So much respect for this man. Opening up mind instead of just screaming out words. I'm 37 years old and I still look for mentors, they are hard to find in this day and age, but this man should be looked as one.
I was fortunate enough to only listen to great, socially conscious hip-hop when I first got into music. It shaped me in a positive way and so I am also a living example of how this is possible.
Excellent representation of the Hip Hop community. I really miss the days when Hip Hop edified the community. Brothers like you are really keeping hope alive. God Bless you brother! Keep up the good work!
Exactly what I've been thinking for many years!! I'm a huge hip hop baby and the part that makes me mad about it is when people praise uneducated behaviours and idolise these "villains. What an amazing topic, Lecrae. Respect.
Good to understand origins of hip hop - not always bad. Lecrae has an important role in modelling positivity to his community, positive lyrics - so sad so many no fathers.
I used to listen to lecrae way back like 5 or 6 years ago, maybe more, glad to see he's still doing his thing. Definitely has a brilliant message that needs to be heard.
I love listening to your Godly wisdom. When I was saved a dozen years ago I missed listening to hip-hop/rap; I choose not to put those negative words in my mind (the thing I think about is the thing I will do)....I choose to keep my mind on The Word of God and how I can serve Him! Then a friend introduced me to your music and 116; I am SO happy! I went to see you when you came to upstate NY and felt edifice. Thank you for all you do; your (and other Christian artists) music fills a void with a positive message!
Today you’ve heard one story. May we all have the humility to hear any more. I really like those closing remarks. Is it fun to be in an echo chamber sometimes? Sure, and it’s healthy! But we need to branch out and hear other things that challenge our beliefs too.
+yamika mumba lecrae was Christian. his music like (tell the world) is Christian. But his pride made him want money. Worldly rapers like lil Wayne told him that he was good and should rap with them. And I think that the illuminati told him to drop Jesus out of his songs so he can make money of it.
Thank you Lecrae for sharing this insightful and timely reflection and unveiling of the perspective that many Americans of African Descent share. I saw you at The Greek in LA with Jill Scott. I love you brother you were already my favorite Rapper but you're on another level now. Christ in my rhymes!
Regardless if you like Lecrae or are on board with the CHH Industry, I love this because this is all about the NARRATIVE. Narrative, narrative, narrative. Tell 'em, Crae
Very impressive, Lecrae! Public speaking ain't easy and you went up there and handled it like you've been doing it for decades. The content was great, your delivery was spot on, and it's a message with telling and hearing!
This is AMAZING! I love how he worded this! Even using a bit of comedy to get his point across. Amazing way of saying this! GREAT job! Keep it real Lecrae!
@@criticallycheesycaleb6681 Because it's rare to find a Western leader - esp. in the so-called free world - who understands the concept of a true hero outside of the propagandistic western lens, which is distorted to the point of accepting only "their kind" can be deemed heroic. I was being only slightly facetious with my comment but I bet Lecrae would make a 10x better leader than most of the clowns voted in by the western mob today.
@@GODLIMIT personally idk how much to trust him. He flaunted Romans 1:16 (I will not be ashamed of the gospel) for years and when he achieved a certain degree of mainstream success, he cut ties from it. Any connection to Christianity was removed from his bio when his 2017 ATWT album released. Does he still claim to be unashamed? I do not know his circumstances nor his heart, but as for me, I do not trust that behavior.
This is the type of artist I LOVE seeing Represent Hip Hop and not the Mumble Idiots who go out of their way to Perpetuate Negative Stereotypes which they think gets them "Street Credibility"
@@Tenchu_87 8 months has changed me and I actually despise trap music now I listen to very few artists in that sorta genre. Because I’ve learned how bad it is.
Lecrae speaks with such an incredible ability to get people to listen and hear the story. This was incredibly insightful! This is someone I want talk to more because he can teach me a few things. This type of information is very good to have so we can be more wise than those of the past.
