]

Quarantine homework be like:

[@summmerrrmurrell395]

Guillermo M. Fr 😭

[@AlexYt-wk2vm]

fax

[@meatsackattack5262]

FACTS

[@gracejuicevines]

fr tho

[@prxjectrashi6829]

ikr

[@anjebean]

0:22 Hip Hop VS Shakespeare quiz 4:28 Main thing shared between hip hop and Shakespeare 5:10 Demonstration of beat and lyrics 7:37 Finish his sentence of Rhythm 8:57 Perception V reality 9:44 % of how much of his audience could read and write 10:46 HipHop meaning 15:36 Great art finish the sentence 16:54 hiphop and Shakespeare combined is meant to show.. for all my English babes

[@meafd6161]

Thank u BROO IM GONNA PASS MY TEST

[@Editz-_-master]

thanks

[@Darksideoftheclouds]

i love you

[@whiske-yyyyyyyy4198]

I’m bawling my eyes out with joy and gratefulness THANK YOU SO MUCH KIND PERSON

[@piscor8052]

YOURE AN ANGEL I LOVE YOU SM

[@yhetuff]

Who’s watching this because your teacher assigned it to you????????? 🤔

[@cucci8036]

@Eric Suesue facts

[@thaddeuskyle572]

Why else?

[@timelkin838]

I'm showing this to my students in Ohio. Not a teacher yet but you have a teacher below 40 probably. I'm 29 and working on my PhD.

[@brandonhofman]

me Mrs. Bonnar

[@samg3456]

Gosh your teacher must be profusely patting themselves on the back for how hip they are

[@honeychiuan8720]

So, basically, this dude does a quick quiz and takes some phrases from both shakespeare and hip hop and shows how they are similar. Then he talks about rhythm and the 'iambic pentameter'. After this he does Sonnet 18 (that one that goes 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day) from shakespeare with a music background and he shows how it sounds like hip hop. He also does this again with another backing. Then he says how iambic pentameter is so similar to a heartbeat and how it is 'intrinsic to life' and how it helps people get across feeling and what u want with that rhythm. Many people want to find a reason for his 'intelligence' because he didnt go to Oxbridge and people wanted to explain that. He then goes on to explain how many people who often criticize hip-hop dont actually understand it. He explains how there are 5 components of hip hop. He says hip comes from the word hippy from a Senegalese language and it means 'open one's eyes and see' and the hop is representative of movement. So hip hop is an 'Enlightened movement'. Hip hop has 5 elements MCing, DJing Breakdancing, Graffiti art and knowledge. After this he talks about the medieval empires of Western African and how they had people who were the custodians of the history and cultural and spiritual traditions and were often musicians. He then goes on to show how these oral traditions influenced a lot of music styles from jazz, funk, blues to hip hop. This covers roughly first 10 minutes of this, so I help this can help somebody out there with homework.

[@honeychiuan8720]

Sadly I cant continue cuz my homework is due real soon and ima be late for dat.

[@honeychiuan8720]

Stay safe out therd

[@karlissewills2626]

THANK YOU FOR THIS

[@KaiDiesAgain]

I don't like hip hop so that means I don't understand it? Strange opinion.. (Not talking about you by the way)

[@umjustash]

Nice just helped me with my assignment We stan ❤️

[@federicoboulware6161]

okay all boring "whos here because of their English teacher" comments aside, he was actually spittin'

[@liamjarrett2999]

minecraft andy

[@TenziingYo]

This man was put on Earth to teach.

[@salb9067]

Herbie Hancock Bobby Fisher I don't mean to be rude and I'm sorry if this does come off as rude, but what are you talking about??? After your first three sentences your words just look like a jumbled mess.

[@josh0g]

you seem woefully unaware of his body of work.

[@michelegranger339]

Without Shakespeare, rappers today would not have the extensive vocabulary they use. Shakespeare created more than 3,000 words that are part of our vocabulary today.

[@aliciawillis7212]

kinder eggs

[@Alex-------]

lol

[@josh-zi9vu]

Who else here from an English class

[@Zanerrs]

Mr. smith sent me...

