--- description: Plenty of rappers talk about money. But the lyricists in these videos really rap about money—not pimpin' or drug deals, but international currency policy, bank... title: 7 Totally Dope, Awesomely Dorky Economics and Personal Finance Rap Videos image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) # 7 Totally Dope, Awesomely Dorky Economics and Personal Finance Rap Videos by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Nov 12, 2010 1:15 PM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Nov 12, 2010 1:15 PM CUT Plenty of rappers talk about money. But the lyricists in these videos _really_ rap about money—not pimpin’ or drug deals, but international currency policy, bank bailouts, taxes, tithing, and other aspects of the gangsta economist lifestyle. They also make videos that feature Christians dancing like MC Hammer and the New Kids on the Block, or computer-generated dancing pandas and a virtual Barack Obama who moves more robotically than the president himself. more This first video—about the China-U.S. currency policy battle and featuring virtual pandas, Obama, and Chinese President Hu Jintao—is especially timely, created to coincide with the [G20 Summit in Seoul](http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2030790,00.html "undefined"). **U.S.-Sino Currency Rap Battle** _Sample lyrics:_ --- > “” --- **Turbo Tax: The Rap** _Sample lyrics:_ --- > “” --- **Financial Meltdown Rap** _Sample lyrics:_ --- > “” --- **Tithe Rap** _Sample lyrics:_ --- > “” --- **The Bailout Rap** _Sample lyrics:_ --- > “” --- **No Layaway Walmart Rap** _Sample lyrics:_ --- > “” --- **Fear the Boom and Bust, a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem** _Sample lyrics:_ --- > “” --- 7 Totally Dope, Awesomely Dorky Economics and Personal Finance Rap Videos ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7102671/7-totally-dope-awesomely-dorky-economics-and-personal-finance-rap-videos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7102671/7-totally-dope-awesomely-dorky-economics-and-personal-finance-rap-videos/"},"headline":"7 Totally Dope, Awesomely Dorky Economics and Personal Finance Rap Videos","datePublished":"2010-11-12T13:15:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-16T01:32:54.144Z","description":"Plenty of rappers talk about money. But the lyricists in these videos really rap about money—not pimpin' or drug deals, but international currency policy, bank...","url":"https://time.com/archive/7102671/7-totally-dope-awesomely-dorky-economics-and-personal-finance-rap-videos/","keywords":["China","Currency","YouTube","Walmart","Banks"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/7102671/7-totally-dope-awesomely-dorky-economics-and-personal-finance-rap-videos/","name":"7 Totally Dope, Awesomely Dorky Economics and Personal Finance Rap Videos"}}]}] ```