The only time a problem in the ghetto gets addressed is when a cop murders a black male. Which by the way “every 28 hours a African American is killed by a security officer” according to alternet.com. Police brutality is a very big problem in ghettos all around the world. “Although black men make up only 6% of the U.S. population‚ they account for for 40% of the unarmed men shot to death by police this year” according to WashingtonPost.com.The officer that committed the murder usually gets just a
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your friendship‚/I mean it” (Lamar). This quote describes that this feeling Lamar had toward Caucasians has been a feeling he has had since he was a teenager. Since he believes that Caucasians never favored blacks‚ he says with profanity that he does not want a friendship with them and that he is certain of this. In Stereo Williams‚ “Who Exactly Is Kendrick Lamar Raging Against In ‘The Blacker The Berry’” article‚ he states‚ “With “The Blacker The Berry‚” Kendrick Lamar spends most of the track rebelling
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of germs and other undesirable objects. Kendrick Lamar mentions his father “…holding the handgun‚ [while] she was giving birth…” where “she” is being referred to as his mother‚ this line is an idiom for taking life and giving life. Some teens are forced into parenthood and cannot handle the responsibilities. Fathers leave and mothers neglect‚ nevertheless a child will find security and guidance wherever it seems to appear. In the next couple of lines‚ Kendrick states: “I-I wonder if you ever knew you
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In Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye (1970) and Kendrick Lamar’s album To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)‚ both authors show how oppression manifests itself as internalized racism. The influence of the “Black Is Beautiful” cultural movement is present throughout the novel and the album. Throughout the novel‚ each character deals with oppression differently. It is understandable considering each individual has been raised in a different way. However‚ society is one of the main reasons that each one
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My research paper will compare a song called “Poetic Justice” by Kendrick Lamar and a poem called “Poor Girl” by Maya Angelou. I chose “Poetic Justice” because i like the song in general and i believe that the song has good meaning and is not like traditional rap music. The lyrics to my song are; [Intro] Every second‚ every minute‚ man I swear that she can get it Say if you a bad b***t put your hands up high‚ hands up high‚ hands up high Tell ’em dim the lights down right now‚ put me in the
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“He’ll always live forever‚ not only 50 years from now but a thousand years from now. His name will always be in people’s hearts because he gave people the opportunity and the voice to say what they want and how they feel‚” stated Kendrick Lamar. Eazy-E grew up in Compton‚ California with a pretty rough life. As a highschool dropout‚ he founded Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller. Eazy and Heller would go on to form the N.W.A.‚ and through the N.W.A. Eazy made an enormous influence on America.
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In his music and performances‚ Kendrick Lamar addresses social issues that affect the African-American community while paying homage to African-American history by incorporating various elements of Black music culture into his art. Kendrick shies away from traditional subjects that commercial rap focuses on and instead writes about the the realities of living in an underserved community plagued by gang violence and drug use. Kendrick Lamar advocates for change and for members of the
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expresses a state of meaning that’s difficult for words‚ even a language to comprehend (Copeland). For music to influence the listener‚ it should be heard on a Sheerly musical plane because once it’s appealing to the ears everything else will come. Kendrick Lamar’s “Sing About Me‚ I’m Dying of Thirst” is a 12 minute narrative from his major label debut album Good Kid‚ M.A.A.D City. It’s broken into 2 skits and two songs “Sing about me” which speaks on issues with L.A.’s gang culture and secondly “I’m
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[Intro]Every second‚ every minute‚ man I swear that she can get itSay if you a bad bitch put your hands up high‚ hands up high‚ hands up highTell ’em dim the lights down right now‚ put me in the moodI’m talking ’bout dark room‚ perfumeGo‚ go! [Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]I recognize your fragrance (hol’ up! )You ain’t never gotta say shit (woo! )And I know your taste isA little bit (mmm) high maintenance (ooh)Everybody else basicYou live life on an everyday basisWith poetic justice‚ poetic justiceIf I told you
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“Hip-Hop‚ The Renaissance” By Christopher Bowman Christopher Bowman “Hip-Hop‚ The Renaissance” They say "they never really miss you til you dead or you gone" So on that note I’m leaving after the song. A wise MC by the name of Shawn Corey Carter told me this as his Black Album gave me identical eclectic vibes I felt listening to the likes of Digable Planets‚ Big L‚ Big Daddy Kane‚ Big Pun‚ Common‚ Mos Def and others artists born of “The Renaissance”. I have come to inform you all
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