okay hey how are y’all doing this morning when people think about the
morning when people think about the
morning when people think about the Giants of hip-hop think about the great
Giants of hip-hop think about the great
Giants of hip-hop think about the great rappers out there a couple different
rappers out there a couple different
rappers out there a couple different names come to mind right jay-z Tupac
names come to mind right jay-z Tupac
names come to mind right jay-z Tupac Shakur may he rest in peace
Shakur may he rest in peace
Shakur may he rest in peace Kendrick Lamar Biggie’s and Biggie
Kendrick Lamar Biggie’s and Biggie
Kendrick Lamar Biggie’s and Biggie Smalls but one person is frequently
Smalls but one person is frequently
Smalls but one person is frequently forgotten and this guy is the original
forgotten and this guy is the original
forgotten and this guy is the original hip hop gangster artist out there who’s
hip hop gangster artist out there who’s
hip hop gangster artist out there who’s that person
that person
that person the notorious ba Rd okay so I’m here to
the notorious ba Rd okay so I’m here to
the notorious ba Rd okay so I’m here to tell you now some of you may be rolling
tell you now some of you may be rolling
tell you now some of you may be rolling your eyes right now oh man we thought
your eyes right now oh man we thought
your eyes right now oh man we thought this was going to be cool he opened this
this was going to be cool he opened this
this was going to be cool he opened this kendrick lamar’s is going to be
kendrick lamar’s is going to be
kendrick lamar’s is going to be something interesting we sat all day for
something interesting we sat all day for
something interesting we sat all day for this but um now they going to talk to me
this but um now they going to talk to me
this but um now they going to talk to me about this guy who wrote stories 500
about this guy who wrote stories 500
about this guy who wrote stories 500 years ago in inscrutable Old English
years ago in inscrutable Old English
years ago in inscrutable Old English this dude has zero relevance for my life
this dude has zero relevance for my life
this dude has zero relevance for my life well you’re wrong okay something people
well you’re wrong okay something people
well you’re wrong okay something people think Shakespeare wrote for kings and
think Shakespeare wrote for kings and
think Shakespeare wrote for kings and queens and Dukes and duchesses he did
queens and Dukes and duchesses he did
queens and Dukes and duchesses he did not he was an entertainer he wrote plays
not he was an entertainer he wrote plays
not he was an entertainer he wrote plays for popular audience made up largely of
for popular audience made up largely of
for popular audience made up largely of Groundlings who paid exactly one penny
Groundlings who paid exactly one penny
Groundlings who paid exactly one penny to stand out in the stage drinking cheap
to stand out in the stage drinking cheap
to stand out in the stage drinking cheap booze like Old English ale eating
booze like Old English ale eating
booze like Old English ale eating chicken maybe getting rained on and
chicken maybe getting rained on and
chicken maybe getting rained on and snowed on a trip to the Globe Theater
snowed on a trip to the Globe Theater
snowed on a trip to the Globe Theater was like going gov baller Summer Jam
was like going gov baller Summer Jam
was like going gov baller Summer Jam right if the show is good everybody
right if the show is good everybody
right if the show is good everybody cheered if the show stunk
cheered if the show stunk
cheered if the show stunk you booed maybe you brought some
you booed maybe you brought some
you booed maybe you brought some vegetables along is threw a little
vegetables along is threw a little
vegetables along is threw a little tomatoes you threw a little lettuce up
tomatoes you threw a little lettuce up
tomatoes you threw a little lettuce up there cabbage whatever you had I
there cabbage whatever you had I
there cabbage whatever you had I appreciate you all for not bring
appreciate you all for not bring
appreciate you all for not bring vegetables today by the way so thank you
vegetables today by the way so thank you
vegetables today by the way so thank you for that most importantly if you had
for that most importantly if you had
for that most importantly if you had poetic aspirations in the 15 and 1600s
poetic aspirations in the 15 and 1600s
poetic aspirations in the 15 and 1600s and wanted to reach a broad audience you
and wanted to reach a broad audience you
and wanted to reach a broad audience you became a playwright it’s way to do it
became a playwright it’s way to do it
became a playwright it’s way to do it today you become a rap
today you become a rap
today you become a rap so if Shakespeare was around today he’d
so if Shakespeare was around today he’d
so if Shakespeare was around today he’d be trying to combine his words his flow
be trying to combine his words his flow
be trying to combine his words his flow with some mad beats to reach his desired
with some mad beats to reach his desired
with some mad beats to reach his desired audience and who his desired audience be
audience and who his desired audience be
audience and who his desired audience be his desire audience would be you guys
his desire audience would be you guys
his desire audience would be you guys right that’s my boy Shakespeare what it