[@Kai-th5sf]

Ms. Klien sent me

[@mahmoudbh2001]

I wish my english teacher assigned such things like this :(

[@oliver_erikssonphotography8337]

na I m here for drama

[@teanna4915]

MRS MASON SENT ME

[@sophhamiltonn]

I'm laughing because everyone here is teenagers trying to do their English homework edited: LMFAO I DIDNT THINK THIS MANY PEOPLE WOULD SEE THIS AHAHA guys i got a 100% on this assignment so can you haha

[@kimtaesthetic4543]

Sophia Hamilton fr and my teacher assigned questions to go w this video but i have no idea what they mean 😭

[@Chowy_Xo]

your last name is the same as my english teacher

[@danielm.9552]

lmaoooooo so true

[@lucasbaluyut5746]

i have to write a 1-2 page response about this like how has shakespeare influenced music and stuff😭

[@vividvertigo2999]

@@lucasbaluyut5746 Same

[@Xelanderthomas]

Man, this audience. They don't give up much. I can't believe they didn't clap after he did 12 Jewels. If he had been some classical actor and did a sonnet, they would have been on their feet.

[@morganetches3749]

they didn't clap because he started speaking straight afterwards and didn't give them time

[@RiseAwakenedOne]

Xelanderthomas p

[@Xelanderthomas]

He didn't speak for 5 seconds. It take 1-2 to respond.

[@samuelhawthorne8137]

Xelanderthomas he didn't talk about robots taking over the world so it's blank faces.

[@sumkidjay6741]

CAUSE THEY WAS SHOOK!! LOL

[@crazypop1141]

Everyone here for homework but no one is giving answers this ain't right

[@sakaa]

Hip-Hop and Shakespeare can be similar in the way of flows and bars. They both have the same cut tempo. When put beside each other there are a lot of lyrical similarities and there can be some evidence that Hip-Hop evolved from Shakespeare’s work. :d

[@ariannedupuis3939]

You’re a lifesaver 😌

[@CaptainKid639]

@Kadence Mazzanti why

[@Luka1180]

@Kadence Mazzanti So textbooks with info in them should be abolished?

[@aakashlearnstocook8408]

AGREED xD

[@dancohen-tv]

How he remembers all these lyrics off the fly, i'll never know. Akala comes across so intelligent and articulate. A very interesting talk.

[@zackherumodsquad6248]

+Daniel Cohen This proves that Shakespeare could have only been Black - White folks can't roll like Black folks

[@zackheru1666]

***** The lies just keep on coming - for you and any White person can not rhyme or write as a Black person: you've been told that you being White have done everything throughout Human history.

[@willford7717]

+Zack Heru Don't cry m8

[@zackheru1666]

Will Ford Until we as Black people know our History, the White Man will continue take credit for what we have done - "Read" my People!

[@pearse9116]

"White person can not rhyme or write as a Black person" Akala is half white. Aesop Rock is white. Eminem is white. Insulting other people is not necessary to compliment yourself. Hatred only breeds more hatred, racism only breeds racism. You don't need to spout hateful words about white people to say proud things about black people. And you certainly don't understand a word Akala says if you're saying what you're saying.

[@trishtakeovaaa8809]

“whOS WAtChIng tHIs BeCaUSe oF SchOOl” yeah ok but who got the answers

[@taywittakay]

right 😭

[@Anabelis5]

for real

[@_Steampunk]

✋🏻 Shapesphere abd Hiphop shares: Rythem, 5 sets, 2 beats. Rythem or music imitates the "heartbeat of life". With Hip Hop, "the way you are saying it" is just as important as what you are saying. A misconception of Shakespeare is that he spoke posh and was for the rich. He wasn't. Most of his audience was unabl to even read or write. Hip Hop means "Intelligent Movement". The 5 elements of Hip Hop are: DJ, MC, break dance, graffiti art, and knowledge. The appeal of the Wu Tang Clan was that it united people that listened to all different kinds of music. The "custodian of knowledge" means enlightened, having ideas and doing activities that unite people. Knowing, basically. The connection between Shakespeare and Hip Hop, according to Akala, is uniting the ideas of people. Combining art forms. The background knowledge as far as Shakespeare is concerned is.. Well, that one is up to whoever is filling in the worksheet!

