Shakespeare References in Rap Lyrics: An Animated History

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Leading up to the premiere of its new series Will, TNT teamed up with Genius to present some of the best Shakespeare references in rap.
Though Shakespeare and hip-hop have a long history, certain artists have referenced the bard more than others. Most recently, JAY-Z quoted Hamlet on “Marcy Me” off of his latest album, '4:44.'
But the Brooklyn rapper’s affinity for Shakespeare goes back further than this, with a Macbeth reference on 2006’s “Do U Wanna Ride” and a Julius Caesar reference on 2013’s “FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt.”
Check the video above for a full breakdown of rap’s best Shakespeare shout outs from A Tribe Called Quest, Danny Brown, Biz Markie, 2Pac, and more. Tune in to Will on July 10, 2017 on TNT.
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@jaedensoares 7 лет назад

Shakespeare really should be on xxl next year no doubt nigga been grinding

@imfernando 7 лет назад

FL4ME NATION real shit 🅱️

@savVaLaza 7 лет назад

About 80% of the artists that referenced Shakespeare are top notch MCs

@ShoinicXP 7 лет назад

Lame how they didn't mention J Cole's Line, "And even white b!tches wanna nigga, Othello" or Frank Oceans off Nike, "She must be off that white Like Othello"

@ChrisPPotatoIDC 7 лет назад

@johngoulart69 7 лет назад

I think Frank's line is referencing the game 'Othello' but maybe it's also a Shakespeare reference... I don't know much about the book

@ShoinicXP 7 лет назад

John Goulart It's a reference to the book, Othello, a colored man, is in love with Desdemona, a white princess, the disapproval of interracial love is emphasized throughout the story

@johngoulart69 7 лет назад

damn good thing cause I hoped Frank wouldn't write a simple game reference line, he really one of the best lyricists rn

@cul8erinnovator 4 года назад

Great list - only major omission is Akala's work and that by Devon Glover aka The Sonnet Man. I'd also include 'Family Business' by Kanye West, which also references the 'all that glitters is not gold' line from The Merchant of Venice. And more recently, Lil Simz said that she's 'Jay-Z on a bad day, Shakespeare on my worst days'.

@joseling6656 7 лет назад

Akala's Comedy Tragedy History has 43+ Shakespeare references in it, and you didn't even mention it? What a surprise.

@arturoherrera4579 7 лет назад

everyone wanna be Shakespeare😂

@ALSOKNOWNASBRI 7 лет назад

This video made me want to read The Merchant of Venice, so thanks for that. & I Actually think this is so dope & could help in classrooms. At least it'll make it more interesting/relatable for some.

@8o8g91 7 лет назад

This wouldn't be such a shitty video if you would just play the tracks.

@samguy7654 7 лет назад

Bob G Nah this was still good.

@srdeku 7 лет назад

One word: copyrights.

@stonedsage111 7 лет назад

Bob G No

@saltysnoopy9361 7 лет назад

Bob G ikr

@Relliktherapper 7 лет назад

srdeku The law doesn't work like that. 4 second excerpts for an eductional video are definitely allowed

@johngoulart69 7 лет назад

some of these are just common phrases rappers coincidentally used, I don't think they are all references

@thatskinnykiddave 7 лет назад

John Goulart they weren't common phrases until they were in Shakespeare's plays

@johngoulart69 7 лет назад

I know of course but I'm saying these rappers may not even know they were making the reference because they were just saying a common phrase. The lines pay homage to Shakespeare of course because he made them common but I'm saying some of these lines the rappers were probably unaware of their reference

@SugeWhite52 7 лет назад

A lot of these are reaches. They may have been in some of Shakespeares' writings, but I doubt that that's where the rappers drew inspiration from for their lines.

@BomYT 7 лет назад

You gotta mention Akala. Rap isn't just in America anymore.

@Kosalove 7 лет назад

Brian O'Meara but black Americans made rap music

@tayyeb-ulislam8477 7 лет назад

JIMINS BUTTHOLE STINKS so just because they made it doesn't mean anything akala is known for talking about Shakespeare his song comedy tragedy history he references like 20 Shakespeare plays and U.K. rap is far better than USA now

@DisconnectedRoamer 4 года назад

Akala is an irrelevant hippy conspiracy theorist loving commie

@ouinoelle Год назад

LOVE THISSS

@bubcentral23 4 года назад

Dr Octagon: "Shakespeare is God, don't even think about it."

@ehorn9646 7 лет назад

Seems like Tupac digged English theater

@danielngongang9419 2 месяца назад

Well, he went to an art school. Probably did some theater with the works of Shakespeare

@zbitykieliszek9358 7 лет назад

''i" is hardly a Shakespeare reference, it's a popular saying

@thanos326 2 года назад

Mozart has been real quiet since this has drop

@pebblez_ 7 лет назад

Intermental go hard

@kw9387 7 лет назад

Shakespeare really was dat nigga

@FormedDrip0 7 лет назад

what about SZA - Child's Play??

@Deadtalks 7 лет назад

Alriight

@נבִיא-ר6ע 7 лет назад

Name of the awesome track? thanks.

