Song Analysis: 16 Shots

Throughout many of my favourite songs the topic of relationships is reoccurring. In one of my favourite songs by Vic Mensa titled “16 Shots” the topic of relationships is occurs a lot. In this song the artist explains the day to day conflicts between African-American citizens and racist police officers. He also talks about the level of power that the police have and how often that they abuse their power. In the song the artist talks about the conflict between police officers and African Americans. Some police officers have a perception of African-Americans that can’t be changed, they think that they are all ‘thugs’. The line “Gang gang! Gang gang! Murder murder! Murder they mind state” is representing the generalized impression of black males
Since this song is about a woman breaking the heart of a man, society wouldn't pity the male, near as much as they would if man had have broken up with the woman. The truth of the matter is that, even though women are hurt more in the earlier stages of a breakup, men never fully recover form the breakup, they just move on. The message in this song is that the man had his heartbroken by a woman who never truly cared for him. In the line “I guess I was your gateway love, I didn't get you high enough” Thomas Rhett is comparing the relationship to drugs and the high you get from the different types of drugs. Basically, he is comparing himself to the high you get from a drug like marijuana which is considered a gateway drug, and her new man to a more powerful drug like cocaine, many people believe marijuana is gateway drug to the more powerful drugs. The lyrics in the song make you feel bad for the male in the situation because it is easy to relate to the situation as it has probably happened to almost everybody. Thomas Rhett is using his platform to tell his story and its nice to see that somebody so famous has experienced something that you think only regular citizens experience. This is an example of social network power, since the artist is using his position in society to talk about his personal issues, it makes it feel like you know the artist
It is a lot easier to concentrate and sit down and get work done when I am listening to music because music makes you forget about how much you don't want to do the task at hand. I listen to it when I get up in the morning because it helps me become more alert while I prepare for the day. While in the car I listen to music I like to sing a long to some of my favourite songs because it helps the time pass while making the everyday commute. While working out, I like to listen to music because it helps me stay motivated and makes me push harder. Lastly, I listen to music when I'm getting ready to go out to a party because it makes me get pumped up to go out for the night. There are some of my friends that like the same types of music as me, and thats part of the reason why we are such good friends, because my everyday life depends on music and so do theirs. I also have some friends who don't listen to music at all, I tend not to hangout with those friends when I'm going out or studying because those are times when I absolutely have to listen to music. Although, none of my friends like listening to music when playing video games because they find it too distracting, so then I have to live without music. I don't often listen to the same types of music whether I am with friends or relaxing by myself. The types of music that I would listen to with