Drake releases the second song targeting the rapper Meek Mill, July 29th, just four days after releasing his new single, “Charged Up.” The name of the second diss song is called , “Back To Back,” and it refers to this song as drakes second diss track in the same week, as well as winning back to back championships in baseball. The release date of this song was no mistake, because the Phillies and Blue Jays had a championship game that same night (July 29th, 2015). Poetically, the Blue Jays defeated the Phillies, 8-2. The song cover shows Joe Carter, of Drake’s hometown team the Toronto Blue Jays, after he hit the home run which ultimately gave them the championship in the World Series of 1933 against Meek Mill’s hometown team, the Philadelphia
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) is a 1 hour and 40 minute documentary that observes the black power movement in American history. This film is directed by Swedish director Goran Hugo Olson and has detailed footage that was shot during the 1960s and 1970s by Swedish journalists. The footage largely focuses on the black power movements. The film allows viewers to not only grasp a better understanding of this movement but allows us to understand why this movement appealed to Swedish journalists. The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 includes vintage interviews with Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, and other prominent leaders during the Black Power Movement. The documentary also contains contemporary audio interviews and commentaries from various entertainers, artists, activists, and scholars, including but not limited to: Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, Melvin Van Peebles, Erykah Badu, Abiodun Oyewele, and Questlove from The Roots.
The first song I want to use choose to represent me is called “Gravity”, by NBA Youngboy. I chose this song because I can relate to some of the things he said in the song. For example, when I had my car sometimes I would just go riding around Lake Village by myself late at night to think about things going on in my life. Sometimes I would stop at the lake and just look at the water because of how peaceful it is. This song can just put me in my right mind and calm me down.
Macklemore begins with “When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay, / 'Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight. / I told my mom, tears rushing down my face.” In just these first couple of lines, the listener is easily able to understand what the song is about, and also comprehend the stereotype that is associated with gays and lesbians. The listener is given the equation that Macklemore made up when he was younger; he added the stereotypes that were given to gays: being artistic, having a gay relative, and being tidy. By following these fashions, he assumed that he was gay as well. When Macklemore states that tears were rushing down his face, it gives even more awareness to the negative connotation that gays
I like the song “ love yourz” by J.cole because it sends out a great message throughout the song about life and the trials and tribulations that come with it. the rhythm in his words are very motivational and the beat brings more interest to the song.
The song “Change” by J. Cole, is about his close friend, James McMillian’s who was murdered at 22 years old and learning about it when it was reported on the local news station. Throughout the song he raps about his emotional experience dealing with his friends death. In the beginning of the song he states “My intuition is telling me there’ll be better days” is him saying that he is hopeful that his grief subsides and it will eventually get easier as the days go on. Towards the end of the song he raps “I made it home, I woke up and turned on the morning news overcame with a feeling I can’t explain cause that was my brother James that was slain, he was 22.” This verse was him explaining how he heard the news that his friend was murdered.
In this song Jake Paul says “It’s everyday bro with the Disney Channel Flow five million
Drake is probably laughing out loud right now because his number one nemesis Meek Mill might end up being dumped by superstar girlfriend Nicki Minaj. Mill has started his house arrest on Tuesday, March 1 and it's not making the "Anaconda" singer very happy. He will be stuck in his house for 6-12 months and that could be enough reason for their relationship to go sour.
I think that sexual harassment is a comment or action with a provocative connotation that makes someone feel uncomfortable or unsafe in an environment. Unfortunately, sexual harassment is a common occurrence, especially for women. Often times, song writers add verses in their songs that would constitute as sexual harassment, even in songs outside of the rap genre. Sometimes, it isn’t easy to depict either, but when you actually listen to what the lyrics are trying to say, you will realize how they fall under the category of sexual harassment.
