“Man is not truly one, but truly two” (Stevenson). A split personality, completely distinctive from one another, coexisting in one individual. The song “Stan” by the American rapper Eminem creates a fictionalized dialogue between himself and a crazed fan named Stan. The song is a series of messages, in the form of letters between the fan and the artist. As Stan’s desperation increases, he becomes violent. Ultimately deciding to take his life and the life of his pregnant girlfriend. Through dark, bleak images, the feeling of anguish and despair transpire. The song is an allegory expressing Eminem’s fear of losing not only himself but also everything he has accomplished to his alter ego ‘Slim Shady’, a fear in which ultimately leads him to believe
When listening to rap music we get to experience the environments that the MC lived through. Most MC’s use music as a way of coping with reality, their violent and hard life. In this way they find a kind of shelter in their songs even though these songs describe their life and how hard it is.
When people hear the word rap, they think money and drugs. Unfortunately, every rapper falls in to that category however some rap can be more meaningful than any song could every be. Today, I’m going to show you one rapper who falls into this stereotype.
Since the decade of 1920, America has been the setting for a progressive "Black Arts Movement." This African-American cultural movement has taken shape in various genres, gaining mass appeal, through multiple capitalistic markets. Even with the use of capitalism this cultural arts movement has stayed set upon its original purpose and direction, by aiding in cultural identity awareness. The knowledge of the duel-self through community awareness as it pertains to economic perceptions and other social boundaries or the metaphysical-self; what W.E.B. Du Bois coined as "twoness," or a division of one’s own identity as a African-American. (Reuben 2) A realization of the existence of two beings within one’s mental identity, where time alters attitude and identity through environmental influence of passing events. The discovery of the "New Negro" in the Harlem Renaissance marks the beginning of this essential philosophy contributing to the 1960’s Black Arts Movement and the Civil Rights Movement; continuing to be evident in current forms of black art, such as within the lyrics of hip-hop music. These revolutionary Ideals of reform have been voiced in the lyrics of many rappers of urban realism, like the New York M.C.’s Rakim, Run-D.M.C. and west coast rapper Tupac Shakur. Though this form of expression is opposed by most academic elitists and fundamental conservatives due to their vulgar expressions of sex and violence depicted within the genre of Hip-Hop; it in opposition actually presents an internal cultural conflict revealed through the redefinition of one’s own identity with poetic lyrical expressions of realism.
Tupac Shakur was one of the most influential music artist of the 20th Century. “Murda, Murda, Murda, and Kill, Kill, Kill…” these are they lyrics to one of the songs written by Tupac Shakur. Amidst all the controversy surrounding his personal life, this artist has managed to overcome all obstacles and spread his hope/hate message to a surprisingly receptive audience. Tupac’s music is borrowed from the styles of early rap and hip-hop yet its appeal rested in Tupac himself. His persona of “Thug Poet” opened up a portal into the new genre of “Gangsta Rap.” This new style of music revolutionized the music industry and allowed several new artists to break through in Tupac’s creation, Gangsta Rap, such as; G-unit, Eminem, and many others.
The Allegory of the Cave has many parallels with The Truman Show. Initially, Truman is trapped in his own “cave”; a film set or fictional island known as Seahaven. Truman’s journey or ascension into the real world and into knowledge is similar to that of Plato’s cave dweller. In this paper, I will discuss these similarities along with the very intent of both of these works whose purpose is for us to question our own reality.
Everything is awesome, everything is cool when you’re a part of a team; everything is awesome, when you’re living in a dream. The lyrics from the theme song in The Lego Movie (McKay, Lord and Miller) captures what it is like to be in a bubble, doing life in our comfort zone. I will examine the correlation between the movie and Plato’s cave allegory by describing the allegory, giving an explanation of the movie and finally making connections between the movie and the cave allegory.