[@taywittakay]

@@_Steampunk bruh where were you two months ago i finished that class already 😭

[@_Steampunk]

@@taywittakay 😂 sorry! I just got this class jaja Maybe you'll see me in whatever next video assignment you have to do- I have been filling all my worksheets out in the comments bc screw the system-

[@Yumi-df9kg]

Who else in 2020 watching this during the corona virus??

[@nickipicki7864]

Yumiゆみ online school🤢

[@JahzaraHarriott]

HEYYYYY🙋🏽‍♀️

[@bmxbow8497]

Me too for homework

[@clarkethesharkegoblin]

Oh my god meeeee

[@ozichiwright3545]

Yeah me, also what kind of homework they assigned to you people?

[@ayanahahmed3151]

QUICK TIP: Open the transcript for this video and skim through it to help you find answers faster. 1.) What is the main thing shared between Shakespearean language and hip-hop? -Rhythm 2.) What is the rhythm of IAMBIC PENTAMETER? -Five sets, two beats; dee-dum, dee-dum, dee-dum, dee-dum, dee-dum 3.) What does hip-hop mean? -Intelligent movement 4.) What are the 5 elements of hip-hop? -DJing -MCing -Break dancing -Graffiti art -Knowledge 5.) How did the founding Hip-hop artist see themselves as? -Custodians of Knowledge 6.)Why might Akala say that we should teach Shakespeare? -“Because of the intrinsic value in inspiring people towards their own creative excellence.” Shakespeare’s writing influences a lot of modern-day trends we see in today’s society such as music. **Just helping out :) Please correct me if any of these are incorrect!!

[@shingwashington]

Bruh thanks so much

[@amayu1227]

THANKSSS

[@thememer_2002]

Click CTRL+F and you can search for key words within the transcript!

[@harunkkaplan]

Bless

[@oliwk2622]

The fact that my questions are exactly the same word for word...

[@1anre]

This guys should be a guest lecturer in a lot off universities man

[@peterweterp]

Yes, sadly standards at top universities have been slipping for a long time.

[@1anre]

Boargut Facebeater oh okay.

[@daryldooey1]

he is

[@kierank2505]

He spoke at Oxford, it’s on KZbin ✨😁

[@laurencefernandez6091]

@@kierank2505 his speech was mind blowing

[@ishiali9024]

Bruh this video went from 3k to 1m views because of English Teachers

[@RoyallMonarch]

"She has a big booty so I call her big booty" Hip hop or Shakespear?

[@nayrze9988]

that's a hard one... I'm gonna have to go with Shakespeare

[@marcoVGpolo]

Shakespeare. Actually a line from Romeo and Juliet.

[@MsGibson777]

That's not hip hop thats just plain ole' rap!!

[@MrCostelloJ]

Lmao

[@joaomarques9149]

Romeo said it to Juliet

[@walterromany3439]

I'm new to Akala. But he's been the biggest inspiration of me for 2016. His intellect and use of word is breathtaking. Wow. What education should look like

[@enva2712]

You should check out milo

[@Allobility]

He's like a present-day Alan Watts. A philosopher for the people.

[@F15H.Gaming]

I remember hearing the odd song from him when I was younger. But I heard Shakespeare at the beginning of 2017 and I've been absolutely blown away by it. I then went on to show my mates and they all knew it and I was gutted. One of them knew it word for word! I've heard his fire in the booths but never checked him out even though they were and still are the best ones. Since hearing Shakespeare I've checked him out and feel I've missed alot of his knowledge for alot of my life. Easily one of my favourite artists now. He is incredibly clever, even picking the name akala, a Buddhist word meaning "immovable" and in "dat boy akala" there is a line that says "my name means you can't move me" I like little things like that!

[@Poio_Freido]

Wow, you're basing what education should be based on a guy who talks about philosofy and music, two of the most useless subjects.

[@metalrod]

YOU'RE BREATHTAKING

[@theshatzer885]

This was my homework

[@JunaidAhmad-oi9kv]

Same

[@theshatzer885]

+Junaid Ahmad I had to memorize this poem. Missed 1 word

[@calvinshaw9486]

Same 2

[@caoimhedunne20]

The Shatzer yeah same,we're reading Merchant of Venice

[@Poio_Freido]

Wow same.