Well so much for me tryna wind down...this TED Talk has me wide awake... in awe. What an amazingly complicated, yet eloquent summary on how politics, economics & perceptions influence hip-hop culture. Amazing, Lecrae. Thx
I've made hip-hop a living for myself positively & negatively. With reality there is both good & bad. Yin and Yang. Cancer and Cure. If hip-hop is ALL YOU HAVE to make it through struggle, you must use it as a tool to get you from the negative spot you are in to the more positive place!
As a Pittsburgh kid I gotta sat you are spot on .Its not a coincidence that while my town was taken apart piece by piece ,job by job ,mill by mill .Until nothing was left but what used to be .People wonder why the Steelers seem to be national.Its because within a two year span a city of 500 000 shed 250000 jobs and people had to move elsewhere to find employment.
I am so glad their are people willing to make "negatives" into something positive. I look up to LeCrae because we both have the same grind and passion we see the issues with our entertainment world and it needs to be cleaned up. #GodSpeed #EBGH
Just finished this Ted talk. 4 years go by and it’s like he speaking on today. I know 4 years isn’t long enough to a major change but it’s like he spoke on it and now 4 years later we still in the 50/50 club. Half hero’s and half villains when we just need to be United as one nation.
This is a great speech. I love hip hop and rap music I've listened to it basically all my life. It has influenced me some when I was young and made me want to do more things that wasn't the best choice or it made me more open to it. I grew up with a parent on disability and one dead and went to a school where there were way more financially stable people than me and I felt like a outcast sometimes so I connected more with hip hop. I think sometimes of kids that are in the situation I was in without guidance listening to hip hop and trying to emulate these people and stories cause it does influence esp. the kids and if they are not strong and being intelligent about their decisions. I can see kids wanting to try to act out what they hear cause they think that it's cool or that they should. I wonder how much the artist think of what the impact could be of putting out such negative lyrics? I say if you have young kids that listen to it talk to them about it .
He is mistaking Hip Hop for Rap. Hip Hop is not violent. Hip Hop was created to minimise violence between the gangs in New York. Hip Hop has existed since 1972, so hardly “wearing diapers” in 1982. Hip Hop is the culture, not the music, the cultural elements include the music, which is funk, disco, soul, jazz, electro, rock & finally Rap. The other elements are dance, graffiti art and DJing/turntablism. Hip Hop has many facets, the only negativity within the culture has come from Rap. There is a big difference between labelling the whole culture as a negative when it is not.
His vocabulary is insane. If you have an open mind to what you might not understand within the words and how you can use those words, you’ll find a limitless space of what you don’t know, and so expand your mind)
Sad to say in 2020 this is so relevant. Please recognize We are blessed to be a blessing...spread love peace & joy...it's too nice to save for one special person or one special day! True Mirror Moment...Seen to SEE!
Some of these comments about Lecrae...Y'all sound like Pharisees for real. Stop judging! You have no authority to judge this man. Judge yourself so that you will be worthy when the LORD returns to judge the deeds of man.
Damn! I hate such comments,,and then when you scroll down the comments there's nothing to do with whatever you're saying,,this is a way of spreading media hate on false rumors,,so sickening....
15:20 "when the music was indigenous to its own community, it was positive, socially aware, and anti-drug. When it broadened out and diversified to the suburbs, it embraced criminality; sold it for profit." wow
This Hits me right in the heart when walking around school I hear kids listening to rap And then later I see them talking about drugs. Like it's true but then I listen to Lecrae and hear better things. To me, rap Is a hero his song bring wisdom when I'm down and bring me more joy when I am happy.
God bless you Lecrae! "May we all have the humility to hear many more". I can only imagine what my siblings in the African-American communities experience but God is in control. I may not be African-American but I'm African and we are African and we have a story. Shout out to all the non-Africans who stood up for us, God will reward you.