right that’s my boy Shakespeare what it
right that’s my boy Shakespeare what it looked like today okay most importantly
looked like today okay most importantly
looked like today okay most importantly if you look at many of the central
if you look at many of the central
if you look at many of the central themes of contemporary rap music
themes of contemporary rap music
themes of contemporary rap music many of them are precisely the same
many of them are precisely the same
many of them are precisely the same themes Shakespeare focused on in its
themes Shakespeare focused on in its
themes Shakespeare focused on in its works okay so let’s take a look at some
works okay so let’s take a look at some
works okay so let’s take a look at some of these themes among these themes are
of these themes among these themes are
of these themes among these themes are racism political injustice right when I
racism political injustice right when I
racism political injustice right when I rap music on there sex and partying and
rap music on there sex and partying and
rap music on there sex and partying and having fun yeah see that regularly gang
having fun yeah see that regularly gang
having fun yeah see that regularly gang life violence okay again something we
life violence okay again something we
life violence okay again something we commonly see these are central themes in
commonly see these are central themes in
commonly see these are central themes in hip-hop today these were central themes
hip-hop today these were central themes
hip-hop today these were central themes in shape William works of William
in shape William works of William
in shape William works of William Shakespeare okay so let’s talk about
Shakespeare okay so let’s talk about
Shakespeare okay so let’s talk about racism first all right we see racism
racism first all right we see racism
racism first all right we see racism hip-hop all the time right let’s check
hip-hop all the time right let’s check
hip-hop all the time right let’s check in with our man Tupac Shakur on his
in with our man Tupac Shakur on his
in with our man Tupac Shakur on his legendary song changes
legendary song changes
legendary song changes disgraceful racist we are a bunch of
disgraceful racist we are a bunch of
disgraceful racist we are a bunch of what it takes to make this one better
what it takes to make this one better
what it takes to make this one better place let’s see rates the wasted take
place let’s see rates the wasted take
place let’s see rates the wasted take the evil of the V whatever yeah karate
the evil of the V whatever yeah karate
the evil of the V whatever yeah karate is all black and white and smokes crack
is all black and white and smokes crack
is all black and white and smokes crack tonight and yo it’s our telephone kill
tonight and yo it’s our telephone kill
tonight and yo it’s our telephone kill each other the idioms are mere ears on
each other the idioms are mere ears on
each other the idioms are mere ears on the heel ease up
the heel ease up
the heel ease up similarly in their hit last year we the
similarly in their hit last year we the
similarly in their hit last year we the people tribe called quest’s talked about
people tribe called quest’s talked about
people tribe called quest’s talked about the rise of racist racist problems and
the rise of racist racist problems and
the rise of racist racist problems and racist hatred in this country
[Music]
[Music] or we hate you wait okay so you guys are
or we hate you wait okay so you guys are
or we hate you wait okay so you guys are sitting there right now thinking all
sitting there right now thinking all
sitting there right now thinking all right that’s great thank you for the
right that’s great thank you for the
right that’s great thank you for the beats this morning we could need we need
beats this morning we could need we need
beats this morning we could need we need a little wake-up call at this point what
a little wake-up call at this point what
a little wake-up call at this point what does this have to do with Shakespeare
does this have to do with Shakespeare
does this have to do with Shakespeare okay Shakespeare lived in England you
okay Shakespeare lived in England you
okay Shakespeare lived in England you don’t get more Anglo than that he knew
don’t get more Anglo than that he knew
don’t get more Anglo than that he knew nothing about America’s problems of race
nothing about America’s problems of race
nothing about America’s problems of race 500 years ago okay 500 years later after
500 years ago okay 500 years later after
500 years ago okay 500 years later after the time that he wrote so what does this
the time that he wrote so what does this
the time that he wrote so what does this guy know okay but this is the genius of
guy know okay but this is the genius of
guy know okay but this is the genius of Shakespeare okay this is the brilliance
Shakespeare okay this is the brilliance
Shakespeare okay this is the brilliance of Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote a play
of Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote a play
of Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote a play called a fellow and the fellow is a
called a fellow and the fellow is a
called a fellow and the fellow is a story about a great black general trying
story about a great black general trying
story about a great black general trying to make his way in White Venice okay