[@KikomochiMendoza]

Shakespeare is such an old school rapper

[@remqtch9868]

He is an og of the grime scene

[@RezaArdhiansyah]

maybe u should call it ancient school

[@theyluv_moses4400]

Medieval school

[@ruemignon]

The most underrated comment.

[@liz-rp5fr]

no one: the comments: this is my English homework

[@liz-rp5fr]

@Fariha Mustafa it was lmaooo

[@athleticman48]

Akala is one serious dude, man knows his stuff and reps "urban music" hard

[@krissikit74]

So I will think twice before ragging on hip hop after watching this...thanks Akala. Brilliant

[@sophiarussell1737]

This man has a brilliant mind and a brilliant heart! He really does embody knowledge, he's covering whole anthropology from history and modern day culture casually like he's explaining instructions on the back of a microwave meal, I mean wow.

[@gracejuicevines]

Looking through the comments for homework answers be like 👀

[@jeromeperry6506]

‘Music is imitating the rhythm of life’ what an intelligent perception, his lectures are intellectually rich.

[@sonicstep]

Indeed.

[@marcfavell]

HipHop ain't dead Akala's got it at Ted and has risen Shakespeare from the dead.

[@sumkidjay6741]

thank you

[@Philzoid]

hip hop will never die.

[@neymarcairn8974]

You have just written some Shakespearean hip hop!!!😅

[@paris-rianacampbell6267]

Marc Favell imagine

[@cheetahgoldenfire]

Hip hop should be taught more in universities and people like him should be honorary professors.

[@yeeters3197]

Bro couldn't you say this in like 10 minutes so this homework would not take as long

[@DA-ol2ey]

DEADDDDDDDDDDD LOL

[@Yumi-df9kg]

LOL Riiiiiight

[@chips7490]

lmao

[@strawberrysweets6811]

Ikr lol

[@oumzzayoumzz3761]

Listen and really take in what he is trying to say. There’s a reason why your teacher has assigned this to you other wise don’t bother doing it.

[@3213-d4o]

I-I’m here bingeing Akala videos and everyone else is here bc of homework lmao

[@luthien2531]

Same honestly. Got linked here through an article on decolonising shakespeare and one rabbit hole later.... damn Akala's good.

[@charleskantande5838]

My level of appreciation for Shakespearean plays went up a few notches after listening to the play on a rap beat. Top stuff Akala!

[@NicosRap]

It went 0-100 real quick

[@hayyou1556]

Timestamps 3:46 he stops that Shakespeare or hip hop thing 4:25 main thing shared between Shakespearean and hip hop 5:20 raps shall I compare these to a summer day 10:42 what hip hop means 10:57 the 5 elements of hip hop 11:28 founding fathers see themselves as... This is for my theater class ಥ_ಥ good luck

[@Lll-et4mu]

BRO UR LITERALLY THE BESTTTTT

[@whosslloyd]

thanks bruh

[@fxkcesar]

goat

[@minitodo9079]

Actually goated thank you my dude

[@jimboned]

goat fr

[@captainl-ron4068]

Akala lending TEDx undeserved credibility.

[@Eagles4life221]

Captain L-Ron Cancer man!

[@VinylandKicks86]

Shakespeare had them bars tho he is one of the G.O.A.T. MCs!

[@YoungGzBlitz]

LMAO

[@fayx1097]

Heck yess

[@baqikenny]

what ye mean thou saucy fellow/?

[@guyholdingorange7448]

Hello Fellow Classmates who have been assigned this.

[@_Steampunk]

✋🏻 Have some answers, fellow students! ✋🏻 Shapesphere abd Hiphop shares: Rythem, 5 sets, 2 beats. Rythem or music imitates the "heartbeat of life". With Hip Hop, "the way you are saying it" is just as important as what you are saying. A misconception of Shakespeare is that he spoke posh and was for the rich. He wasn't. Most of his audience was unabl to even read or write. Hip Hop means "Intelligent Movement". The 5 elements of Hip Hop are: DJ, MC, break dance, graffiti art, and knowledge. The appeal of the Wu Tang Clan was that it united people that listened to all different kinds of music. The "custodian of knowledge" means enlightened, having ideas and doing activities that unite people. Knowing, basically. The connection between Shakespeare and Hip Hop, according to Akala, is uniting the ideas of people. Combining art forms. The background knowledge as far as Shakespeare is concerned is.. Well, that one is up to whoever is filling in the worksheet!

