What Is The Difference Between The Pinkprint And The Marshal Mathers LP Two?
Comparison of the Pinkprint and the Marshal Mathers LP 2
The two rappers that will be compared in the following are Nicki Minaj and Eminem. Unfortunately there is no known white female rapper except for Iggy Azalea, who is both, appropriating AAVE in her songs, as well as not American. Gender will not play a role in the comparison, the goal is to only focus on the language of different races. Six songs from The Pinkprint and The Marshal Mathers LP 2 respectively, omitting collaborations with other artists, were chosen at random. Every song was written by its performers themselves.
AAVE features in Nicki Minaj’s language
Nicki Minaj, born as Onika Tanya Maraj in 1982 in Trinidad, frequently uses alter-egos that allow her to change her persona and voice. She was featured in seven different songs simultaneously on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 2010 before her …show more content…
“I say some shit, he be like, ‘Yo, you so legendary’” (Four door Aventator) and “[…]y'all be acting funny” (IBID) and “I don’t be jumping from topic to topic” (Want some more) are the only three examples. However, structures using the invariant be can be found in many other songs by Nicki Minaj, including I be on that featuring her partner Meek Mill.
Ain’t is used exlusively in place of isn’t, as in “[…] he ain't even call me” (All the things go) or “You ain't play your cards right” (The Crying Game) or “Ain't got nothing for me” (Want some more). Isn’t is not used a single time. Double negation occurs fairly frequently, for
The two rappers that will be compared in the following are Nicki Minaj and Eminem. Unfortunately there is no known white female rapper except for Iggy Azalea, who is both, appropriating AAVE in her songs, as well as not American. Gender will not play a role in the comparison, the goal is to only focus on the language of different races. Six songs from The Pinkprint and The Marshal Mathers LP 2 respectively, omitting collaborations with other artists, were chosen at random. Every song was written by its performers themselves.
AAVE features in Nicki Minaj’s language
Nicki Minaj, born as Onika Tanya Maraj in 1982 in Trinidad, frequently uses alter-egos that allow her to change her persona and voice. She was featured in seven different songs simultaneously on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 2010 before her …show more content…
“I say some shit, he be like, ‘Yo, you so legendary’” (Four door Aventator) and “[…]y'all be acting funny” (IBID) and “I don’t be jumping from topic to topic” (Want some more) are the only three examples. However, structures using the invariant be can be found in many other songs by Nicki Minaj, including I be on that featuring her partner Meek Mill.
Ain’t is used exlusively in place of isn’t, as in “[…] he ain't even call me” (All the things go) or “You ain't play your cards right” (The Crying Game) or “Ain't got nothing for me” (Want some more). Isn’t is not used a single time. Double negation occurs fairly frequently, for