individual song either used one or two of the affectionate terms when referring women. With the exception of two songs, each song described a relationship a man has with a woman, who happens to be his lover. One of the song exceptions was “Jojo” by Boz Scaggs, where the male character, Jojo, is described as a pimp who has a gentle and soft exterior but would quickly take someone’s life without hesitation. The
high school Steve moved to Madison, Wisconsin to go to college. At the University of Wisconsin he started his studies in literature. Here he assembled a group called the Ardells. Ben Sidran played the keyboard, and Steve convinced his friend Boz Scaggs to play rhythm guitar. The band received some success, but they got tired of playing meaningless parties and other small-time gigs. Miller decided to study literature his senior year at the University of Copenhagen. After arriving back in the
In the lyrics of male R&B/Hip-Hop artists in the early 1980’s, there is a noticeable shift in the language used to portray women and then themselves. The language shift is in choosing words that are filled with love and emotion to overbearing words that aim to separate men and women by social status. During the 1980’s, many of the popular songs by male hip-hop artist tend to focus on the relationship aspect of male and female interactions. This observation is similar to Frith’s (1986) finding, where