@Grey_7 5 лет назад

Shakespeare vs Eminem

@nicolaslopes208 7 лет назад

lul

@kaorivindenes5521 7 лет назад

First

@DiableJambeT 6 лет назад

The tone and delivery of this entire video is so off-putting

@coletadlock4323 7 лет назад

The editing is dope af in this video

@TheReelMJ 7 лет назад

Tupac is inspired by Shakespeare so therefore Shakespeare is very influnteial in music

@jonsnow8756 7 лет назад

Shakespeare is influential in the domain, and many others, regardless of Tupac lmao

@Minetuber07 7 лет назад

Is it me, or are a lot of these just common phrases? Edit: As in, not intentional references to Shakespeare. I thought that that was implied, but I guess not.

@lucasbeam5102 7 лет назад

Yeah they are, thanks to Shakespeare

@Minetuber07 7 лет назад

Obviously, but I don't think that they were intentional references.

@naruto1coolestfan 7 лет назад

Minet Tht kinda proves this videos point even more wow

@ferninaruto 7 лет назад

Yeah, I doubt most of them are actually Shakeaspere references

@alexlovesyoubabes 7 лет назад

Yes phrases that Shakespeare created lol

@mcaztec 7 лет назад

How you gonna make a video about Shakespeare and hip-hop and not mention Akala?

@lanrea7070 7 лет назад

most of these are just common everyday Phrases. Tupac lines are the only ones that I can say was referencing Shakespeare

@aadilpervez4757 7 лет назад

How can you not mention akala when talking about shakespeare and rap

@GidenUltimus 7 лет назад

i dont think genius really acknowledge British rap

@DoubleComedyG 7 лет назад

"England is my city, and if it weren't for team 10, then the U.S would be shitty. That's why we stay litty" - Nick Crompton, Top 10 U.K rapper. jk I know UK got great and even better artists than some U.S rappers

@Kosalove 7 лет назад

Lite Reazon Black Americans in America made rap music so I shall always respect them Though I live in Korea

@Jpreet927 7 лет назад

Shakespeare saved hip hop

@jenniferlannon8576 2 года назад

This is a great video, and I would love to show it to my students. However, the foul language is a problem. It would be wonderful if there was a "clean" or "censored" version of this video.

@NekoMouser 2 года назад

Similar boat. Great video, but a few choice verses would get me in trouble for using it, sadly.

@cheesecakelasagna 7 лет назад

I didn't know the "wearing heart on the sleeves" came from Shakespeare. TIL

@jordanlewis4870 7 лет назад

"Even white women want a nigga; Othello" -J Cole

@blazakin246 7 лет назад

Don't mind me, just came to see if DOOM made it.

@eshanshivji3148 3 года назад

he dead

@ishaking6278 9 месяцев назад

MF DOOM is light years ahead of Shakespeare with rhymes, metaphors, entendres, allegories etc.

@San-li9ml 15 дней назад

That Caesar line was about Caesar, not Shakespeare. Yeah man, Caesar's home, Caesar was rich, his house was nice, and that makes for a good rhyme.

@LillbaskernSSBM 7 лет назад

mention othello, i go "oh shit that shit looks like DOOM's mask and in that song he references it", and then the fucking lyrics come up and im going hard as a motherfucker screaming "ONLY GOT CONFRONTED BY THE BEAST WITH TWO BACKS"

@jacksonfolly 5 месяцев назад

I came, I saw, I praise the Lord - Skepta is directly a reference to Julius Caesar's 'I came, I saw, I conquered'.

@mattkk4120 7 лет назад

this animation is amazing work.

@aesther712 4 года назад

Watching this during quarantine for english lol

@yovani1409 7 лет назад

i like the visuals

@Jonesmarc1 7 лет назад

Yovani Anindya I like your face and head wrap 😎

@danilvoiko954 7 лет назад

"Final answer "not to be", "not to be" is right!" by Aesop Rock should have been mentioned I think

@chasetherightenergy 7 лет назад

YES!

@RICKYV98 7 лет назад

Bras' line was easily the worst 😂

@nilesm2190 7 лет назад

Y'all put in way to much pointless effort just play the verse

@wishal-0519 7 лет назад

2pac three time fuck yeah nigga this shows that Pac was a real legend

@dribblexmixtape7398 5 лет назад

You forgot canibitch oh canibitch wherefore art thou canibitch

@SNJYCHN 7 лет назад

duitluklikiwazletoffbadanboujee?

@mosesbikanye1691 7 лет назад

ELSWEATYCAMEL Sweaty wrapitupden

@tajaytucker8415 7 лет назад

ELSWEATYCAMEL Sweaty, Yeah

@goldymisiek 7 лет назад

Where's 50cent's "No Romeo, No Juliet"?

@ouinoelle Год назад

Yesss

@alexisbillig7925 2 года назад

qui comprend qqc

@LegionPlay 7 лет назад

so much missing

@chrxs8259 3 года назад

I’m in a online class lol

@kardobo9101 4 года назад

U forgot about "Melle mel-Step off" Shakespeare reference. "I'm like Shakespeare, Imma pioneer, I made rap something people wanted to hear"

@marcali1633 7 лет назад

never saw a lil pump bar

@basillyhoe 6 лет назад

what's the purpose behind not closing the quotation? i'm curious as to if that has anything to do witta a rule of literature. somebody @ genius, pls help lol