J. Cole's Song At The Moment

Marvin Gaye was an artist in the 60’s and 70’s, and was a civil rights activist. His songs held words of freedom. For ex. in “What’s Going On,”, “Mother, mother- There's too many of you crying- Brother, brother, brother- There's far too many of you dying- You know we've got to find a way- To bring some lovin' here today, eheh,” Here he says that the ‘mothers’ are crying because during the time of the Vietnam when their sons left to Vietnam, usually because if they died they wouldn’t be able to bury them. The U.S. government would draft the men that were older than 18, in this case Marvin’s brother. That is why he mentions, “Brother, brother, brother- There's far too many of you dying.” This is some general information about why our times are

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We’re all not perfect. Everyone has something that makes them different from others. Instead of not accepting our flaws, we should embrace them. With the help of Meleni Smith, J.cole wrote the song “Crooked Smile”. On June 4, 2013, it released on his album Born Sinner and featured the vocals of the RnB group TLC.

J. Cole has continued to look forward to the future and what is ahead in life. He once said, “Anything I want to do, I want to do it well.” What he meant when he said that was that no matter what he wants to look forward to doing, he wants to make sure that he can perform the best out of his abilities. He doesn’t mean that whatever he wants to do has to be perfect, he means he wants whatever he does to look exceptional enough to be accepted by other people. On the other hand,

In “To My People “by Assata shakur, she’s infuriated that the white men has manipulated and oppressed the black men. She commands the colored men to advocate, assemble, and to fight for their rights, and freedom because the american society and law enforcement is corrupted. She contends that their isn’t any equality and justice for colored people. Also Assata Shakur illustrates that colored people should get their freedom and justice they should to fight for it because the white men corrupts the system to the point where the colored men will remain oppressed. She was a member of the Black Panthers and she was the most wanted person by the FBI and charged with of first degree murder, assault and battery of a police officer, assault with a

A sheet of paper can wield more power than an army. In Wayson Choy’s novel All That Matters paper’s power is portrayed as a double-edged sword; where it acts both as a catalyst for change and opportunity, but also as a tool to imprison and constrain individuals. Although paper “represents a significant tool of diasporic mobility” states literary critic Alena Chercover in her analysis of Wayson Choy’s All That Matters, she argues that there is a significant trade-off in its ability to facilitate “survival in the diaspora, [as] it often carries a steep price”(12). This price that results from passage across “national, ethnic, gender and class boundaries” (Chercover 12) appears to weigh more on female immigrants. Immigration and the papers

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

Just like Taylor Swift's song, it started off with a blank space, 5 blank spaces.

The case I chose to write about is Pharrell Williams hit 2014 "Happy". The song was released in 2013 and has accumulated over 46 million views on YouTube since then and has won various awards and nominations as well as appearing in the popular animated movie Despicable Me 2. Although the case as of now has not been taken to court, the track’s rhythm sounds oddly familiar to a song written by Marvin Gaye in 1965 titled “Ain’t That Peculiar”. The family of Gaye has had previous issues with Pharrell and other popular artist plagiarizing as well. In 2013 the family sued artist Robin Thicke and Williams for their song “Blurred Lines” on the grounds of copyright infringement for sounding almost exactly like Gaye’s song “Got To Give It Up”. Early

I nervously shuffled my feet on stage. X-avier’s blank expression said it all, but I was ready to hear what he had to say. “Tell me how much you’ve got in that wallet” I didn’t see where this was going but I answered anyway. “Uhhh $5”. X-avier shook his head and looked me dead in the eyes. “Then why are you rapping about all this stuff you got? As far as I can tell those threads you’ve got on are not Versace and I’ll take a quick guess and assume that you aren’t driving a Lamborghini either. So take a step down, there’s no place in this game for fakes. You can talk about the high life when you’ve earned the high life. Until there’s cheese in that sandwich, take your dollar store bologna and get out.” I laughed at the last part, but the look in his eyes told me he was serious. As I started to walk off, people began to boo in the

“If I could do it again” In todays culture, music plays a pivotal role in our everyday lives whether its to motivate us, entertain, relax, or just for overall enjoyment. Music can have major impacts just by listening to the lyrics, or even through the rhythm of the tempo. Music allows individuals to escape into a new world where their present may have no effect on them while drifting away in the serenade of their favorite musician. Although its important to have an exceptional rhythm, the meaning behind the message brings forth the significance of the song. For instance, the song, “If I could do it again” by Corey Smith, elaborates how he would play out his earlier years in life and promotes a strong message through an upbeat rhythm.

Drake’s song “Too Good” is, in many ways an amazing work of art. Two amazing artists- Drake and Rhianna- sing this song. While listening to a song there are a few criteria’s that should be followed and those are: rhythm, meaning, and voice, in which all are met in this song.

Teju Cole’s phenomenally written original novel majorly takes place in New York City. Cole character was easy to relate to because of his Nigerian American decent being that I am a Ghanaian American. Cole is a Nigerian American. He was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and came to the United States in 1992 at the age of seventeen. Cole is also well educated and is a graduate student at Columbia University. I found it insightful how in the novel Cole met several various types of people, including other immigrants. He met and shared stories with a Haitian shoe shiner, at work in Penn Station; a Liberian, imprisoned for over two years in a dentition center in Queens; and a Moroccan student working at an Internet café. I enjoyed the fact that the narrator was well stocked minded. He touched on the topics of art, music, and interesting books. He had a very eclectic set of interest.

"I did not know enough I just knew too much" When I heard the lyrics of this wonderful song, i was very touched by this part of the poem, In fact I was very impressed by the lyrics of this song. moreover I hung up the lyrics on my desk.

“The Blacker the Berry” by Kendrick Lamar was released February 9th, 2015. This incredibly racially motivated song has created controversy throughout America because it tackles racism, hypocrisy, and hatred head on. Although Stephen Best argues that the past defines the present without question, and Hartman believes that many important African American stories have been silenced due to lack of evidence, Kendrick Lamar’s song “The Blacker the Berry” complicates and adds to their arguments by introducing a certain level of hypocrisy that forces the listener to understand a much more complicated moral position than is generally allowed, perhaps an inevitable one.