Funny for the wonks/nerds

[RandomGuy]

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]

And your name is...?

[RandomGuy]

And your name is...?

Shady, Slim.

[coyotes_geek]

[RandomGuy]

Shameless bump.

'cause it's funny.

[SnakeBoy]

I like it.

[SnakeBoy]

Round 2

[Agloco]

Yeah, this is good stuff RG



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

[TeyshaBlue]

Word!

[RandomGuy]

Yeah, this is good stuff RG



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

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]

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.