to make his way in White Venice okay
to make his way in White Venice okay Estella was sort of the Cam Newton of
Estella was sort of the Cam Newton of
Estella was sort of the Cam Newton of the Venice war scene in a world full of
the Venice war scene in a world full of
the Venice war scene in a world full of white coaches and white quarterbacks all
white coaches and white quarterbacks all
white coaches and white quarterbacks all right and but a solo had a bigger even
right and but a solo had a bigger even
right and but a solo had a bigger even most a bigger problem there
most a bigger problem there
most a bigger problem there he wasn’t just black he wasn’t more you
he wasn’t just black he wasn’t more you
he wasn’t just black he wasn’t more you know what it means to be a more that
know what it means to be a more that
know what it means to be a more that means you’re a Muslim so this man is a
means you’re a Muslim so this man is a
means you’re a Muslim so this man is a Black Muslim living in Venice located in
Black Muslim living in Venice located in
Black Muslim living in Venice located in Italy home of the Pope for those of you
Italy home of the Pope for those of you
Italy home of the Pope for those of you who took AP euro this year okay so what
who took AP euro this year okay so what
who took AP euro this year okay so what is she what does a fellow do when he
is she what does a fellow do when he
is she what does a fellow do when he gets to Venice a fellow finds a
gets to Venice a fellow finds a
gets to Venice a fellow finds a beautiful white girl and he secretly
beautiful white girl and he secretly
beautiful white girl and he secretly marries her and how does her father
marries her and how does her father
marries her and how does her father react to this
react to this
react to this our Father accuses a fellow of employing
our Father accuses a fellow of employing
our Father accuses a fellow of employing um employing witchcraft to take his
um employing witchcraft to take his
um employing witchcraft to take his daughter his father says whether a maid
daughter his father says whether a maid
daughter his father says whether a maid so tender fair and happy so opposite to
so tender fair and happy so opposite to
so tender fair and happy so opposite to marriage that she shunned the wealthy
marriage that she shunned the wealthy
marriage that she shunned the wealthy curled darlings of our nation would ever
curled darlings of our nation would ever
curled darlings of our nation would ever have to incur a general mock run from
have to incur a general mock run from
have to incur a general mock run from her garden to the sooty bosom of such a
her garden to the sooty bosom of such a
her garden to the sooty bosom of such a thing as thou to fear not to delight
thing as thou to fear not to delight
thing as thou to fear not to delight judge me the world it is not gross and
judge me the world it is not gross and
judge me the world it is not gross and since thou has practiced on her with
since thou has practiced on her with
since thou has practiced on her with foul charms abused her delicate youth
foul charms abused her delicate youth
foul charms abused her delicate youth with drugs and minerals so Desdemona’s
with drugs and minerals so Desdemona’s
with drugs and minerals so Desdemona’s father what’s she saying she say there
father what’s she saying she say there
father what’s she saying she say there is no way my pristine daughter would
is no way my pristine daughter would
is no way my pristine daughter would hang out with you much less marry you a
hang out with you much less marry you a
hang out with you much less marry you a fellow the Black Muslim general in
fellow the Black Muslim general in
fellow the Black Muslim general in Venice
Venice
Venice you must have draw
you must have draw
you must have draw hugged her that’s the only way to do it
hugged her that’s the only way to do it
hugged her that’s the only way to do it later on in a cell oh we meet the chief
later on in a cell oh we meet the chief
later on in a cell oh we meet the chief antagonist Shakespeare’s teeth chief
antagonist Shakespeare’s teeth chief
antagonist Shakespeare’s teeth chief sellers chief tormentor guy named jogo
sellers chief tormentor guy named jogo
sellers chief tormentor guy named jogo okay and what does Yoko say about a cell
okay and what does Yoko say about a cell
okay and what does Yoko say about a cell oh okay Yago explains again and again as
oh okay Yago explains again and again as
oh okay Yago explains again and again as I have told thee I’ve told the often and
I have told thee I’ve told the often and
I have told thee I’ve told the often and retell the again and again I hate the
retell the again and again I hate the
retell the again and again I hate the more my cause is hearted Yahoo never
more my cause is hearted Yahoo never
more my cause is hearted Yahoo never explains why he hates the more but one
explains why he hates the more but one
explains why he hates the more but one could assume why does he hate the more
could assume why does he hate the more
could assume why does he hate the more because he’s different because he’s
because he’s different because he’s
because he’s different because he’s black Shakespeare focuses on racism
black Shakespeare focuses on racism
black Shakespeare focuses on racism again in the Merchant of Venice with
again in the Merchant of Venice with
