Critical Analysis Of 'Wing $' By Mackkleore And Bryan Lewis

It is clear that the hip hop culture plays a huge role in the lives of many people. It has influenced the way people dress, the way they talk, and the way they act. Unfortunately, many big corporations have taken advantage of this and commercialized rap music in order to gain a profit (Blair, 497). Commercialization is a very complex topic; however, it is important to understand. This is because of the fact that when something becomes widely known, such a hip hop and rap have, it is vulnerable to change (Phillips, paragraph 9). An example of this is when author Nicole Phillips states, “Hip-hop became more about edge and less about the content of the message. It became about sales….” (Phillips, paragraph 9). Therefore, in order to prevent any further change, one needs to understand commercialization and how it works. This paper is going to explore the complexities and nuances of commercialization of the hip hop culture. In order to do this, this paper will consider what commercialization of hip hop culture entails. This paper will also discuss how Elizabeth Blair, author of “Commercialization of the Rap Music Subculture,” conceptualized commercialization, as well as how she discusses the situation in general. After discussing these topics, the paper will move on to discussing cultural appropriation. This discussion will include how authors describe cultural appropriation, and a debate regarding this topic.

The appeal he uses most often is pathos, it is found throughout the song. Macklemore uses a word that is very hurtful to homosexuals: “faggots" (Haggerty, Lewis, Lambert, 2102). He uses it to show how people inappropriately use the word, but it is a word that causes a lot of pain to some people. His word choice is effective in bringing out emotion as in the line, “plagued by pain in their heart.” The choice to use the word plague describes just how bad the pain is. When people hear the word plague, we think of a widespread disease that affects hundreds and causes worldwide scare. He is saying that this pain is what they have in their heart every day. By using pathos to appeal to the emotion of love in every chorus, “my love, she keeps me warm,” Macklemore successfully tugs at a listener’s heartstrings because most can relate to the feeling of love in some way or another. Another phrase that he uses that applies to pathos is “some would rather die than be who they are.” In today's society, the topic of suicide is extremely emotional, which is what this lyric refers to. Macklemore uses a great deal of pathos appeal to reach out to his listeners and get his argument across.

This paper primarily explores Michael Jackson’s song, "man in the mirror." The song "man in the mirror" is inspirational about making a positive impact and personal redemption in the world. It was released in 1988. This catchy song tries to explain that changing the world is possible (Wallerstein 2). Many sociological concepts are displayed by Michael Jackson in the context of song’s lyrics. The band of the song tries to express their concerns with the actions and views of the world of the present day. Basically, the band reflects upon the world's realism as their question the mentality. This song is surrounded by the

As seen with the Nike “equality campaign” commercial, Nike is calling for those who buy their products to almost break through the current social boundaries and to move “past these lines.” The quote of moving “past these lines” aids in furthering the post-Fordist concept of uniqueness as it almost encourages one to think outside the box and to be different by going against societal limitations and norms while in hopes of striving for equality; it gives a sense of inspiration to those who witness the commercial. Nike is commanding for not only their consumer base, but all those who view this ad to be active in fighting for equality for all races and other minority groups. Nike believes this idea starts with “you,” and not by those who are atop the social hierarchy like those in governmental positions; taking a bottom to top approach. This idea exemplified by Nike gives the consumer a stronger feeling of empowerment within the world in which they live. The idea of individual self-control and power is further highlighted through the quote by the narrator, Michael B. Jordan, who states “here you’re defined by your actions.” In this instance, each individual in society is considered for being responsible for change. Nike’s willingness of taking into account the various people who make up society is shown

Nike shows us that it is more than just a brand. We clearly see that in the action filled scenes that bring the Nike message into motion. Every scene is unexpected allowing us to live in the action of the protagonist as the camera angles change with the scenery. We are put in the spotlight with the protagonist showing us the joy and excitement of playing with different pro athletes. The experience is an unforgettable one, which leaves a positive impression not only on the people but the Nike brand as a whole. The advertisement shows that the first step to playing with the pros is to “just do

Skey says, “They clearly have a strong and emotional brand for young people.” Her quote benefits the idea of the use of emotional connections with their audience in the advertisements Nike uses. Leonard states in the Shoes, Diplomas, And The American Dream article that “Nike does have a message to market. The company is selling high-school and college athletes the prospect of not just a career but a future.” It is also stated in the article that people are “Willing to invest – to bet on – the future because of the seductive allure of the American dream” (Leonard). The products Nike sells can assist in the success of an athlete due to the use of the product. If a runner was to use crappy shoes, they may lack in their abilities due to the poor quality of the shoes. Another point is that if one is successful with a Nike product, they would stay with that product or upgrade when a better quality of the product by the same company, Nike, comes out. When success is found within one company, a customer is more likely to stay within the company product

On April 14th, 2017, proclaimed artist, Kendrick Lamar, released his fourth studio album, titled Damn. This fourteen track album was possibly Lamar’s most personal and most in-depth project yet. However, no song on this album, perhaps, reaches the personal level of the fifth track titled “FEEL.” In this song Lamar gives a super in-depth look at what he believes his biggest issues are and allows the listener to realize your own by confessing his. The purpose of this essay is to conduct a rhetorical analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s “FEEL.” and his effective use of the rhetorical devices ethos, pathos, and logos.

