Dax To Be A Man

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1 Rachel Friemoth Chamberlain University Humanities 303 Dr. Jennifer Ford Week 8: Essay – Interrelationships Reflection 02/29/2024 Rachel Friemoth Week 8: Essay – Interrelationships Reflection

2 Music has a way of connecting with people on a profound and very personal level. It allows them to find words to seek solace in the lyrics, express their inner feelings, current struggles, and even has a way to restore memories and experiences almost instantaneously. During this course, many forms of art have impressed me and made me look at things differently. When reviewing inspiration pieces to complete the Music and Dance assignment from Week 5, I came across an artist with whom I was only briefly familiar. While I chose a different route to complete the above-mentioned assignment, I did add that artist to my Apple Music playlist and have been listening to his music a lot over the last few weeks. That artist’s name is Dax, and the song that I seemed drawn to the most over these past few weeks is his song, “To Be A Man.” Below is a link from YouTube with the song: https://youtu.be/tHxip2x-PLc?si=g62gSUiKrlYA61xc (YouTube.com, 2023) Dax was born Daniel Daxton Muzi Clay Mwosu Jr. in St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada, on March 22, 1994. His parents were originally from Nigeria before relocating to Canada and raised their children in Ottawa, Canada. Dax’s original career aspiration was to become a professional basketball player. He attended college on a basketball scholarship before he retired from those career aspirations to focus on a communications degree. Before he began his rap career, he was a motivational speaker and began releasing music in 2019 (Mbuthia, 2023). The song, “To Be A Man,” was released on April 14, 2023. The track reflects the challenges and expectations associated with manhood. The lyrics explore the overwhelming pressure and difficulties many men feel about the role. It addresses the societal opinion that a man is only measured by how much he can provide for his family, and not considering the emotional turmoil that occurs when a man feels like he’s not enough or being a good provider in his home. The lyrics say, Rachel Friemoth Week 8: Essay – Interrelationships Reflection

3 “It’s a lonely road. And they don’t care ‘bout what you know. It’s not ‘bout how you feel. But what you provide inside that home” (AZLyrics.com). Knowing that my husband has had thoughts like this breaks my heart. The chorus then emphasizes these sediments, that no one cares about these conflictions that men struggle with. The words to the song resonate with men, and women, who feel that the role of father, provider, and the role of being the breadwinner is a lonely journey. Dax’s take on these responsibilities shows how many men can sympathize with the pressures associated with this responsibility. Recently, the roles in my family have changed due to my husband’s diagnosis of cancer. He has essentially gone from being the provider to the one who needs to be provided before. Every word of this song is something I know my husband has struggled with since Thanksgiving when he was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. The grief of his loss of job, sickness related to the illness, and missing the holidays has taken a toll on his mental state. He has told me he feels like less of a man, a worthless man because we’ve experienced money trouble and had to ask our friends, family, and even strangers for help. He struggles with needing assistance, and concealing his emotions and fears because he doesn’t want people to worry about him as he faces the torturous battle for his life against cancer. He also feels like even though people give him well wishes and say they are praying for him, they are judging him, because he still struggles to cope with all that he’s facing and is still heavily smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, and using marijuana to mask all the pain he’s dealing with, physical and emotional. My husband’s fears are experienced with each verse. He’s told me that he fears that I am going to leave him because I will someday grow tired of being the provider. The first verse of the Rachel Friemoth Week 8: Essay – Interrelationships Reflection

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