The song “Bloodbath in Paradise,” by Ozzy Osbourne, is a song about the murders committed by the Charles Manson family. Ozzy Osbourne’s album, “No Rest for the Wicked,” is said to be compiled of songs that he wrote that has to do with people’s wrongful doings, and deaths. This whole
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Ice in the Lyricists Blood and He Wants You to Feel His Personal Point of View by DKohen18 The song “Hail Mary” by Tupac Amaru Shakur is about Tupac himself. He poetically describes how he is a gangsta who won’t commit crime unless he is pushed to do so. Tupac
In this song “Stan” by Eminem and Elton John. This song is looking at a guy named Stan and how he was the biggest fan of Eminem and he would always write him letters about how much he loved him. However he would never get a response back to his
“Dance with the Devil” by Immortal Technique is about a boy named Billy Jacobs and his struggles of living in the ghetto. Coming from a dysfunctional family and living in the projects in New York, Billy wanted to make a name for himself. He participated in many criminal acts in
This is one of the most controversial albums ever recorded. Not a statement… It’s a fact. This was the album that started rising gangster rapper Sir Dyno and imprisoned the majority of the Nuestra Familia gang of Northern California. This tape titled “G.U.N.: Generations of United Norteños — XIV Till
The song “Killing an Arab” by The Cure exemplifies the convergence of art and crime. The song elicits outrage and anger, especially post 9-11 and the hatred directed towards those of Middle Eastern descent. However, the story is not an expression of hatred (or a suggestion to kill an Arab),
The Norwegian band Mayhem is usually credited as the most important second wave ‘black metal’ band. This is partly because their sound was innovative but mostly because the lead singer (known as ‘Dead’) killed himself and the guitar player (‘Euronymous’) was murdered by a rival in the scene (‘Count Grishnackh’
Another sort of protest song by the jazz greats Les McCann and Eddie Harris which in 1969, could have been considered treason. A crime which was perpetrated not by the performers, but by the one who wrote the song – the late Eugene McDaniels. Here’s an excerpt: I love the
Delivery is everything, especially in language and art. Nuance, tone, cadence and an all-out verbal assault is primordial if you’re French rapper (born Cameroon) MC Jean Gab’1. Charles M’Bouss (his real name), chose the MC moniker from watching 1960’s and 70’s French cinema and in particular from Jean Gabin, one
Pussy Riot should probably be the inaugural post on the Art/Crime Archive. These are the young women currently residing in prisons in Siberia (well, two of the three of them; one was released) for playing a political punk rock song inside the Church of Christ the Savior Orthodox church in