again in the Merchant of Venice with Shylock chief antagonist in a play is it
Shylock chief antagonist in a play is it
Shylock chief antagonist in a play is it you he sums up racism quite simply he
you he sums up racism quite simply he
you he sums up racism quite simply he says I am a Jew hath not a Jew eyes as
says I am a Jew hath not a Jew eyes as
says I am a Jew hath not a Jew eyes as not a Jew hands organs dimensions senses
not a Jew hands organs dimensions senses
not a Jew hands organs dimensions senses affections and passions if you prick us
affections and passions if you prick us
affections and passions if you prick us do we not bleed if you tickle us do we
do we not bleed if you tickle us do we
do we not bleed if you tickle us do we not laugh if you poison us do we not die
not laugh if you poison us do we not die
not laugh if you poison us do we not die and if you wrong us shall we not revenge
and if you wrong us shall we not revenge
and if you wrong us shall we not revenge through these characters Shakespeare
through these characters Shakespeare
through these characters Shakespeare like Tupac and Tribe Called Quest is
like Tupac and Tribe Called Quest is
like Tupac and Tribe Called Quest is saying whether you’re black or white Jew
saying whether you’re black or white Jew
saying whether you’re black or white Jew Christian or Muslim we are all people
Christian or Muslim we are all people
Christian or Muslim we are all people we’re all the same underneath and that
we’re all the same underneath and that
we’re all the same underneath and that was a theme that was relevant 500 years
was a theme that was relevant 500 years
was a theme that was relevant 500 years ago when Shakespeare wrote it and it’s
ago when Shakespeare wrote it and it’s
ago when Shakespeare wrote it and it’s obviously quite relevant today okay
obviously quite relevant today okay
obviously quite relevant today okay perhaps you say all right so you know
perhaps you say all right so you know
perhaps you say all right so you know really clever or you found this common
really clever or you found this common
really clever or you found this common theme going on there let’s move on to
theme going on there let’s move on to
theme going on there let’s move on to the next one here sex and partying and
the next one here sex and partying and
the next one here sex and partying and drinking all right we know rap music is
drinking all right we know rap music is
drinking all right we know rap music is full of these celebratory references
full of these celebratory references
full of these celebratory references let’s take a visit with my personal
let’s take a visit with my personal
let’s take a visit with my personal favorite jay-z
favorite jay-z
favorite jay-z [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you even gotta bring your purses out we
you even gotta bring your purses out we
you even gotta bring your purses out we did oh yeah traces on okay so rock boys
did oh yeah traces on okay so rock boys
did oh yeah traces on okay so rock boys in the building tonight and all the
in the building tonight and all the
in the building tonight and all the drinks are on us guys let’s party let’s
drinks are on us guys let’s party let’s
drinks are on us guys let’s party let’s celebrate not an unusual theme in rap
celebrate not an unusual theme in rap
celebrate not an unusual theme in rap music Snoop Dogg said it more succinctly
music Snoop Dogg said it more succinctly
music Snoop Dogg said it more succinctly than that when Snoop Dogg simply said
than that when Snoop Dogg simply said
than that when Snoop Dogg simply said rolling down the street smoking in Indo
rolling down the street smoking in Indo
rolling down the street smoking in Indo sippin on gin and juice right it’s as
sippin on gin and juice right it’s as
sippin on gin and juice right it’s as simple as that that’s all that life is
simple as that that’s all that life is
simple as that that’s all that life is about right according to our friend
about right according to our friend
about right according to our friend Snoop Dogg here okay so that’s fine what
Snoop Dogg here okay so that’s fine what
Snoop Dogg here okay so that’s fine what does this have to do with some English
does this have to do with some English
does this have to do with some English dude who live 500 years ago what did
dude who live 500 years ago what did
dude who live 500 years ago what did Shakespeare or his characters know about
Shakespeare or his characters know about
Shakespeare or his characters know about drinking and partying and sex and all
drinking and partying and sex and all
drinking and partying and sex and all that stuff actually quite a bit
that stuff actually quite a bit
that stuff actually quite a bit Shakespeare’s works are full of
Shakespeare’s works are full of
Shakespeare’s works are full of rabble-rousing carousing and drinking
rabble-rousing carousing and drinking
rabble-rousing carousing and drinking and scattered among his many characters
and scattered among his many characters
and scattered among his many characters are a number of guys that you might
are a number of guys that you might
are a number of guys that you might refer to as players currently and I’m
refer to as players currently and I’m
refer to as players currently and I’m sure they weren’t referred to that way
sure they weren’t referred to that way
sure they weren’t referred to that way back in Shakespeare’s time but his works
back in Shakespeare’s time but his works
