The "intrinsic" rhythm of iambic pentameter allows music to imitate the rhythm of life, says Akala in his great TED Talk on Shakespeare's relevance to modern Hip Hop. Look at 05'40" for an example of Sonnet 18 as a rap.
"Hip Hop and Shakespeare: Best Friends!", says MC Lars in his talk about Shakespeare's influence on musical history.
Eminem's 8 Mile movie has amazing examples of rap battles... we'll be using this as inspiration for a Shakespeare related task! Here's a clean version.
Eminem's 8 Mile movie has amazing examples of rap battles... we'll be using this as inspiration for a Shakespeare related task! Here's a clean version.
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