Akala: Hip Hop and Shakespeare
Misconceptions about hip-hop...
Misconceptions about Shakespeare...
• "To destroy the beauty from which one
came."
• "Maybe it's hatred I spew, maybe it's food
for the spirit"
"Men would rather use their broken
weapons than their bare hands."
"I was not born under a rhyming planet."
• "The most benevolent king communicates
through your dreams."
• "Socrates, philosophies, hypotheses; can't
define it."
5 parts of hip-hop with knowledge being
key...
Who are the keepers (custodians) of
knowledge?
Hip-hop like Shakespeare uses language to
illustrate the need for social reform and
change.... What are some of the changes
current hip-hop music is striving for?