back in Shakespeare’s time but his works are full of scandalous and salacious
are full of scandalous and salacious
are full of scandalous and salacious references would be quite at home in the
references would be quite at home in the
references would be quite at home in the works of folks like Ludacris and little
works of folks like Ludacris and little
works of folks like Ludacris and little Wayne let’s take a look here at a number
Wayne let’s take a look here at a number
Wayne let’s take a look here at a number of these references to drinking here
of these references to drinking here
of these references to drinking here okay so if you take a look there it said
okay so if you take a look there it said
okay so if you take a look there it said it says simply that we’re talking about
it says simply that we’re talking about
it says simply that we’re talking about ale in drinks and pull up my notes here
ale in drinks and pull up my notes here
ale in drinks and pull up my notes here if sack and sugar be a sin God helped
if sack and sugar be a sin God helped
if sack and sugar be a sin God helped the wicked a quart of ale is a dish for
the wicked a quart of ale is a dish for
the wicked a quart of ale is a dish for a king maybe parents of brothers and
a king maybe parents of brothers and
a king maybe parents of brothers and sisters have thought that sometime I
sisters have thought that sometime I
sisters have thought that sometime I would give all my fame for a pot of ale
would give all my fame for a pot of ale
would give all my fame for a pot of ale and so on and so forth so all this
and so on and so forth so all this
and so on and so forth so all this stuff’s out there saying hey Shakespeare
stuff’s out there saying hey Shakespeare
stuff’s out there saying hey Shakespeare liked to party too
liked to party too
liked to party too Shakespeare enjoyed his drinks he
Shakespeare enjoyed his drinks he
Shakespeare enjoyed his drinks he enjoyed his ale enjoyed guzzling as well
enjoyed his ale enjoyed guzzling as well
enjoyed his ale enjoyed guzzling as well okay so we have that piece covered what
okay so we have that piece covered what
okay so we have that piece covered what about
about
about this was Victorian England we don’t talk
this was Victorian England we don’t talk
this was Victorian England we don’t talk about things like that not the way
about things like that not the way
about things like that not the way that’s talked about in rap music well
that’s talked about in rap music well
that’s talked about in rap music well you’d be surprised actually if you take
you’d be surprised actually if you take
you’d be surprised actually if you take a look we’ve got all of these varying
a look we’ve got all of these varying
a look we’ve got all of these varying lines from Shakespeare Hamlet says to
lines from Shakespeare Hamlet says to
lines from Shakespeare Hamlet says to his girlfriend Ophelia that’s a fair
his girlfriend Ophelia that’s a fair
his girlfriend Ophelia that’s a fair thought to lie between maids legs
thought to lie between maids legs
thought to lie between maids legs Yago talking about a cell oh says your
Yago talking about a cell oh says your
Yago talking about a cell oh says your daughter and the moor are making the
daughter and the moor are making the
daughter and the moor are making the beast with two backs you don’t have to
beast with two backs you don’t have to
beast with two backs you don’t have to be too creative to figure out what that
be too creative to figure out what that
be too creative to figure out what that means okay and then in a play called
means okay and then in a play called
means okay and then in a play called Titus Andronicus we have the first to my
Titus Andronicus we have the first to my
Titus Andronicus we have the first to my knowledge at least the first yo mama
knowledge at least the first yo mama
knowledge at least the first yo mama joke in which an upset son Chiron says
joke in which an upset son Chiron says
joke in which an upset son Chiron says you have undone our mother and Aran was
you have undone our mother and Aran was
you have undone our mother and Aran was pictured up there comes back and says
pictured up there comes back and says
pictured up there comes back and says villain I have done thy mother okay so
villain I have done thy mother okay so
villain I have done thy mother okay so we see again this common thread that
we see again this common thread that
we see again this common thread that runs through Shakespeare and runs
runs through Shakespeare and runs
runs through Shakespeare and runs through hip-hop let’s focus on our last
through hip-hop let’s focus on our last
through hip-hop let’s focus on our last theme here gang warfare and violence
theme here gang warfare and violence
theme here gang warfare and violence okay gang warfare in the thug life rap
okay gang warfare in the thug life rap
okay gang warfare in the thug life rap music is sometimes criticized sometimes
music is sometimes criticized sometimes
music is sometimes criticized sometimes praised for us focus on the thug life
praised for us focus on the thug life
praised for us focus on the thug life and gang warfare Kendrick Lamar and good
and gang warfare Kendrick Lamar and good
and gang warfare Kendrick Lamar and good kid bet mad city talks about life among
kid bet mad city talks about life among
kid bet mad city talks about life among the Bloods and the Crips
