Hip-Hop & Shakespeare?: Akala @ TEDxAldeburgh

Can you tell the difference between Shakespeare’s sonnets and hip hop lyrics? By rapping some of Shakespeare’s famous lines, Hip hop artist Akala reveals the striking and enlightening parallels between today’s hip hop and the Bard’s plays.

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