Most people argue that rap music degenerates society and stereotypes black men, but in reality it is a form of art. Like this song and other forms of rap music, the purpose is to evoke a strong feeling from people. Rap is a different form of poetry. You express your
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This is a controversial song by Ice-T and the band Body Count. Ice-T ironically played a detective in Law and Order SVU. They talk about planning out and going out and killing cops. This is unfortunately art through music, but how could any decent human being enjoy listening to this
In the song “Stan” by Eminem he sings about a person named Stan who writes a letter to him as a fan. In the letter Stan compares himself to Eminem and the crimes that he raps about in his songs. Throughout the song Stan writes repeated letters to Eminem but
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
This song titled, I’m sorry mama, by rapper Eminem, is a song that he writes about his relationship he had with his mother as a child. He expresses out his anger and tells her everything he wanted her to know. He speaks his frustration out and tells the world how
“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
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