It is obvious that Shawn Mendes wants a girl to like him back, but she has a boyfriend. In this song, The 5 literary devices that I have are 2 Interjections, 2 alliterations, and one personification. The interjections are treat you better played in the song. The 2 alliterations are ing in words such as spend, waste and cry. Finally, the personification is the part where he wants her to like him too.In this song, Shawn Mendes is talking about how he wants a girl, but that girl have a boyfriend. He also says that boyfriend is abusive to the girl by saying he can treat her better than he can.
In the section Rappers Are Delighted; DJ’s Get Dissed Katz tells the story of “Rappers Delight” by the Sugar Hill Gang. In this section he writes how the original composer of the music and the artist who originally wrote the lyrics heard the song. Both recognized their work but it was mixed with one another’s work and was being performed by someone they didn’t know. The Sugar Hill Gang had taken both of their works and made it their own. They made a lot of money on the song and nothing was given to the people that they took the stuff from.
A song that I like is called, “Am I Wrong” by, Nico and Vinz. I first listened to the song in my family's car. My sister had control over the radio that day, and sooner or later, the song came up. I instantly liked the song as soon as the chorus started, but at the time it was just because of the rhythm. Overtime I learned the lyrics and I loved the song even more.
Rapper Iggy Azalea has been speaking candidly about her decision to leave social media, especially in the wake of recording her new album. The rapper comments that she is significantly happier since leaving social media behind, and that it is helping her while she is recording her second album. She claims that the drama on social media was driving the creative concepts behind her album in a direction she didn’t want to take it. “Every time I come into the studio I’m like, I just feel like I want to punch everyone in the face. And those are the only songs that I’m able to write.” For the new album, Azalea has commented that she is trying to write songs “that don’t necessarily have features or hooks” in an effort to achieve a “hit that is just me.” Furthermore, Azalea has expressed her hopes that she will be able to see “rap on Top 40 Radio that doesn’t necessarily have to rely on a hook to be cross-over.”
All across the world, there is one thing that follows you constantly, from the moment you leave you house, to when you enter your car, and even when you are waiting in line at Starbucks, media. From the Radio, to our headphones and the social media applications that are downloaded into your phones, and incorporated into almost every store, media is something that we are rarely if not ever away from. Today on average kids across America spend over two hours of their day in front of a screen. During that time, today’s youth is subjected to inappropriate content through social media. Leaving today’s youth more vulnerable to a life of mental illness. Without limiting the amount of social media intake on today’s youth we subject them to a life
For me, Kendrick Lamar is a very good rapper, he makes music that is very reliable to the youth who grew up in rough neighborhoods who were just trying to survive, but weren’t gang banging. The way he contracts his verses is interesting to listen to, and the way his debut album tells a story about growing up in the ghetto and making yourself better despite that. Even before his debut he had some incredible, meaningful songs. And honestly when he deals with things like weed or alcohol in his music, he doesn’t glorify them. He rarely participates in either, and his songs don’t paint them in a positive light. For instance, Kush and Corinthians is about a young man trying to reconcile his marijuana use with his Christian sense of morality. He doesn’t have the answers, so all he can do is ruminate, and try to find them within himself. And Swimming pools is about how a youth who tried drinking just to fit in got dragged into a drinker’s lifestyle by peer pressure at a club.
The song Dear Mama by Tupac Shakur was talking about Tupac’s life when, he was growing up.While Tupac was growing up his life wasn’t as good.Before Tupac was born his mother was in jail with twenty others because of the black panthers.For a couple of months Mama was still in jail “hugging on my mama from a jail cell”. As Tupac was growing up he wasn’t in good terms ,at seventeen Tupac was living out in the streets.”I was a fool with the big boys,breaking the rules”,Tupac and his friends didn’t only break the rules, they also broke laws like selling drug to make money.When Tupac was growing up he hanged out with boys older than him because he knew he was going to make money.”I hung around with Thugs, and even though they sold drugs they showed a young brother love”.They showed love to Tupac as a brother and some even like a father, he didn’t have.