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In this video, Baba Brinkman discusses his journey from fan of rap to professional rapper, and how he learned to write lyrics that flowed naturally. He talks about the importance of the experience of people reacting charismatically and intuitively to his music. He also discusses how he became interested in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and how he developed his rap composition skills by writing poetry and composing 16 bar verses of hip-hop with multi-syllable rhyme scheme.

00:00:00 Baba Brinkman is a rapper who has a background in comparative literature and oral poetry. He started writing rhymes based on anything he learned in college, and then went on to pursue a masters in order to further understand the connections between hip-hop and literature.
00:05:00 Baba Brinkman describes his journey from fan of rap to professional rapper, and how he learned to write lyrics that flowed naturally. He talks about the importance of the experience of people reacting charismatically and intuitively to his music. He says that it took him years to learn this, and that today he knows he is a rapper and can completely accept that some people may not see him as one.
00:10:00 Baba Brinkman discusses how he approaches performing, starting with low expectations and gradually adjusting them to the "awesome" performance that audiences eventually expect. He goes on to talk about how his scientific approach to performance makes him a good rapper and how his work with the Consciousness Project is analogous to the process of natural selection in the animal world.
00:15:00 Baba Brinkman discusses how he became interested in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and how he developed his rap composition skills by writing poetry and composing 16 bar verses of hip-hop with multi-syllable rhyme scheme. He shares how he first performed publicly five years after first learning how to ride the beat in his car.
00:20:00 Baba Brinkman discusses the process of self-confidence and how it is important to build thick skin in order to continue succeeding in your musical career. He also mentions a time when he was booed during a performance, which helped him learn to be more confident in front of an audience.
00:25:00 Baba Brinkman discusses how he was raised in a culture that taught him to view ego as an enemy, and how this has helped him in his career as a rapper. He also discusses how he takes feedback seriously, and how he applies Bayesian reasoning to analyze people's motives. He provides an example of feedback he received early in his career that helped him improve his writing.
00:30:00 In this video, Baba Brinkman discusses how frequency is important to Bayesian statistics, but he also notes that the philosophy behind Bayesian statistics is what is most important. He also talks about a song he wrote called "Bayesian Brain Hypothesis," which he thinks is a catchy song that rappers might be interested in.
00:35:00 Baba Brinkman talks about how he got into rapping about science, how he learned about it via a scientist, and how it became his thing. He also talks about his upcoming rap guide to evolution show, which is being performed at an off-broadway theater.
00:40:00 Baba Brinkman tells listeners about peer-reviewed rap, which is a type of rap that is checked for accuracy by an expert before it is performed. This process helps to ensure that the lyrics are accurate and not misleading, and it also gives the performer credibility. Baba Brinkman has done several peer-reviewed rap projects over the past year, and each has been a success.
00:45:00 Baba Brinkman discusses the importance of scientific research, and how it can help to popularize the scientific method. He also talks about how becoming a Bayesian has helped him to frame arguments more effectively.
00:50:00 Baba Brinkman discusses how the anti-evolution beliefs of some people are based on decades of religious indoctrination. He also mentions that he has created apostasy with his rap guide to evolution, which has helped people to see the scientific method in a new light.
00:55:00 Baba Brinkman discusses the difference between science and politics, and how the scientific method is a process that takes effort. He then lists some influential rap songs and books, and discusses his love for game of thrones.

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Baba Brinkman discusses the difficulty of writing a song, the most difficult song to write, and his proudest song. He also talks about how he combines science and hip hop to create unique rhymes.