In the song Get Up 10 Cardi B talks about her life before she became successful and a well-known name to social media and the music industry. She also mentions the many struggles she went through in order to get to where she is today and also the respect that she feels she deserves from other music artists. The reason why I chose the lyrics above is that I have had numerous occasions where people want to talk about me behind my back, and will also send messages so aggressively but then the second I approach them about the situations they shut down and act like nothing has happened and act weak. This is why I find those lyrics so relatable. I chose the second part of lyrics because like before I have had many situations where people talk viciously
Music has been used for centuries to inspire and influence others. No matter what genre, there is always an important message to take from a song. In the song “Angry Anymore”, composed by Ani DiFranco stylistic devices of imagery, repetition, and symbolism are used to convey difficult situations happen in life, but understanding and forgiveness are necessary for moving on. The song begins with the phrase, “Growing up it was just me and my mom against the world and all my sympathies were with her.”(1-2). This quote represents the difficult situation DiFranco faced as a young child. Growing up without a father, she relied on her mother for support and guidance. The two had an unbreakable bond due to their circumstances. As a result, she sympathises
Her lyrics are very real to say, she talks about how people see other people. She also talks about how people don’t value others, and how did replace people real quick. She also states don’t think that you can have my love to waste, she is defending her honor in a way. She’s talking about how people are seen and how they are undervalued, but she is basically saying don’t undervalue me. She is saying that she’s not like everyone else, that she shouldn’t be seen as everyone else has been
Starting as a receptionist at a tanning salon, Colbie Caillat became an uprising artist. It all begins when she was eleven years old. She picked up singing and playing guitar in order to express herself. As everything progress, Colbie started writing her own lyrics. She recorded herself and her friend helped Colbie deliver her messages in her music on the Internet. Colbie friend started posting her music on Myspace to share her wonderful voice and powerful lyrics. Four months later, Colbie had more than 44 million hits on her music. It all escalated from there. According to Ellen’s interview with Colbie Caillat on the talk show “ The Ellen Show”. Colbie Caillat love writing song about herself dealing with women generally. About women insecurities, imperfections, self-confidences, and higher expectations as a woman in today’s society, Colbie told Billboard Magazine. That’s where the empowering song “Try” was written to be. An expression of how women should be more happy with their natural beauty verse being unhappy with their given looks.
University of Lincoln's Cargill lecture theatre filled up this Friday for the first student elected lecture; Pretty 52's Clara Lonsdale.
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On February 18, 2017, I attended a play production at the Bean Brown Theatre located at Shelton State Community College. The name of the production was The Real Queen of Hearts Ain’t Even Pretty. As a spectator of the play, with no foreknown knowledge of its content, I enjoyed the play. It had many comedic components.
Hill’s first solo album “The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill” is a perfect example of how Lauryn uses her musical ability to express her feelings on the problems of society. “Black female rage has never sounded as good as it does on Hill’s debut solo release”(Samuels, Allison “Ms. Hill Gives a Lesson). Lauryn gives listeners the inside look at a black woman who feels used and abused. The solo album was both written and produced by Hill herself, she expresses some of the tensions and pain she had previously suffered in her life with intentions to open the eyes of fans to problems of society that aren't focused on as much as they should be for example, men who iniquitously treat the women in their lives and the impact money can have in any situation. Hill opens her heart with divine outcome, every track on the album overflows with passion and intensity. Lauryn conveys a multitude of exemplary lessons through her lyrics that just about anyone could take into mind. One of many of those lessons include treating others the way you would want to be treated, a universal law stressed all throughout the album. It makes one self-examine the cause and effect of life choices. She helps to teach listeners to be themselves and to dig deep and to sustain one’s spiritual and emotional well-being. Additionally, Hill instructs fans to never sell their souls in this modern era that is so filled with materialism, sexism
Hi, Teresa: Descendants from Africa, who were born into slavery lost their culture. Slaves were not permitted to practice or speak their native language or practice their native culture. Everything was taken away from them including their name. Africa American were considered the property of their slave owner and they can do what every they please with their assets. In the Harlem Renaissance era, Africa American were free to express and show their many talents without discrimination. For the first time, they were able to show pride within their community. As you stated in your post, on African American started to develop a new culture of their own that represent who they were now and not what centuries of depression
In line 7 (“He isn’t an enemy now”) the speaker is telling herself that she should not be dwelling on the past because her ex can’t hurt her anymore. The “bitch” seems to be doing fine in controlling her emotions until line 9 when her ex-lover asks her: ““How are the children? They must be growing up.” An immediate change of tone occurs here. There is an internal struggle going on between her heart and her mind. The speaker’s mind is telling her to be polite to her ex, forget the past and move on. The bitch’s heart, on the other hand, is keeping her from moving on and causing her to struggle with feelings of desire. This is clear, for example, in lines 10-13: “At a kind word from him... Down, girl! Keep your distance.” The speaker knows that if she accidentally gets to close to this ex-lover by having feelings again, she will only end up getting hurt. Kind words and gestures can often be deceiving and I have learned that unfortunately charming people are dangerous. I have been hurt numerous times by such personalities by only looking at their kind side and ignoring other flaws. The bitch is warning herself to not get caught up in this trap of feelings again.