[@luesunpuwar2948]

The definition of hip hop he gave was fascinating. I always believed that knowledge was not something that was stationary or stagnant, but something that was verb more than subject. The enlightenment of knowledge is a moving force. It is not an "ah ha" moment but a "Ta dah" movement because it resonates.

[@masonwebb935]

I'm relieved I'm not the only one here completing English homework 30 minutes before it's due at 11 at night

[@teenjonsnow6175]

cheekbones

[@nimeshfernando5862]

🔥

[@backpfeifengesicht8415]

Eyeball

[@justreviews1883]

A little tip. Put the speed in 1.75 speed so your done in under 10 minutes. Also put captions on so u can just read along

[@itsjustcherry]

Akala really deserves to be more popular. He doesn't rap about women, money and weed whatsoever like most of the rappers rap about today, he talks about racial difference, discrimination and humanity. I really do enjoy his intelligence expressed in his passion in hip hop.

[@ggkraze4465]

This is amazing and very eye opening. I never expected this. My class and I are speaking of Shakespeare and I will definitely recommend this to my students.

[@LoopzyPanda]

I was just recommended this by my teacher and then I found out this was assigned by everyone else's teacher

[@edwardshalash2607]

This was flawless ... very informative yet entertaining. I have used this as a concept for a university class presentation. We need more people like Akala and Lowkey. They need more exposure. Salute

[@kevinblackandwhite8273]

Jesus people.. this is one of the most interesting and creative TED talks out there! Respect is mandatory!

[@mattk6315]

I’ve got one. Hip hop or Shakespeare: “Lil pump oooh lil pump yah”

[@NiicK516]

Matt K Shakespeare

[@KaiDiesAgain]

It's obviously Shakespeare

[@ramun9402]

R madhava

[@hightreason]

lil pump is not a hip hop artists. next.

[@fionacleaves4909]

I believe this quote is found in Midsummer Night's Dream

[@star2delta]

I am so glad that my 15yr old daughter showed me this video. I found it fascinating, enlightening and extremely educational. It's definitely a new way to teach our children who are not exposed to such comparisons. The integration of thoughts across the two seemingly separate worlds of Shakespeare and Hip Hop. Thank you!!!! I will use this to start teaching the other kids I've taken under my wing about the importance of being the "custodian of knowledge" for themselves.

[@samuelbernal3955]

nobody cares

[@sakaa]

“In what ways do you think that Hip-Hop and Shakespeare can be similar?”

[@angelafan7533]

@Ella Wesley same like i dont even know what hes saying

[@haysfam]

@Ella Wesley wish I had your teacher I have to connect with the deeper meaning of his conclusion on there ideas

[@keriwormald]

English TEACHER here... looking for something that might resonate w/ students re: meter. Based on your comments, I gotta say--you need to actually watch and listen w/ an open mind or you're not going to get it. It's clear AF (clear as fun, right? LOL) Virtual learning might be hard, BUT you gotta at least show up wanting to learn. I know... hard, but just give it a shot!!!!

[@DJMJRyder]

The best in the UK Hip Hop scene right here ^ He has inspired thousands of UK Emcees to rap consciously, the future of UK Hip Hop is bright

[@Fionntan68]

Be glad your teacher told you to watch this--it's good stuff. And it's not just about anwers on homework; it makes you think! (Yes, I'm a teacher--a professor--and I'm making my students watch this, too)...

[@Bob.Fuentes]

This Is beyond amazing.

[@76bbqueen]

This is a wonderful lecture. I would take this fellows class or lectures whether I was a music lover/musician, writer or actor. What he has to say is relevant to many act forms. Thank you for sharing.

[@DestinyBatesa12]

lmao am I the only one who voluntarily watched this during quarantine or what

[@MrsCrazyrange]

42 year old woman here at 11pm on a Saturday night trying to write a play with some decent rhythm ;)

[@riyahgrace2949]

Nope! I too am voluntarily here getting my life lol. I love this man.

