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RandomGuy
02-18-2010, 11:50 AM
d0nERTFo-Sk

:toast


NPR All Things Considered: Economists’ Rap Battle Gains Cred From Ke$ha’s Nod
“It’s, like, legit. And it’s really good raps. It’s really good rapping!” - Ke$ha

NPR Planet Money Podcast: ‘Yo!’ Planet Money Raps
“They do a really good job crystalizing certain points in economics” - Alex Blumberg

PBS Newshour: Keynes vs. Hayek: Late Economists’ Hip-Hop Legacy
“Absolutely fair and brilliantly rhymed. It's not a complete account of Keynes but it seems to be completely right.” - Lord Robert Skidelsky


NY Times Economix: Economics Rap Battle
“it’s fun no matter where you fall in this epic rivalry” - Catherine Rampell

Glenn Beck - Jan 28th Radio Program
“It is remarkable. It’s genius. It is genius.”

The Boston Globe-Brainiac: Keynes and Hayek in a hip-hop showdown
“Hip-hop parody-homages are getting tired, but these songwriters and the actors in the video put some life back in the genre” - Christopher Shea


Chicago Tribune: Jaz-Z on the economy
“This video... makes the issues clear--not to mention entertaining. And you get the rare treat of seeing John Maynard Keynes drunk.” - Steve Chapman

The American Spectator: That’s a Rap
“The rap, which has been translated now into several languages, is as appealing as the lyrics are educational” - Nicole Russel


CNBC: “Fear the Boom and Bust” a Rap Anthem for the economy
“Economic theory can be pretty dry, but set it a beat with a coupla gangsta economists in a hotel lobby and suddenly, it’s the most interesting thing you’ve heard all day.” - Cindy Perman

Mises.org: The Brilliance of That Hayek vs. Keynes Rap
“...a fantastic example of how economics can be communicated to every person” - Jeffrey Tucker


Australia Radio Today: John Maynard Keynes and FA Hayek go rappin’
“It’s just a fantastic video.” - Phil Kafcaloudes

http://www.econstories.tv/reactions.html

Winehole23
02-18-2010, 11:52 AM
And your name is...?

RandomGuy
02-18-2010, 11:58 AM
And your name is...?

Shady, Slim. :hat

coyotes_geek
02-18-2010, 12:05 PM
:tu

RandomGuy
02-20-2010, 12:20 PM
Shameless bump.

'cause it's funny.

SnakeBoy
02-20-2010, 01:13 PM
I like it.

SnakeBoy
08-10-2011, 11:55 PM
Round 2

GTQnarzmTOc

Agloco
08-11-2011, 08:31 AM
Yeah, this is good stuff RG

:tu

EDIT: lol.....bumped from a year and a half ago? :lol

TeyshaBlue
08-11-2011, 10:20 AM
Word! :tu

RandomGuy
08-12-2011, 07:26 AM
Yeah, this is good stuff RG

:tu

EDIT: lol.....bumped from a year and a half ago? :lol

Snakeboy found part 2, and bumped it.

The second part was just as good as the first one. I'm glad they took the time to get it right.

ElNono
08-12-2011, 10:50 AM
BTW, I went to their site, and they have a good list of economic articles and references (if you're interested in the topic) that they said they used as research for the videos.