In the essay, “Hip-Hop’s Betrayal Of Black Women”(221), by Jennifer McLune, she vents her feelings regarding hip-hop songs that are rhythmically diminishing the value of black women. She provides example on how the lyrics are being voiced and how hip-hop artists do not seem to care. Kevin Powell in “Notes of a Hip Hop Head” writes, “Indeed, like rock and roll, hip-hop sometimes makes you think we men don’t like women much at all, except to objectify them as trophy pieces or, as contemporary vernacular mandates, as baby mommas, chicken heads, or bitches” (221). There have been apologizes for what the rappers have said but nothing to resolve the dehumanization of black women. McLune informs the readers that hip-hop singers belittle black women and make them invisible. Jay-Z, a popular hip-hop artist is brought to center stage by McLune. The essay shows the example of a part of Jay-Z song that says, “I pimp hard on a trick, look Fuck if your leg broke bitch hop on your good foot” (222). This lyric is a perfect example of how hip-hop artist have no remorse in the words they sing. The hurt feelings and loss of self-esteem black women suffer, is of no concern to the rappers. McLune expresses that those who are underground hip-hop artist follow the footsteps on being sexist and using crude words in their lyrics just because they yearn and dream of being in the spotlight. Upcoming rappers want to be loved like Jay-Z and other famous notorious rappers.
In today’s society, men and women are confronted with gender stereotypes daily. In the texts Ten Things I Hate about You, The Big Bang Theory, I’m Glad I’m a Boy! I’m Glad I’m a Girl! By Whitney Darrow and ‘Stupid Girls’ by Pink, the roles of men and women are perceived in different ways. Some characters in each text challenge the typical stereotype whilst others accept it.
As Eddie Huang writes his memoir Fresh Off the Boat he brings many points across about his culture and his lifestyle, but through the whole memoir his most provocative point he tried to convey to the audience was his struggles with the American culture and the opinions of others regarding him and his culture and the lack diversity he had to deal with. For example, Huang had many encounters with other kids at school over his ethnicity and the difference of culture.
Chapter 10 hope, “Freedom” for what might be the most powerful song on the album, Beyoncé is not only talking about her own liberation but making important commentary about the work that still needs to be done to address the systemic injustices that are still pervasive, particularly in America. Where she may have been subtle or seemed aloof to outsiders in the past, it’s clear Beyoncé has reached a point where she can be unapologetic about how she understands the world as a black woman.
The song “Stronger (What doesn’t kill you)”: by Kelly Clarkson emphasizes the importance of standing tall when life might get you down. The song is very inspiring as she wrote this song from personal experience and to anyone else who felt the same experiences. One line that stood out in this song was “Stand a little taller/ Doesn’t mean I’m lonely when I’m alone” (Clarkson 12-13). The lyrics in this line are very powerful, as the first part “Stand a little taller” (Clarkson 12), tells you to keep your head high and stand tall, even when life or people want to keep you down.
When you associate words like shameless with everyday life you don’t think of it being a television show, one may think of shameless as a negative adjective used to describe a person showing a lack of shame, but it's a comedy/drama television show that really digs deep into real life scenarios and shows how a true dysfunctional family lives in the “hood” of Chicago. Shameless details how much leadership and mental stability Fiona Gallagher has to have in order to run a family of six in her early twenties.