Music Analysis: Smack My Bitch Up

People think they can tell others identity or personality just by looking at them. People judge others all the time, one cant really help an impulse idea about the person. The reality is there is more to a persons identity than what people can see. We question how identity is amped everyday. Some believe it is influenced by personal choices; other believe it is by culture. There are obviously many different things that go into forming a persons identity. In my opinion culture is one of the most influential things that going into shaping a persons identity. This argument can be enforced in the articles “Who You Callin a Bitch” by Queen Latifah, Julian Dibbell’s “Alter Egos” and Mrigaa Sethi’s “Facebook:Editing Myself”

For example, Smash Mouth writes,”i ain’t the sharpest tool in shed/ She was looking kind was looking kind of dumb with her finger in her thumb.”(Smash Mouth) This lyric describes the singer’s personality. He might not be the smartest person and people might judge him, but The singer is smart enough to make his own decisions. This is a great example of a hypole. Another examples of literary devices in the song is,”Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running.”(Smash Mouth) This lyric is an example of personification. It’s personification because it’s giving human traits to the rules. The lyric give detailed information about the singer listening to the rules, but people make fun of him for listening to every rule. That will not stop him for doing his best.

The music industry has undeniably evolved over time and through the betterment of technology, music has the ability to be heard worldwide. Most artists become popularized through the internet and social media, but numerous composers have become well-known through the music they produce for movies. Soundtracks are extremely popular today, especially with the ever growing entertainment industry. One cannot simply hum a tune from a classic Disney film or any other well-known film without others recognizing the piece. The relevance of soundtracks in our culture today would make the main theme from the film “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” a perfect piece to include in this course.

The Black Power Mixtape follows momentous events between 1965 and 1975. It is directed by two Swedish directors, and their nationality is very important for the layout of the film. The film takes place during the Civil Rights Movement, and included leaders such as Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, Malcolm X, and Medgar Evers. This was also during the time of the Vietnam War, whom Sweden saw a useless war. The heads of this country were the Nixon Administration, and Lyndon Johnson’s administration.

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, commonly known as PARTYNEXTDOOR, was born on July 3, 1993 in Mississauga, Canada. His sound is "a fractured blend of minimal hip-hop and R&B that has drawn natural comparisons to fellow Canadians Drake and the Weekend”. Drake discovered the artist and signed him to OVO Sound Records. PND released his self-titled mixtape with the label on July 1, 2013. The album peaked at number 34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for the week ending July 20. On August 26, 2013, PARTYNEXTDOOR released his first single, Over Here ft. Drake. The song made its impact on radio and charts for that week. PARTYNEXTDOOR released his debut studio album, PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO, on July 29, 2014. It charted as the #15 album of the week and top Rap/R&B album. It sold 15,924 units its first week. The song, Recognize ft. Drake, from his album topped #9 in US R&B charts. His next studio album, P3, is expected to be released this year. And recent rumors have circulated that the album will be released tomorrow, July 1st. Party recently released a single from the album called Come and See Me ft. Drake, which took the #10 spot on the US R&B charts. He has made appearances on many Drake songs, along with other artists such as Big Sean, P Reign, Amir Obe, King Louie, and Young Thug. He headlined his first world tour in 2015 and was a supporting artist on Drake’s Would You Like a Tour? in 2013.

Curt Lemon dies (guess everyone who dies has a color-related name?), which leads O'Brien to tell us that truth is flexible in war. The things that happen in war are so crazy that literal truth can't possibly capture them. Only emotional truth, or "story-truth," can, and O'Brien uses it liberally. Tim kills a guy on a trail and feels guilty about it, so he makes up a back-story for the kid in order to make the victim more human.

In my viewpoint, everyone was preparing for the day in which they should give the answers. every group should have one response form the clues that they have. Each pair had different answers, which were wrong except judge Ford and Sandy. however, they decided to give no answer to protect Westing's ex-wife in page (138). Crow was worried because she felt that they will know about her in page (139). When they shared their responses, Sydelle was the closest one to the answer because of the words song in page (145). However, she chose the wrong person from the song, which was Otis Amber in page (146). Then, judge Ford gave them time to give another answer individually in page (148). They sat watching each other to think who the answer is. Wile

After the rise of hip hop films based on music and energy with a twist of youths, another genre of hip hop films revealed with “the Blaxploitation depictions of violent black urban inhabitants.” (Sanchez 26) As gangsta films began to stream, the history behind the hip hop genre has captured audience’s attention. One of the ways films attract the audience is by use of mise en scene, the arrangement of scenery. For both film Straight Outta Compton and Drumline to demonstrate similar and dissimilar struggles within the black communities, the analysis of mise en scene helps to conveys the message to the audience. While Drumline depicts on urban Black youth struggling from the educational issues, Straight Outta Compton depicts on heavy violence from gangsters, specifically dealing with law enforcement inequality, discrimination, and struggles they face from brutal society. Although both films are vastly different, one exceptional similarity between the two is a passion towards music despite their background. By analyzing on both films’ mise en scene by settings, dialogues, and background music, the comparison between the two are well depicted.