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

@@MrsCrazyrange good luck in that miss

[@sampreston1791]

No here for a love of Shakespeare among other things.

[@transientpassenger3796]

Man, I am here just for fun. I'm not even studying anything related to literature, poetry, music, or popular culture. I'm in freaking health sciences and I'm watching this because Shakespeare rocks, rhythm in words is one of the greatest things humanity can play with, and this lecturer is awesome at getting this point across to the audience. I feel bad for the kids who are watching this out of obligation and can't wait for it to be over.

[@truthhurts837]

Skespeare wrote in the 1600’s. That English accent doesn’t exist in England anymore. There was a study that found the most preserved form of the Elizabethan English accent was in the most isolated areas of Appalachia due to being cut off from the evolution of society for so long. That’s right folks. These great plays were originally performed with, and spoken by Shakespeare himself, in the most backward, hillbilly, West Virginny accent you can imagine. Holler.

[@james_subosits]

This statement has been disproven many times by academics

[@truthhurts837]

What are you talking about?? Prove it. Your making things up.

[@james_subosits]

@@truthhurts837 Michael Montgomery has done significant work (listed below) that talks about this and disproves this, among a mountain of other sources. While there are certainly Shakespeare-ian phrases and a few pronunciations that exist in the Appalachian dialect, it's disingenuous to say that the accent is the same or close to what they spoke like. This is a romanticized view of things, because it sounds nice for tourism purposes.

[@truthhurts837]

Listed below what? What “significant work”? Where’s this “mountain of evidence”? I’d like to read it.

[@james_subosits]

@@truthhurts837 I think my comment got caught by the spam filters, because it had a few links to outside of youtube (it was on NPR), and it will have to be manually approved by the person who uploaded this video. Feel free to go check out Mongomery's book, A Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English, he's written other things but that one should suffice. Since youtube doesn't want me to link it, google "Shakespeare's Accent: How did the Bard really sound?" That piece by NPR has some examples of the pronunciation of the words as we know it from Shakespeare's time. Tell me if it sounds like Appalachian English or not. Thanks.

[@stayoutspoken]

OMG my theatre arts teacher showed this to us in class last year. I wish she showed us more of him. This guy is smart asf!

[@SidrellMusic]

I feel like I am the only grown man here listening to this just because it came across my feed and I do not have home work.

[@zhen3356]

Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan and most of today's mainstream rappers need to listen to this

[@groovether34]

tell me about it.

[@GuysOfFilm]

Zain Zaidi Or they don't, because they're not lyricists What's 2+2 buddy?

[@BeanSticky]

4

[@GuysOfFilm]

Pretty simple, right?

[@wanbaxo4991]

dont complain about them cus they aint hip hop they just new era rap really more about sound instead of meaning behind lyrics and so what they doing their thing leave em be

[@JarrelEmmanuel]

"I remove you roof homie, let the sun shine in.." Akala da man. Came through the manor when the fire blazed. Tottenham, respect.

[@Tirga]

Agreed! I want this guy as my history/English/RE teacher, he as an absolute breath of fresh air and you have to love his music! Would love to see more of Akala on TedxTalks :)

[@gligurr]

that was fucking fire

[@smalltownbound6180]

Online classes be like 😂

[@tobehonestidontknow5737]

Man it’s kinda crazy seeing how far back teachers have been giving this assignment

[@aakashlearnstocook8408]

I'm struggling with this hw :(((

[@guyholdingorange7448]

do better

[@aakashlearnstocook8408]

@@guyholdingorange7448 Thx for the tip -_-

[@angelafan7533]

same i dont even know what hes talking about

[@aakashlearnstocook8408]

@@angelafan7533 xD same

[@ameliamansfield3518]

Same

[@edwardserrano4660]

it’s currently 3 am i have to make a couple comments on this video as homework. quarantine sucks. if you’re reading this i hope you have a good day.

[@synthinvasion]

This man is awesome. I'm a teacher, and my students and I love this performance. Too bad for those of you who don't.