The way he says "heroes" sounds so much like "He rose" to me - didn't know the American pronunciation was different (the stress falls differently) but it's a nice reminder that indeed HE ROSE! 💞
Americans speak in many dialects; thus, stress that is placed on a particular part of a word, may or may not, align with the formally accepted diction of the American version of that word. For Example: The formally accepted diction for the American form of the word "heroes" is heer-ohs, which sounds like "hear-rose." Some American dialects puts the emphasis on HE (which is the point of your comment) instead of the first 3 letters HER (which you would think would inflect the sound of the word HER (as in a feminine pronoun), but it does not.
This was absolutely amazing, one of the best ted talk ever. Great job Lecrae Moore.
I had to pause so many times during this, just to summarize his thoughts and expressions, brilliant talk. Thank you crae
+Joe just like me
So I'm not alone lol. His sentences were complex but it made me really think.
Joe your pic aupports your commenr
my Kirk mommas bot? boy lmbo
yes it was a very intelligent presentation
“today you’ve heard one story, may we all have the humility to hear many more”
So much respect for this man. Opening up mind instead of just screaming out words. I'm 37 years old and I still look for mentors, they are hard to find in this day and age, but this man should be looked as one.
I was fortunate enough to only listen to great, socially conscious hip-hop when I first got into music. It shaped me in a positive way and so I am also a living example of how this is possible.
Great TED talk by Lecrae. He kept it 100.
Wassssssup!! Bishop!!
What's up bro?
+Bl5H0P I'm subscribed to you
+Jordan Scott same
💯
Excellent representation of the Hip Hop community. I really miss the days when Hip Hop edified the community. Brothers like you are really keeping hope alive. God Bless you brother! Keep up the good work!
Exactly what I've been thinking for many years!! I'm a huge hip hop baby and the part that makes me mad about it is when people praise uneducated behaviours and idolise these "villains. What an amazing topic, Lecrae. Respect.
i love how comfortable he is up there. all that performing experience really shows
"Embracing your stigma... is an act of defiance"
Such a profound statement.
This man knows what he's talking about, rad artist & smart man! #keepthegoal
badboyfox007 #kaka
Good to understand origins of hip hop - not always bad. Lecrae has an important role in modelling positivity to his community, positive lyrics - so sad so many no fathers.
Has anyone else noticed how rap-able this speech is? It rhymes so beautifully.
I used to listen to lecrae way back like 5 or 6 years ago, maybe more, glad to see he's still doing his thing. Definitely has a brilliant message that needs to be heard.
I love listening to your Godly wisdom. When I was saved a dozen years ago I missed listening to hip-hop/rap; I choose not to put those negative words in my mind (the thing I think about is the thing I will do)....I choose to keep my mind on The Word of God and how I can serve Him! Then a friend introduced me to your music and 116; I am SO happy! I went to see you when you came to upstate NY and felt edifice. Thank you for all you do; your (and other Christian artists) music fills a void with a positive message!
So glad i watched this. As a huge hip hop fan its refreshing and opens the mind to thinking in a different well! Lecrae you are the truth
Today you’ve heard one story. May we all have the humility to hear any more.
I really like those closing remarks. Is it fun to be in an echo chamber sometimes? Sure, and it’s healthy! But we need to branch out and hear other things that challenge our beliefs too.
Lecrae for President.
+Lyrical Opposition AYO!
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adonay sebhatu hahaha what's up, Adonay!
Jonathan Santos 100!
i do good job in president..because my english
no good...same like americans
my hat is off to you lecrea, thank you for defending hip hop, may the Spirit continue to use you as a light to open blind eye's
"Today we've heard one story; may we all have the humility to hear many more."
Love Lecrae! My brother in Christ.
Watch ((*New* we don't speak the same Jesus.)) on UA-cam now.
Watch ((*New* we don't speak the same Jesus.)) on UA-cam now.
Watch ((*New* we don't speak the same Jesus.)) on UA-cam now.
Sorry lecrae is not christian
+yamika mumba lecrae was Christian. his music like (tell the world) is Christian. But his pride made him want money. Worldly rapers like lil Wayne told him that he was good and should rap with them. And I think that the illuminati told him to drop Jesus out of his songs so he can make money of it.
Thank you for educating us on this history! Wise words and a great story. Thanks for being an inspiration Lecrae!
