Jay Z talked on Oprah’s “Master Class” project arguing that hip-hop has improved race relations in ways no other art form or figure has. "I think that hip hop has done more for racial relations than most cultural icons, save Martin Luther King, because his dream speech we realize[d] when President Obama got elected. But, the impact of the music, you know, this music didn't only influence kids from urban areas. It influenced people all around the world." Jay Z said in the piece.