Understanding Language

As in a lot of songs in the genre of Hip Hop and Rap, the major themes that repeat themselves in every text are the aspects of hardship and rebellion. These themes are true advocates of a song.   For this we need an understanding of why we create, we create these texts to share a perspective or idea, the people who create these songs are hip hop just commonly have the themes of hardship and need of rebellion, often to lack of education, therefore, the Hip-hop and rap genres is implied to have its own accent. Eminem’s use of language complements his identity, the artist I knew to come from struggles, in his hometown as well as a problem with family. His lack of education does a great job of stereotyping him and a man for a so-called ghetto. He uses some advanced vocabulary with a mix of half slang words. He knows what he is talking about, while still appealing to the audiences who will like the ghetto words better.   Language plays a role in the context of the ...

It is no secret that Palestine has faced devastating times of war, civil and occupational issues and unfortunately, there is no end in sight. The people of Gaza on the east bank are exceptionally energetic, passionate and creative people with a relatively high morale for sustainability of life, although the people of Gaza see little hope of further education and seeking a better life away from all the nations troubles in pursuit of a better life for themselves. Muhammed Assaf was born and raised, living most of his w hole life in Gaza, only really living to compete in the Arab Idol competition , Assaf had no choice but to audition as part of the Egyptian audition group, making his name seem very small amused the thousands of o thers form that region alone. He was a known singer prior to this in and amongst the Palestinian people, he was really a local brand to the people who lived in Gaza and the people who lived abroad, his most famous song ‘Kofia’ was written w...

In the song ‘changes’ Tupac speaks to his own social group, to the American African-Americans also commonly known as the ‘blacks’. His word choice, tone, and voice come from the heart telling his audience, in an encouraging voice, to essentially ‘Improvise. Adapt and Overcome’ the daily adversity they face. The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the intended audience and purpose of Tupac’s speech in the song ‘Changes’. The song discusses two major social/political issues. The first being “being poor and even worse I’m black” the link of discrimination due to uncontrollable physical characteristics. The second issue is politically supported by the quote “ We ain't ready, to see a black President, uhh” . This adds to the previous points of discrimination and the public view of the ‘black’ community as less than human. Tupac chooses to communicate and address these political and social perspectives because he wants to share stories of opinion, heritage, and hardship...