I underestimated this. This was super legit. Really deep.
8: in a gang
10: drugs
13: sex
15: robber
17: went to jail
21: accepted Christ
37: became a Preacher
He isn't 37
+Dylan _DMB I think he referring to the fact he spreads the word through music
I just looked it up he Is 37
+Dylan _DMB oh wooow he is quite older then i thought... crud, hope he doesnt retire anytime soon
Yeah I know he won't retire he could right now but he wants to teach the gospel in his music
Thank you Lecrae for sharing this insightful and timely reflection and unveiling of the perspective that many Americans of African Descent share. I saw you at The Greek in LA with Jill Scott. I love you brother you were already my favorite Rapper but you're on another level now. Christ in my rhymes!
Remarkably portrayed, remarkably narrated...a short and powerful history by Lecrae. Well presented!!!!!!
Every hero in ones eye, can be seen as a villain to another.
#LecraeForPresident
Twenty Paphonies. Yes please
love it but it kinda goes against ya know?
I would be for it
Regardless if you like Lecrae or are on board with the CHH Industry, I love this because this is all about the NARRATIVE. Narrative, narrative, narrative. Tell 'em, Crae
Sho Baraka: 'The Narrative' does well too. :D Similar actually.
Many people should listen to this it has a huge message
I love this video. He is a first hand source for advocating that rap music is what you make of it and it by itself doesn't make you into a villain.
Hip-hop is the genre that has one of the most intriguing history I have been fascinated by.
Incredible. Very well done Lecrae
I LOVE LECRAE, ITS GOOD TO SEE HIM STILL GOING!
FOUND HIS MUSIC IN 2012 :) THE GUY IS A HIP HOP BLESSING
He is an all around blessing, Hip Hop included. 😊
Very impressive, Lecrae! Public speaking ain't easy and you went up there and handled it like you've been doing it for decades. The content was great, your delivery was spot on, and it's a message with telling and hearing!
I love how he brought attention to this! There is hope.
One of my favourite TED Talks yet
Such humility from Lecrae. Sublime lesson from my brother in Christ.
One of the greatest speeches ever!
This is AMAZING! I love how he worded this! Even using a bit of comedy to get his point across. Amazing way of saying this! GREAT job! Keep it real Lecrae!
This. This! Preach! Thank you for getting this message across
That was soo so great. I learned new things! Thank you, Lecrae & all the organizers/ sponsors of this event!
he speaks so well and he's so clean...
Take the time to watch. Keep an open mind. It's an exceptional talk
there are never any excuses or justifications for wrongs that you know are wrongs within your heart. look within.
Lecrae for President!!!
Totally bruh.
Why???
@@criticallycheesycaleb6681 Because it's rare to find a Western leader - esp. in the so-called free world - who understands the concept of a true hero outside of the propagandistic western lens, which is distorted to the point of accepting only "their kind" can be deemed heroic. I was being only slightly facetious with my comment but I bet Lecrae would make a 10x better leader than most of the clowns voted in by the western mob today.
@@GODLIMIT personally idk how much to trust him. He flaunted Romans 1:16 (I will not be ashamed of the gospel) for years and when he achieved a certain degree of mainstream success, he cut ties from it. Any connection to Christianity was removed from his bio when his 2017 ATWT album released. Does he still claim to be unashamed? I do not know his circumstances nor his heart, but as for me, I do not trust that behavior.
Best Ted Talk I have ever watched. This grand scale considerations for reshaping the struggle of countless people across the world.
Lecrae got me into rap and his lyrics are so powerful and true!!! luv ya and God bless
One of the best talks I've ever heard on hiphop.
This is the type of artist I LOVE seeing Represent Hip Hop and not the Mumble Idiots who go out of their way to Perpetuate Negative Stereotypes which they think gets them "Street Credibility"
@@user-rl8ji i like to learn about what makes murderers tick too.
@@Tenchu_87 8 months has changed me and I actually despise trap music now I listen to very few artists in that sorta genre. Because I’ve learned how bad it is.