the Bloods and the Crips
the Bloods and the Crips if Pyro’s and Crips I got alone they
if Pyro’s and Crips I got alone they
if Pyro’s and Crips I got alone they probably got me down by the end of the
probably got me down by the end of the
probably got me down by the end of the song seemed like the whole city go
song seemed like the whole city go
song seemed like the whole city go against me every
against me every
against me every ministry okay all right so great and
ministry okay all right so great and
ministry okay all right so great and there’s plenty of others out there
there’s plenty of others out there
there’s plenty of others out there talking about the Bloods and the Crips
talking about the Bloods and the Crips
talking about the Bloods and the Crips and gang warfare what does this have to
and gang warfare what does this have to
and gang warfare what does this have to do with Shakespeare well quite a bit we
do with Shakespeare well quite a bit we
do with Shakespeare well quite a bit we find similar instance of gang warfare in
find similar instance of gang warfare in
find similar instance of gang warfare in unusual places such as Romeo and Juliet
unusual places such as Romeo and Juliet
unusual places such as Romeo and Juliet Oh Romeo and Juliet that beautiful
Oh Romeo and Juliet that beautiful
Oh Romeo and Juliet that beautiful romance what could that have to do with
romance what could that have to do with
romance what could that have to do with any of this Romeo and Juliet is not
any of this Romeo and Juliet is not
any of this Romeo and Juliet is not simply the story of poor star-crossed
simply the story of poor star-crossed
simply the story of poor star-crossed lovers
lovers
lovers Romeo and Juliet is a play about gang
Romeo and Juliet is a play about gang
Romeo and Juliet is a play about gang warfare between two clans
warfare between two clans
warfare between two clans the Capulets and the Montagues okay
the Capulets and the Montagues okay
the Capulets and the Montagues okay these Capulets and Montague’s hate each
these Capulets and Montague’s hate each
these Capulets and Montague’s hate each other and they go out through the course
other and they go out through the course
other and they go out through the course of this play and I don’t want to be
of this play and I don’t want to be
of this play and I don’t want to be spoil it for you guys but they go out
spoil it for you guys but they go out
spoil it for you guys but they go out and they kill each other so if you take
and they kill each other so if you take
and they kill each other so if you take a look at Baz Luhrmann’s film Romeo and
a look at Baz Luhrmann’s film Romeo and
a look at Baz Luhrmann’s film Romeo and Juliet makes this really clear and here
Juliet makes this really clear and here
Juliet makes this really clear and here you’ve got gianluca’s amo playing t-ball
you’ve got gianluca’s amo playing t-ball
you’ve got gianluca’s amo playing t-ball and he comes up and says what drawn and
and he comes up and says what drawn and
and he comes up and says what drawn and talk of peace I hate the word as I hate
talk of peace I hate the word as I hate
talk of peace I hate the word as I hate hell all Montague’s in thee have at thee
hell all Montague’s in thee have at thee
hell all Montague’s in thee have at thee coward and then he pulls his sword or in
coward and then he pulls his sword or in
coward and then he pulls his sword or in the case of Baz Luhrmann’s film his gun
the case of Baz Luhrmann’s film his gun
the case of Baz Luhrmann’s film his gun and they go at it okay so it got a
and they go at it okay so it got a
and they go at it okay so it got a little of gang warfare here that’s cool
little of gang warfare here that’s cool
little of gang warfare here that’s cool what about violence we all know that
what about violence we all know that
what about violence we all know that hip-hop is filled with violence
hip-hop is filled with violence
hip-hop is filled with violence sometimes it gets criticized for that as
sometimes it gets criticized for that as
sometimes it gets criticized for that as well as jay-z puts it in his song threat
well as jay-z puts it in his song threat
well as jay-z puts it in his song threat put that night take a little bit of life
put that night take a little bit of life
put that night take a little bit of life from you
from you
from you come on frightening yo shall I continue
come on frightening yo shall I continue
come on frightening yo shall I continue it’s gone too young let us sing the song
it’s gone too young let us sing the song
it’s gone too young let us sing the song I met it home to you lovely one signal
I met it home to you lovely one signal
I met it home to you lovely one signal okay that’s pretty tough right I put the
okay that’s pretty tough right I put the
okay that’s pretty tough right I put the knife to you I put the gun to you okay
knife to you I put the gun to you okay
knife to you I put the gun to you okay the violence in today’s hip-hop is
the violence in today’s hip-hop is
the violence in today’s hip-hop is nothing compared to Shakespeare in these
nothing compared to Shakespeare in these
nothing compared to Shakespeare in these plays you encounter the most vicious
plays you encounter the most vicious
plays you encounter the most vicious psychopathic twisted murders and
psychopathic twisted murders and
psychopathic twisted murders and miscreants you could ever imagine
