Prince EA The 'Backwards Rapper' Talks About Incredible Viral Video KPLR2

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Prince Ea appears in a television interview discussing his viral video ‘Backwards Rapper,’ which presents negative rap lyrics in the first half, then reverses the same words to create a positive message about education and intelligence. He explains his mission through his company ‘Makes Smart Cool’ to popularize intelligence and counter negative themes in hip-hop. The interview concludes with Prince Ea performing a freestyle about the music industry’s resistance to his conscious, thoughtful style of rap.

Key takeaways

• Prince Ea uses creative wordplay to flip negative rap stereotypes into positive messages about education and making smart choices
• Prince Ea describes facing industry resistance for being ’too smart’ and ’not marketable’ despite his talent and college education
• Prince Ea advocates for popularizing intelligence through his company ‘Makes Smart Cool’ as an alternative to typical hip-hop themes

Episode details: published September 2, 2011 · 23.1K views · 2:40 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The pieces summarized here are Prince Ea’s own words and views, presented for education; summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each episode itself.

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