Lecrae speaks with such an incredible ability to get people to listen and hear the story. This was incredibly insightful! This is someone I want talk to more because he can teach me a few things. This type of information is very good to have so we can be more wise than those of the past.
That piano threw me off, I was like how is he going to work that into this? Then he just left.
Impressive talk, eloquently put, great quotes to exemplify the argument being made. Very much enjoyed!
Great talk that I hope brings positive awareness and inspiration to the upcoming generation of artists!
This is by far the best Ted talk I’ve ever listened to 💯
I'm an Athiest but I love Lecrae and what he's trying to do and his music is just wonderful the lyrics are powerful and just amazing
Well so much for me tryna wind down...this TED Talk has me wide awake... in awe. What an amazingly complicated, yet eloquent summary on how politics, economics & perceptions influence hip-hop culture. Amazing, Lecrae. Thx
This confirms what i personally feel...God has called Crae into this Life and he is in Gods Purpose...Keep on being a light Bro
I've made hip-hop a living for myself positively & negatively. With reality there is both good & bad. Yin and Yang. Cancer and Cure. If hip-hop is ALL YOU HAVE to make it through struggle, you must use it as a tool to get you from the negative spot you are in to the more positive place!
As a life long hip hop fan I love this.
As a Pittsburgh kid I gotta sat you are spot on .Its not a coincidence that while my town was taken apart piece by piece ,job by job ,mill by mill .Until nothing was left but what used to be .People wonder why the Steelers seem to be national.Its because within a two year span a city of 500 000 shed 250000 jobs and people had to move elsewhere to find employment.
always refreshing to hear someone speak eloquently about a subject I am passionate about thanks for sharing
One of the best ted talks I’ve seen in a while
imagine of 2pac got to live long enough to speak at TED
He’ll have talk show that be bigger than Oprah
Wow, what a crazy thought. He would be bursting with wisdom. Wish we could hear what he would have to say today (especially now in 2020)
Tupac is the least insightful rapper of all time.
@@NK-vd6wv you don’t know what you’re talking about lmao
I absolutely love Lecrae. Won't ever forget going to a concert from his Anomaly tour!
I am so glad their are people willing to make "negatives" into something positive. I look up to LeCrae because we both have the same grind and passion we see the issues with our entertainment world and it needs to be cleaned up. #GodSpeed #EBGH
I hope this reaches every hip hop artist or lover.
I just discovered this! Wow! Amazing! I used it today in a class of seniors here in Japan!
Just finished this Ted talk. 4 years go by and it’s like he speaking on today.
I know 4 years isn’t long enough to a major change but it’s like he spoke on it and now 4 years later we still in the 50/50 club.
Half hero’s and half villains when we just need to be United as one nation.
This is a great speech. I love hip hop and rap music I've listened to it basically all my life. It has influenced me some when I was young and made me want to do more things that wasn't the best choice or it made me more open to it. I grew up with a parent on disability and one dead and went to a school where there were way more financially stable people than me and I felt like a outcast sometimes so I connected more with hip hop. I think sometimes of kids that are in the situation I was in without guidance listening to hip hop and trying to emulate these people and stories cause it does influence esp. the kids and if they are not strong and being intelligent about their decisions. I can see kids wanting to try to act out what they hear cause they think that it's cool or that they should. I wonder how much the artist think of what the impact could be of putting out such negative lyrics? I say if you have young kids that listen to it talk to them about it .
Reggae is the way
Love his wisdom and his allegories! Smart, funny, honest and entertaining!
this is exactly why i love lecrae
This is probably the best Ted Talk I've ever watched
Wow that's a lot of research gone through :)
Tim Vels I
Very shallow research, it's very simplified and adapted to white folks/uneducated people of this lifestyle/movement.
@@BisQt
It’s a TED talk. Of course it’s simplified. It’s not a college course.
@@BisQt could you give me some sources to read/listen to?
Thank you Lecrae , for the light you spread in many forms.