miscreants you could ever imagine
miscreants you could ever imagine okay we have plays we’re an aspiring
okay we have plays we’re an aspiring
okay we have plays we’re an aspiring prince kills off his brother the king
prince kills off his brother the king
prince kills off his brother the king then he kills over his other brother
then he kills over his other brother
then he kills over his other brother quit so he’s ahead of him in line to the
quit so he’s ahead of him in line to the
quit so he’s ahead of him in line to the throne then he marries the wife of a guy
throne then he marries the wife of a guy
throne then he marries the wife of a guy he killed earlier and then he kills off
he killed earlier and then he kills off
he killed earlier and then he kills off his sister and his tiny little nephews
his sister and his tiny little nephews
his sister and his tiny little nephews okay that’s Richard the third for you
okay that’s Richard the third for you
okay that’s Richard the third for you another example how about we have a
another example how about we have a
another example how about we have a situation where a prince poisons his
situation where a prince poisons his
situation where a prince poisons his brother the king and then marries the
brother the king and then marries the
brother the king and then marries the Kings wife and then tries to murder the
Kings wife and then tries to murder the
Kings wife and then tries to murder the dead king’s son to be or not to be folks
dead king’s son to be or not to be folks
dead king’s son to be or not to be folks that’s Hamlin third here we have another
that’s Hamlin third here we have another
that’s Hamlin third here we have another one where we’ve got a jealous King who
one where we’ve got a jealous King who
one where we’ve got a jealous King who suspects his baby is not his own so what
suspects his baby is not his own so what
suspects his baby is not his own so what does he do he tells a woodsman take the
does he do he tells a woodsman take the
does he do he tells a woodsman take the baby out to the woods and kill the baby
baby out to the woods and kill the baby
baby out to the woods and kill the baby and the woodsman would have succeeded
and the woodsman would have succeeded
and the woodsman would have succeeded but for the fact that the woodsman first
but for the fact that the woodsman first
but for the fact that the woodsman first is eaten by a bear eat your heart out
is eaten by a bear eat your heart out
is eaten by a bear eat your heart out for those of you who saw the movie the
for those of you who saw the movie the
for those of you who saw the movie the revenant it gets pretty rough here too
revenant it gets pretty rough here too
revenant it gets pretty rough here too and then maybe my personal favorite from
and then maybe my personal favorite from
and then maybe my personal favorite from the movie Titus you’ve got two young men
the movie Titus you’ve got two young men
the movie Titus you’ve got two young men who get angry at an aging general so
who get angry at an aging general so
who get angry at an aging general so what do they do they snatch the generals
what do they do they snatch the generals
what do they do they snatch the generals young daughter take her away they rape
young daughter take her away they rape
young daughter take her away they rape her they cut her hands off and they cut
her they cut her hands off and they cut
her they cut her hands off and they cut out her tongue so she can’t tell anybody
out her tongue so she can’t tell anybody
out her tongue so she can’t tell anybody who did it all right and these are just
who did it all right and these are just
who did it all right and these are just some examples in Macbeth alone there are
some examples in Macbeth alone there are
some examples in Macbeth alone there are 32 murders or deaths in Macbeth they
32 murders or deaths in Macbeth they
32 murders or deaths in Macbeth they call it the Scottish play because it’s
call it the Scottish play because it’s
call it the Scottish play because it’s bad luck to say its name but
bad luck to say its name but
bad luck to say its name but something horrible might befall you okay
something horrible might befall you okay
something horrible might befall you okay it doesn’t get more gangster than the
it doesn’t get more gangster than the
it doesn’t get more gangster than the stuff that’s going on in Shakespeare’s
stuff that’s going on in Shakespeare’s
stuff that’s going on in Shakespeare’s plays okay so we’ve got these common
plays okay so we’ve got these common
plays okay so we’ve got these common threads but why am I telling you all
threads but why am I telling you all
threads but why am I telling you all this why am i sharing this with you
this why am i sharing this with you
this why am i sharing this with you really to help you guys understand that
really to help you guys understand that
really to help you guys understand that all art and poetry certainly great art
all art and poetry certainly great art
all art and poetry certainly great art in poetry share a common tradition at
in poetry share a common tradition at
in poetry share a common tradition at the English language poetic and lyrical
the English language poetic and lyrical
the English language poetic and lyrical tradition that may have started with
tradition that may have started with
tradition that may have started with Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales which was a scandalous work at the time
