Analyzing Eminem's Song Lose Myself

Robin Thicke’s music video to his song “Blurred Lines” avidly contributes to the patriarchy, while portraying sexism, gender standards, and beauty standards. His music video can be analyzed from a feminist theory approach, as it’s evident that his song and video contribute to a patriarchal society and its inherently sexist and sexualized ideologies. The ideology behind the song and music video is purely sexual and about male dominance. The lyrics to the song and actions in the video exhibit extreme over sexualization and objectification of the women. Analyzing this piece of popular culture through a feminist approach opens up a provoking conversation about how popular culture functions in a patriarchal culture. Analyzing pop culture though a feminist theory can allow for a larger variety and more in-depth analysis about the social aspects and political agenda within popular culture.

On average, 1 person commits suicide every 16.2 minutes(Do Something). The song 1-800 by Logic sets a scene of a boy who goes through life and struggles with being gay, bullied, and suicidal thoughts. Which leads to a call to the 1-800 suicide hotline. The video takes a turn and ends happily with the main actor being married and surrounded by family and friends. The main point that this song displays is that suicide is a real problem and it portrays that through stressing the importance of accepting everyone. My main points in this paper are the content of the video, the sound and pace, how this piece affects today’s society, what modes of persuasion are used.

As the title of the paper suggests, I chose Kendrick Lamar’s song “Blacker the Berry” off the To Pimp A Butterfly album. When selecting a song, I actually took to Twitter to ask my followers what song I should write about. I personally do not listen to Kendrick Lamar so I decided to ask people who enjoy his music to recommend songs that an analysis should be written over. Several people mentioned “Blacker The Berry”. Although I did not hear the many rhymes and metaphors at first, after reading the lyrics along with listening to the song I was quick to realize how creative, witty and almost unintentional the rapping’s of Kendrick Lamar are. Another reason I decided on this song is because he raps about current violence of high profile crimes

‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem is about being famous in the music industry with the difficulty of pressure that occur in the music industry for popularity. Eminem uses dynamics and instrumentals to stay in a constant rhythm after verse one with repetition of the chorus. ‘…You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow, this opportunity comes once in a lifetime.’ The listeners are able to gather the truth about the music career and become more aware of what the composer feels when getting on the music stage to sing.

In the 2015 kendrick Lamar song “u”. Kendrick describes the feelings that constantly haunt his heart and the guilt he carries everyday. Reflecting on his darkest moments, lingering pain and the details of his depression. The song “u” by kendrick uses literary tools like Soliloquy and Conflict to show how built up guilt leads to his prolonged depression.

Mos Def utilizes a particular structure and set of sounds in his song “Mathematics” that work together to make a statement to his listeners. The layers underneath Mos Def’s lyrics are particularly important in “Mathematics” because they set the stage for his messages and give the piece its tone and character. These layers- including instrumental beats, samples, and other sound effects- are essential in this song because they send a message to the audience before Mos Def even raps one lyric. There are two instrumental Beats that work together throughout “Mathematics”, constantly giving the audience the same theme- one of conflict and stress. The most recognizable layer in the entire song is a scratchy, high-pitched guitar rift that is alternated

Today I fully believe that it is well within my capabilities to attend a four year college, and even be a source of support for my peers. I have also applied to be a student counselor for this year’s Exploring Transfer Program at Vassar College This was a direct result of the knowledge I learned at SUNY Orange and its affiliated programs. I have received excellent grades, but more importantly, I became a student leader and helped the younger students in the

When faced with the decision of which pop song really stood out to me during my youth and adolescent years, the song “Lose Yourself” by Eminem immediately came across my mind. From listening to this song during soccer game warm ups, to quietly being indulged in my own headphones while studying for high school exams, this song was like no other in my ITunes library. On top of its amazing use of musical elements, I especially love this song because of its connection to certain socio historical factors and the pure raw meaning behind its lyrics. Although the reaction to this song was quite mixed, and stirred a lot controversy, it was the most defining rap song of the early 2000s. While sitting at my seat pondering about this piece, it brought

In my opinion, Kendrick Lamar, an award-winning rapper and songwriter, has one of the best abilities to describe his distressed and abused lifestyle in Compton, California. He is not your original cliché artist who does not speak about anything meaningful. Kendrick, also known as K. Dot, is one of the most well known and most respected rappers in this era. Not only does he speak about his gloomy past, but he also speaks about his fortunate future. His ability to give detailed representations of his struggles and his story telling allows me to, metaphorically, enter the mind of Kendrick Lamar.

Marshall Bruce Mathers a.k.a. Eminem. Born October 17, 1972, grew up in Kansas City. From there he began his career as an individual white rapper. Not many white people are able to succeed in the rap industry, but Eminem has proved everyone wrong. He is now one of the most talked about persons on the earth. His lyrics offend some people, this sparks controversy and censorship. His lyrics containing things such as drugs, alcohol, death, homosexuals, sex and suicide. In some of his songs he includes lyrical

The song, “Help Me Help You”, by Logan Paul, is one that has many distinct similarities throughout the entire chapter of “ Half And Half” . They both share the main idea of relationship struggles due to the indecisiveness found in the female figure that is dealt with by the male figure. This then leads to an abundance of frustration and hardship in the relationship. The theme that both the song and chapter have in common is “struggle”. The connections from the song to the chapter is most suitable to distinguish at the initiation of Rose and Ted’s difficulties and relationship flaws, which is about halfway through page 119.

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) is a song by the Proclaimers that was released in August 1988. The song is about a man wanting to be with a woman even if that means walking 1000 miles just to get to her. 500 Miles became the Proclaimers’ most popular song worldwide and number one hit song in Iceland around the time it was released. The song was also used in movies and television shows such as Shrek and Dumb and Dumber.

Never let go of what you really love because later you will regret something you shouldn't have done. This is something that Meghan Trainor in "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is trying to put out to everybody. In this song, she talks about how something you really love and can be let go will later be a regretful thing. She describes how her boyfriend used to be so close and know she regrets doing what she did. Trainor's theme of the song is that you never want to let go of somebody you love.

Because Eminem is such a well-known artist, his audience can be expanded. Therefore, global English-speaking hip-hop/rap listeners are the tertiary audience. The purpose of this song is to show everybody that he is the best rapper on earth. He uses poetic communication to convey his message.

1) Find a song or organize a collection of songs that you believe CURRENTLY reflects the state of your romantic relationship. If you are not in a relationship, that is still a “state” of a relationship (think about why you are not in a relationship). The song that I chose that currently reflects the state of my romantic relationship is Love Myself by Hailee Steinfeld. I chose this song because I’m currently not in a relationship and I’m ok with that.