[@sonicstep]

You can lead a donkey to water. But you can't make it drink it. Everything isn't for everyone. Further, appetites can and do change.

[@muhammedsaif2076]

Who here because they actually wanted to watch it lol

[@simon.foley1]

100%.

[@mungyerlin]

Ya boi

[@marctaylor1142]

Akala for Prime Minister

[@fandju111]

*_His mixtape gon be fire 🔥_*

[@springboxlp1370]

+Accent Tué Thy tape of mix shall become consumed by flame.

[@fandju111]

B. Tickles *_Sir, would you please let a brethren acquire 1/5th of ye White Privilege? _*

[@Regimeshifts]

Accent Tué Consuming his white privilege might cullionly yond thee has't to starteth whistling in the m'rning

[@sumkidjay6741]

OMFG! XD

[@sumkidjay6741]

I cantttttttttttt!

[@ShortsGarage86]

for those who don't know click the 3 dots beside share and like click transcript and do ctrl+F and search for the key word in your quiz/homework

[@ShortsGarage86]

ctrl + F works on almost every website as well

[@ermmmmmidk]

I came here for homework but it’s really interesting

[@Tirga]

Who needs to revise for history/English exams when you have Akala! Bless the Good Man.

[@ceeteebars]

In all honesty, I wasn't aware of Akala until I stumbled upon this video and needless to say, I glad I did. I appreciate how Akala broke down the knowledge. BIG UP.

[@christiandevera9832]

My teacher showed us this today at school. I soaked in all the wisdom. And, guessed right a majority of the quotes.

[@hostiletoes1145]

Damn Shakespeare would burn charlies booth down

[@Bupcraft]

listen at 1.5 speed absolute life saver for school

[@Abbayabbadoo]

omg tysm llol

[@antomorales790]

bruh all the people who are watching this is bc they were assigned in school to watch it for homework and so am I XD

[@raisakhan2164]

Antonia Morales corona things 🤭🙈

[@mushroommoonhippie]

Yep, online school tingz :( this guy is so boring omg

[@frooost3149]

At least my teacher didnt give us a quiz sheet to complete so i can peacefully sleep during dis video 😁

[@CaldeyMuffett]

Yes!! Stack that knowledge... I didn't feel like sitting in the canteen on my lunch break, I felt like making better use of my time. This was an excellent use of my time! Big up Akala.... pure knowledge and fire! The only difference sometimes is cultural understanding.. without knowledge, how can you understand? Learning never stops!

[@beeswarmmvp1806]

Imagine finding this on youtube before you teacher even assigned you to watch it 0_0

[@tcgteacher]

I show this video to my high school students every year prior to teaching Shakespeare. I get an immediate connection. Akala is amazing!!!

[@sonicstep]

👏😊

[@meulouise]

bro love how teachers recommend this to show they're so fun

[@mistajones06]

This is fantastic. Big up Akala and the intelligent movement! This culture needs more like him...

[@lovecenic]

my lovely english homework for the half term

[@savannahw112]

Legend, even english teachers and my mum love this guy 😂

[@kei87113]

Nice lil peep pfp ✊

[@savannahw112]

@@kei87113 💕 peep fans are my favourite people

[@user-jv8oe9gn1s]

My teacher would've never have shown this to me. You guys got lucky.

[@DarkComputerGirl]

I honestly agree that Shakespeare has a GREAT influence on the GOOD hip hop. HOWEVER, I DON'T think the MODERN artists take much influence from the intellectual side of their brains for their "art". They focus more on their sexual prowess than their brains. -_-

[@tsgoten]

I like to disagree with you, the only reason they do that is because that's what gets popular. If the modern rappers wanted they could write amazing raps that don't involve those things.

[@adamperez7231]

"I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars They criticized me for it, yet they all yell 'holla' If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be Lyrically Talib Kweli Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense But I did 5 mill' - I ain't been rhyming like Common since" - Jay-Z, Moment of Clarity

[@TheFreshQuince]

this is why i stopped listening to american rap and hip hop only the modern stuff and found my love for grime because some artists such as akala and JME they have a meaning behind

[@CoolThisIsMyUsername]

i agree. as one moves out of intellect and into marketing/advertising, appeal heightens greatly while intelligence and wit are reduced almost completely. repetition replaces argument. listeners are "dumbed down" for it, as Mr. Perez has pointed out.