which was a scandalous work at the time
which was a scandalous work at the time back in the 1300s continued 200 years
back in the 1300s continued 200 years
back in the 1300s continued 200 years later with the notorious BA Rd
later with the notorious BA Rd
later with the notorious BA Rd Shakespeare and now is reflected in
Shakespeare and now is reflected in
Shakespeare and now is reflected in today’s hip-hop artists like jay-z
today’s hip-hop artists like jay-z
today’s hip-hop artists like jay-z childish gambino and Kendrick Lamar that
childish gambino and Kendrick Lamar that
childish gambino and Kendrick Lamar that the sometimes almost invisible thread
the sometimes almost invisible thread
the sometimes almost invisible thread that began to unwind centuries ago
that began to unwind centuries ago
that began to unwind centuries ago through the work of these contemporary
through the work of these contemporary
through the work of these contemporary hip runs through the work of these
hip runs through the work of these
hip runs through the work of these contemporary hip hop poets today they
contemporary hip hop poets today they
contemporary hip hop poets today they are the voices of conscience they are
are the voices of conscience they are
are the voices of conscience they are the voices of outrage they are the
the voices of outrage they are the
the voices of outrage they are the voices shouting to be heard so for you
voices shouting to be heard so for you
voices shouting to be heard so for you hip hop kids out there who think that
hip hop kids out there who think that
hip hop kids out there who think that Shakespeare has nothing to do with you
Shakespeare has nothing to do with you
Shakespeare has nothing to do with you give it a try see what wonders it might
give it a try see what wonders it might
give it a try see what wonders it might hold maybe try to figure out why this
hold maybe try to figure out why this
hold maybe try to figure out why this guy has been so popular for so long try
guy has been so popular for so long try
guy has been so popular for so long try and figure out why everything from West
and figure out why everything from West
and figure out why everything from West Side Story to The Lion King owes a debt
Side Story to The Lion King owes a debt
Side Story to The Lion King owes a debt to Shakespeare Lion King scar the
to Shakespeare Lion King scar the
to Shakespeare Lion King scar the jealous uncle kills Mufasa the brother
jealous uncle kills Mufasa the brother
jealous uncle kills Mufasa the brother and then tries to eliminate his son
and then tries to eliminate his son
and then tries to eliminate his son folks that’s Hamlet no disrespect to our
folks that’s Hamlet no disrespect to our
folks that’s Hamlet no disrespect to our friends at Disney but they just swiped
friends at Disney but they just swiped
friends at Disney but they just swiped that from Shakespeare and for any of you
that from Shakespeare and for any of you
that from Shakespeare and for any of you cultivated parents out there who think
cultivated parents out there who think
cultivated parents out there who think rap is a bunch of noise who think
rap is a bunch of noise who think
rap is a bunch of noise who think hip-hop is really just this awful
hip-hop is really just this awful
hip-hop is really just this awful indictment of music today open your
indictment of music today open your
indictment of music today open your minds a little bit listen to songs like
minds a little bit listen to songs like
minds a little bit listen to songs like we the people from Tribe Called Quest or
we the people from Tribe Called Quest or
we the people from Tribe Called Quest or Empire State of Mind from jay-z and
Empire State of Mind from jay-z and
Empire State of Mind from jay-z and Alicia Keys you may kind of come to
Alicia Keys you may kind of come to
Alicia Keys you may kind of come to understand the brilliant poetry can come
understand the brilliant poetry can come
understand the brilliant poetry can come from unexpected places now I’m going to
from unexpected places now I’m going to
from unexpected places now I’m going to leave you guys with the words of
leave you guys with the words of
leave you guys with the words of lin-manuel Miranda who’s perhaps the
lin-manuel Miranda who’s perhaps the
lin-manuel Miranda who’s perhaps the first guy to perfectly marry hip hop and
first guy to perfectly marry hip hop and
first guy to perfectly marry hip hop and theater into a seamless whole in his
theater into a seamless whole in his
theater into a seamless whole in his popular musical you may have heard of it
popular musical you may have heard of it
popular musical you may have heard of it called Hamilton when you have an
called Hamilton when you have an
called Hamilton when you have an opportunity to experience new art when
opportunity to experience new art when
opportunity to experience new art when you have an opportunity to hear new
you have an opportunity to hear new
you have an opportunity to hear new music when you have opportunity to see
music when you have opportunity to see
music when you have opportunity to see new or different theater do not throw
new or different theater do not throw
new or different theater do not throw away your shot throw away
[Music]
[Music] thanks very much
thanks very much
thanks very much [Applause]
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