Have you ever thought about six to thirteen year olds ever acting like savages and turning into a serial killer? After reading Lord of the Flies, this is exactly what happened. Ralph, Piggy, Jack and other kids cash land on a gorgeous island with leaving no trace for the world to find them. Ralph tries to be organized and logical, but in the other hand, Jack is only interested in satisfying his pleasures. Just like in the short story, The Tortoise And The Hare, Lord of the Flies, stands for something. This novel is a psychological allegory, the island, as the mind, Ralph, the leader, as the ego, Jack, the hunter, as the id, and Piggy, an annoying little boy, as the super ego. As we read Lord Of
This one question echoes throughout the whole song as the lyrics tell the story of Eminem.
“Man is not truly one, but truly two,” A split personality, completely distinctive from one another, coexisting in one individual. The song “Stan” by the American rapper Eminem creates a fictionalized dialogue between himself and a crazed fan named Stan. The song is an allegory expressing Eminem’s fear of losing himself to his alter ego ‘Slim Shady’ Which will eventually lead to his demise.
This paper analyzes Eminem’s, “When I’m Gone”, a song whose central theme is premised on the love for family and is evident on his conversation with his daughter, Hailie. I chose this song because of the interesting conversation that brings to the fore the deep emotional ties between the Eminem and Haile. Eminem’s passion for music seems to have taken precedence over the love for his family. Hailie endures so much heartache and misses her father every time he leaves home for a global fame and success through music. Eminem loves the daughter who he says he can give an arm for but can’t stop his music career because it is his passion and
Drake releases the second song targeting the rapper Meek Mill, July 29th, just four days after releasing his new single, “Charged Up.” The name of the second diss song is called , “Back To Back,” and it refers to this song as drakes second diss track in the same week, as well as winning back to back championships in baseball. The release date of this song was no mistake, because the Phillies and Blue Jays had a championship game that same night (July 29th, 2015). Poetically, the Blue Jays defeated the Phillies, 8-2. The song cover shows Joe Carter, of Drake’s hometown team the Toronto Blue Jays, after he hit the home run which ultimately gave them the championship in the World Series of 1933 against Meek Mill’s hometown team, the Philadelphia
The story presented by the lyrics is actually of Eminem’s childhood and early career, but presented in the third person to make it arbitrary. The point, however, is not to tell his own story, it is to provide a story in which rap is a redemptive power in somebody’s life and is able to lift them from poverty and pain. It does this by stressing persistence. For example, the song opens with Eminem unable to complete a rap because he forgot the words, this occurs in the line, “He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out. He's chokin', how, everybody's jokin' now.” The song says he doesn’t give up, though, instead, “he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it’s Back to the lab again yo, this whole rhapsody He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him.” This line shows him clinging to the dream of becoming a good rapper, despite the poverty and failure standing in his way, and trying to achieve that goal. Not only do the lyrics tell of hope and perseverance, but also of confidence in oneself in their ability to succeed. For example, the lyrics say, “This world is mine for the taking, Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order”; they are essentially a cry of manifest destiny from one’s own goals and speak of an extreme will to exceed. Overall the lyrics are very powerful in the sense that they can connect to people fighting stacked odds to achieve their own goals in
In famous rapper Eminem’s popular hit song “Lose Yourself”, the rapper combines poetry with his skill of rapping while implementing an urban twist on the art form. Eminem includes common poetic techniques such as plot, internal rhyme, assonance and couplets and manipulates them in order to emphasize the message of his song. Through these techniques, Eminem relays a message of persevering through the struggles of life in order to transcend from poverty to success. The use of poetic techniques enables Eminem to reach his audience in a way that encourages them to pursue their dreams and goals in the face of adversity that they may experience on a regular basis.
My first ad that i chose uses ethos. Its clearly ethos since Eminem is seen driving the car throughout the ad. The second ad uses pathos because they show a cute dog throughout. They also show a family having good times together. They try to attract your emotions in this ad.
Eminem came from poverties that many would not succeed from. Many doubted Eminem for becoming a rapper because of his color, lack of lyrical skills, and lifestyle. It even accumulated when he dropped out of high school and pursued his rapping career. He never believed of failure which motivated him to engineer his own long rhyming skills. He used his own adversities to inspire his songs which many consider masterpieces. His daughter Hailey made a great contribution towards his career as he wanted to flourish in her eyes and give all he had never had. Eminem has changed the interface of rap music and has generated a new era of rap which he will be considered as the ‘Greatest Rapper of All Time’.