A music video?!

Mr. McConnel does like rap.  Yea, I know.  So, when you've picked yourself up off the floor, consider this: my business is words and studying wordsmiths.  What kind of a language teacher would I be if I did not appreciate word-artists who speak to the human condition of any age.

One rapper I'm fond of is B.o.B., he's got the vocabul-flow that I favor; quick and sharp wit.  His song and video, Play for Keeps contains a classic Latin phrase, with translation, used (I think) smartly.  He's used Roman  history elsewhere ("...swag like Caesar...") too.  Hmm...  

Yes, the following video does contain two words which I would not approve of in the classroom but he uses them appropriately.  And he's awesome.  ;)