“When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice–you may know that your society is doomed”(Rand). This was stated by Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand; the extract relates to the novel William Golding wrote called Lord of the Flies. Golding wrote about a group of schoolboys trapped on an island from a plane crash. The boys had to figure out how to survive without grownups. Trying to survive was difficult because they had to have common sense and order. They lose those traits throughout the book which resulted in selfishness and corrupt behaviors.

Some have said that Chris “marches to a different drummer.” I disagree and agree because when Chris visits different places on his journey, he would get help from people in that community to help him and when he was on his own he would push himself to do more because he knows he wasn’t at his fullest potential. When Chris was going to Alaska, he got helped on his way there, “On October 28, he caught a ride with a long-haul trucker into Needles, California. Overjoyed upon reaching the Colorado River,” (32). By describing Chris’s nomadic unencumbered life he didn’t do anything on his own because on his journey, he met many people that would help him get to his destination. This passage also suggests that Chris never wanted to do anything on his own, he just wanted the thrill of excitement on his adventure. Later on his journey in someplace new he met someone and became friends, “When he returned to McCandless’s camp and launched into the self-improvement pitch, though, McCandless cut him off abruptly. Look, Mr. Franz, ”(pg 51). Launched into the self-improvement pitch this to me means that he is trying to help Chris make new changes into his camp. Also when Chris cut of Mr. Franz “abruptly” he was probably thinking that Mr. Franz was trying to exploit something of his camp. Chris may have thought that Mr. Franz had a zeal obsession in making changes to his

The proposal of this rhetorical analysis paper is to analyze how Simpson in his on-line article for the Australian Elvis Presley Fan Club, make use of ethos, pathos, and logos to appeal to the senses of the masses about how protest music can be subtle, but yet strong enough to challenge and change the social norms of America’s society of the fifties. Simpson has been

Nike is a leading company worldwide and reported in 2015 that it has had it’s highest sales ever. Recently, investors have been concerned about Nike’s launch day shoes all year, especially how this pattern of sales will affect Nike partners like Footlocker and Champs. Despite this, store chains have delivered great numbers, repeatedly proving skeptics wrong time and time again. This is important to remember when talking about Kanye’s rise to a leader in the sneaker industry. Although today Nike is selling more than Adidas and Kanye, it is important to remember that Nike has been in the industry since 1964. Kanye is just getting started. Kanye expresses his true belief that it is time for him to take the throw in his song, “FACTS”. Kanye, who has boasted in previous songs that his shoes were more popular than Air Jordans, says, “Nike out here bad, they can’t give s— away.” The chorus in this song is “Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman”. The song in itself is a Nike “diss” track while simultaneously being an Adidas promotional tool. Kanye raps “Nike Nike treat employees just like slaves/ Gave LeBron a billi’ not to run away”. This was a major diss at Nike. Kanye also made sure to shout out fellow Adidas Endorsers, James Harden and Nick Young. “Tell Adidas that we need a million in production/ I done told y’all, all I needed was the infrastructure/ Now we hottest in the streets, it ain’t no discussion/ James Harden, Swaggy P runnin’ up the budget”. Also, “FACTS” is strategically similar to Nike Endorser, Drake’s song “Jumpman”. This was to add even more diss to Nike. Kanye’s beef with Nike started when he left the brand in 2013 to work with adidas for 10 million dollars and full creative reign. In one year's time West released the Yeezy Boost 350 in three colorways, the Yeezy Boost 750, the Yeezy 950 in four colorways and a full

There are many songs that can have can absolute value to an individual and at the same time be another persons “habitus” with relative value. The song I have chosen to analyze is “Promise”, by Romeo Santos featuring Usher. This song portrays such a situation. This specific song is one in which I self-consciously fell in love with no particular reason other then the fact that I love the music and the lyrics. In this essay I will be discussing how “Promise” can resemble absolute value to me but can be somebody else’s “habitus”, I will also brush upon DeNora’s concept of “aesthetic reflexivity” and how “promise” plays a huge role in it.

Macklemore uses logos to explain the logic of same sex love. The first lyrics in the song helps the audience grasp what the song is about, and the problems with it. By Macklemore stating his interaction with his mom about being gay creates rhetorical examples because his personal experiences will trigger memories, and experiences people have gone through to make them connect more to the song. The song uses ethos by trying to have people believe in the positive things about being a homosexual, and wanting to change the societal norms and stereotypes people have against homosexuality. The concept of pathos in the song is all about the emotion, and how a person feels when they are listening to the song. The song is suppose to trigger emotions in someone so they can fully understand the perspective of the song, and it’s full purpose.

There is not one human on this planet that does not strive to be great. This commercial reaches out to the population who strive to be great but have yet to achieve greatness. This ad is meant to motivate people that doubt themselves day after day, to finally stop making excuses and begin their journey to greatness; by demonstrating that no matter where you stand on the spectrum you can still become great. Nike successfully utilized a universal trait that all humans possess, to be great; by simply reminding consumers that it is possible.

Segregation and civil rights movements are familiar words that reflects some of the good, bad and ugly pasts of the United States of America. Though these events had its history for many centuries, but its extension into modern times created a culture that almost truncated the amazing potentials that diversity has been destined to bring to the United States.