Gamal Abdu Professor Shah July 31, 2015 Sing About Me/I’m Dying Of Thirst By Kendrick Lamar In this day and age, our youth is more misguided then it’s ever been. In the streets of Compton, where Lamar is from, the misguiding turns to tragedy as the system fails these kids and ultimately leads to their “death’s” in many senses. At first glance this seems like another lengthy rap song but when you quiet the beat and tune in you can hear some of the most beautiful poetry that the 21st century
One of my favorite artists, Kendrick Lamar, has become one of the most outspoken rappers of our time. Through always listening and studying his lyrics he celebrates and honors black achievements. Kendrick goes into detail about racial issues that started back in the early 1600’s. He surmised if we cohere and comfort one another through hard times and that we will be alright. Also, we are all apart of God’s plan that he has set us. His song “Alright”, a power six minute masterpiece with affluent
Rapper-songwriter and social activist Kendrick Lamar. He released his much anticipated follow album to the critically acclaimed album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City earlier this year. Although the rapper had much to be live up to with this album considering how well received his previous album was, he certainly did not disappoint. Not only did this album live up to expectations his fans had but greatly surpassed them. To Pimp A Butterfly is a thought provoking and socially conscious album, Lamar addresses a lot of issues
In 2012, Kendrick Lamar released his single Swimming Pools (Drank). This hip-hop song became quite popular among the younger generation as a hit that the majority of the public interpreted as praising the consumption of alcohol at parties. The lyrics, “… pool full of liquor im’a dive in it” and, “… took a sip then another sip” do show that Mr. Lamar drinks alcohol. However, by analyzing the Lamar’s careful use of language throughout the song, a radically different meaning can be determined. Although
Section.80, by Kendrick Lamar, is about the struggle for identity, in African-Americans born during the era of crack and Ronald Reagan politics. The album’s title Section.80, refers to Compton, California’s section 8 project housing community and the generation of people born in the 1980’s. The story follows the trap of reckless behaviors that America’s poor black communities falls victim to, due to institutionalized racism that causes self-hate, nihilism and oppression. According to Kendrick, oppression
Rapper Nas’s first album Illmatic is arguably one of the most influential rap albums to date. His poetic word play creates cinematic imagery of what it entails to be a black adolescent in New York City, from the struggles of poverty to police racial profiling. Throughout the album Nas clearly defines money as important and influential. Money is mentioned in every song on the album for any number of reasons; a goal to obtain, a justification for an action, or because it is a dominating thought. In