“It is, then, all the odder that major figures concerned with education, in both nations, continue to behave as if the goal of education were economic growth alone.” Pg. 17

There is a common misperception in society today that the roots of rock and roll began in the 1950s with Elvis Presley shaking his hips. Few know that the roots of rock and roll actually go all the way back to slavery. Rock and roll first got its start with the blues and has since evolved over time into the rock and roll we now know of today. As each new band and artist would come along, they would go on to add their own sound to the mix, and once it was introduced it would never be taken away. The influence of blues artists, such as Mamie Smith, and hillbilly (country and folk) artists such as Hank Williams, could be heard in the music of 1950s rockers Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, and their influence could be heard in one of the most famous

Reconciliation is an act of restoration, to unite, unify and up bring a stronger and more functional relationship between the Australian and Aboriginal community. To achieve complete reconciliation attempts from films, poetry, novels and other limitless elements, have been constructed to reflect the attitudes and values of the context in which are designed to accomplish this virtuous goal. Evidently, they demonstrate to be positively effective, through the countless response of the wider community. A powerful illustration that embodies a similar attitude, value and belief is Kerry Fletcher’s, Sorry Song. Written during the early years of indigenous rights, comes arguably one of the most iconic messages, of the Stolen Generation. Through purposefully using repetition and personification in each verse, Fletcher is without doubt singing in determination to expose the ugly history; federal governments effortlessly try to keep buried. Moreover, these techniques become equally more magnificent, when its context is directed and communicated through a non-aboriginal woman, despite the political arrogance at the time. However, In the light of what today symbolises, let us explore the hidden meaning behind Fletchers motivation, which helped mole the true significance of NAIDOC Day.

Many members of society would say rap music is demeaning and objectifying towards women, has no class or is “ghetto”, or even that it should not exist. Yet, pop music liters our stereos, Television, even children’s shows. I feel most of the well produced and meaningful rap songs are overlooked. If we look to a handful of artists, it is clear their music is objectifying. However, humans are complex and unique beings and cannot be put into one category. For instance, Logic has made many meaningless songs, but he has also made so many songs full of amazing, real-life stories. He has rapped about the many demons throughout his life, and then the next year made an entire album prophesying the future of the planet. Other musicians, such as Jessie J and Ariana Grande are highly looked up to by many teenagers, but their music lacks meaning.

For the scene where Hamlet kills Polonius I have selected the song, “I Shot the Sheriff.” Towards the beginning of the song it says this, “Yeah! All around in my home town, They're tryin' to track me down” The man singing the song is telling his story in how people are trying to track him down to arrest him. It shows how Cloudius and the rest of the court are trying to track down Hamlet for killing Polonius. Next, he goes on to defend himself and make a claim. “ But I swear it was in selfdefence.” While, Hamlet never explicitly speaks the words, self defence, he does go about it as if it was not a big deal and shouldn’t be questioned. Later in the song a line of lyrics go, “I shot the sheriff…” This is the man, who is singing the song, admitting

Throughout this semester, we’ve looked at different artists and their music. Much of hip hop and rap isn’t exactly woman friendly, and some could be called misogynist. This summer, a new rapper called Fetty Wap came onto the scene with his unexpected hit song “Trap Queen”, an ode to his significant other, who he pledges allegiance to, going on to say that she’s the love of his life and will get rich along with him by being his partner in the drug business. MC Lyte even calls him a “hip hop feminist”, saying that "He may have a very unique way of presenting his ideas, but he does love women". While Fetty Wap is part of a tradition of a select few hip hop artists who pen romantic odes (think Ja Rule, LL Cool J, and the Cash Money Millionaires),

In the year of 2005, Kanye West released his second album of that year, “Late Registration,” containing one of his biggest hits. The song “Gold Digger” is about how rich men must always be on guard of women who will manipulate and lie their way into a man's life explicitly for money and possibly fame. “Gold Digger,” being one of his most popular songs, peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song received 13 nominations for awards and won 4 different awards, one being a Grammy for best solo rap performance. By the year 2011, Kanye West's hit single had sold over 3 million copies in the United States.