Kodak Black: Song Analysis

Being locked up isn’t a fun or easy situation. But for Kodak Black, he really exfoliates his time being institutionalized. Being locked away for criminal activity, Black serves his sentence in Florida. Writing this rap, producing this rap, and preforming this rap must bring some great emotions to Black. As I listen, I can hear his feelings in his voice and this is very powerful. Emotions racing out of him, big feelings, soft tones, beats and vocals add to this powerful song. When you hear of Black you think; project baby, hard life, gang related, and self-made. The song I decided to write about is called “Institution”, and was written by Black while locked up. This song demonstrates how prison can affect a person, not only their life around

Talking about his how he misses his “baby girl” and always thinking about her. Hoping that she is still his when he gets out, he writes her letters hoping she will respond to him. Coping with his empty heart in prison, these words just didn’t write themselves. I am reluctant to think he could find a woman of her nature, as he gives her such high gratitude. Seeking out new opportunities isn’t an option for Black. I do understand his honesty about his love, I can relate because I have been in a similar situation. Being here in Atlanta, I do not get to see all my “lady friends”, and I write to them in hopes they are still into me and want to come visit me. But honestly, I do know I am going out on a limb here. I would like to see more creativity with honestly in the rap game, and I do believe Black can start this movement. Hard for a person under the eye of such a huge crowd behind him, he would have to strengthen up and fight the urges, but become the bigger person. Black opens another side of himself that most of his fans do not even know, bringing a new feel about his persona. By doing this he is tapping into deeper emotions and expressing them in his creative

He is a hard rapper and always talking about gunning down people, robbing them, kidnapping their woman, but in this instance his emotions and intentions were different. Suddenly, he wasn’t the gangster we all knew him to be. He is almost crying over the microphone, expressing true feelings and emotions. Now that I know that Black can be a slow rapper it makes us feel almost adolescent with his soft and gentle voice. I look up to him in a new manner. Hopeful for a new beginning when out of this prison, Black relies on himself to get through this hard time. Regretting his bad choices as I would if I was in his position, he continues about how his “baby girl” is his only family and that he doesn’t have family like the normal person does. I am shocked to hear that about Black, not having the people we all need to survive emotionally. This is a sad thing, we all need a shoulder to rely on and to never worry about losing that “shoulder”. Making me have my own empathy on Black and his situation at hand, I reflect onto my own life once again to think, how much easier it is if you follow the law and do not get in trouble (locked up). You can express your feelings through seeing someone in person, and seeing their reaction and raw emotions back. Speaking of all the bad that he has done to get himself in prison, you can see him repenting his sins in the