Never saw Hip hop from this point of view. Great insight Lecrae
Loved his talk. He can hold his own in history! Not that he shouldn't or anything, he did a spectacular job
man this is pure gold!
He is too precious for words.. keep up the good, Godly works.. I have ALL YOUR ALBUMS.....
Forgive me , but that cardigan is fire!!!
Fantastic talk, Lecrae!! Totally sharing this.
Great talk that will always be relevant. Thank you Lecrae!
It's about dysfunction and embracing stereotypes. I don't see where today's hop is beneficial to anyone. Of course it's about money and no substance.
if it is of substance mainstream won't play it, and mainstream record companies are not interested, they love stereotypes ......
One of the best and unfortunately most underrated artists of our time! LECRAE is the GOAT!!!
He is mistaking Hip Hop for Rap. Hip Hop is not violent. Hip Hop was created to minimise violence between the gangs in New York. Hip Hop has existed since 1972, so hardly “wearing diapers” in 1982. Hip Hop is the culture, not the music, the cultural elements include the music, which is funk, disco, soul, jazz, electro, rock & finally Rap. The other elements are dance, graffiti art and DJing/turntablism. Hip Hop has many facets, the only negativity within the culture has come from Rap. There is a big difference between labelling the whole culture as a negative when it is not.
Lecrae is the man
Hip Hop will always be an art to me - though, the sadness is present
His vocabulary is insane. If you have an open mind to what you might not understand within the words and how you can use those words, you’ll find a limitless space of what you don’t know, and so expand your mind)
Lord please bless ALL of those who grew up without fathers in their lives!! Even those kids that are growing up today without fathers today.. Amen....
lecrae is terrific PRAISE GOD!
Sad to say in 2020 this is so relevant. Please recognize We are blessed to be a blessing...spread love peace & joy...it's too nice to save for one special person or one special day! True Mirror Moment...Seen to SEE!
Fantastic talk - one of the best of the day.
'May we have the humility to hear more'.
You PREACHING!!!! I'm so glad I listened to this!
Some of these comments about Lecrae...Y'all sound like Pharisees for real. Stop judging! You have no authority to judge this man. Judge yourself so that you will be worthy when the LORD returns to judge the deeds of man.
honeyespresso amen right there
God is going to judge me for this man crush... :p
I am my own judge. Infact not even I have the right to judge anyone including myself. So why would a god have that abillity?
Damn! I hate such comments,,and then when you scroll down the comments there's nothing to do with whatever you're saying,,this is a way of spreading media hate on false rumors,,so sickening....
Amen my 👑 queen💋
Well put across. Love it. Hiphop can be a cure as much as its been a cancer in the past. Thankyou Lecrae
15:20 "when the music was indigenous to its own community, it was positive, socially aware, and anti-drug. When it broadened out and diversified to the suburbs, it embraced criminality; sold it for profit." wow
hip hop is people's expressions from all walks of life. some live it , others live it vicariously.
This Hits me right in the heart when walking around school I hear kids listening to rap And then later I see them talking about drugs. Like it's true but then I listen to Lecrae and hear better things. To me, rap Is a hero his song bring wisdom when I'm down and bring me more joy when I am happy.
God bless you Lecrae! "May we all have the humility to hear many more". I can only imagine what my siblings in the African-American communities experience but God is in control. I may not be African-American but I'm African and we are African and we have a story. Shout out to all the non-Africans who stood up for us, God will reward you.
Amen.
The way he says "heroes" sounds so much like "He rose" to me - didn't know the American pronunciation was different (the stress falls differently) but it's a nice reminder that indeed HE ROSE! 💞
Americans speak in many dialects; thus, stress that is placed on a particular part of a word, may or may not, align with the formally accepted diction of the American version of that word.
For Example: The formally accepted diction for the American form of the word "heroes" is heer-ohs, which sounds like "hear-rose." Some American dialects puts the emphasis on HE (which is the point of your comment) instead of the first 3 letters HER (which you would think would inflect the sound of the word HER (as in a feminine pronoun), but it does not.
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