[@ValdeJorgensen]

Check out aesop rock, brother Ali and cise star. Intellectual hip hop is out there, you just need to look harder. Sex and drugs sell, just find what doesn't sell instead

[@personontheinternet7113]

Comments 90% Who's here for hw 9% This is actually good stuff 1% Commenting on the comments (Side note: This video was more powerful than I thought. Seeing Shakespeare being compared to hip hop really made me think.)

[@joujou83]

You are amazing and you are now my favorite rapper!!!

[@bmorgens]

What is special about hiphop is the fact that it can vividly describe part of american culture that's hidden behind of a veil in such a keen, vicarious, and rebellious way. For that reason, people get offended. Some hiphop artists may not be educated in a way such as to use the vocabulary of Shakespeare and such. But in their own way, language, epenthesis & slang they portray what's happening or tell stories and whatever it may be.

[@pswagner]

Thank you! Although at 66 I might be unusual, but I love Hip-hop. Esp Rebelution and Sick Jacken etc. Fabulous and educational talk, one of the best TEDs I have seen!

[@sonicstep]

👏😊

[@beckybecky7678]

answers 1.hip-hop 2.hip-hop 3.shakespeare 4.shakespeare 5.hip-hop 6.hip-hop

[@_Steampunk]

Answers for another worksheet: Shapesphere abd Hiphop shares: Rythem, 5 sets, 2 beats. Rythem or music imitates the "heartbeat of life". With Hip Hop, "the way you are saying it" is just as important as what you are saying. A misconception of Shakespeare is that he spoke posh and was for the rich. He wasn't. Most of his audience was unabl to even read or write. Hip Hop means "Intelligent Movement". The 5 elements of Hip Hop are: DJ, MC, break dance, graffiti art, and knowledge. The appeal of the Wu Tang Clan was that it united people that listened to all different kinds of music. The "custodian of knowledge" means enlightened, having ideas and doing activities that unite people. Knowing, basically. The connection between Shakespeare and Hip Hop, according to Akala, is uniting the ideas of people. Combining art forms. The background knowledge as far as Shakespeare is concerned is.. Well, that one is up to whoever is filling in the worksheet!

[@lead_tv]

Answers for another worksheet 1. What is the main thing shared between Shakespearean language and hip-hop? Rhythm 2. What does hip-hop mean? Intelligent movement 3. What are the 5 elements of hip-hop? Knowledge, MCing, DJing, graffiti art, and break dancing. 4. How did the founding Hip-hop artist see themselves as? Custodians of Knowledge 5. Why might Akala say that we should teach Shakespeare? Shakespeare's writing influenced a lot of trends, like music.

[@s.miller7597]

I like the way he blends these disparate cultures (griots = bards) and mentions the need for explanation about Shakespeare's education as if only certain people have about the custodians of knowledge. A terrific introduction to hip hop and sonnets -- I love the final rap of quotes from plays

[@TonkaTitan]

I am voluntarily watching this because I wanna major in English and I rap. People don't realize Shakespeare's impact on English he introduced more than 1700 words to the language that we still use today.

[@imagineee.123]

Why did so many people's teacher assign this? (Including mine) Like jeez, I didn't expect so many random people to be here for the same reason lol

[@gemmagreen7340]

Akala is great! This entire TEDTALKS had me gripped from start to finish

[@DoctorMicahJohnson]

Shout out to everyone doing their homework!

[@kei87113]

Ty 😌

[@shursts]

Wow. Thank you for this Akala... eyes opened, mind slightly blown... appreciate!

[@andy4an]

A few years ago, I saw "a comedy of errors" set in a mafia controlled town in Italy. The play was verbatim, but the tone was deliciously original. I'd love to see a hip-hop themed "taming of the shrew"

[@angelamunro4046]

I think im officially blown away...i always said i liked rap because it's poetry and someone made a whole seminar about it!!

[@davidsroka5167]

Kanye would jizz in his pants from hearing this video "I am shakespeare"

[@alishagriffin1111]

David Sroka naw that's a downgrade from god