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Jay Z has discussed the cultural impact of hip hop in a new short for the Oprah Winfrey network. Watch the video below.
Obviously the impact of such a revolutionary scene is undeniable and in the new episode of the Master Class series, Jay addresses the various ways it has altered society. In the video he alludes to its impact on racism, government and the club scene.
"Racism is taught in the home. I truly believe that racism is taught when you're young," says Jay Z. "So it's very difficult to teach racism when your kid looks up to Snoop Doggy Dogg."
"I have a very interesting take on the cultural impact of hip hop and it's a strong one, so I just want to prepare people at home," the rapper adds. "I think that hip hop has done more for cultural relations than most cultural icons. And I say save Martin Luther King because his 'Dream' speech we realized and President Obama got elected, but the impact of the music, this music didn't only influence kids from urban areas; it influenced people around the world. People listen to this music all around the world and took to this music."
Watch Jay Z's Masterclass below
"If you look at clubs and how integrated they have become – before people partied in separate clubs, there were hip-hop clubs and techno clubs – and now people party together," the Roc Nation mogul says. "Once you have people partying, dancing, singing along to the same music, conversation naturally happen after that, and within conversation we all realize we're more alike than we're separate."
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