Thursday, March 31, 2011

English lyrics group 4

English:
Who is speaking:
The speaker is a rapper named Curtis but his artist name is 50 cent. He comes from New York in USA. Before he got famous he was a drug dealer in the streets of New York. Before he got famous he lived with his family in poverty and he is African-american, 30 years old and has been shot seven times.

To whom is 50 cent speaking:
He appeals to young people who is typically on edge with the law.
He is also appealing to people who likes rap music and it’s culture.

What is characteristic of the song:
He is using a lot of slang. He is using a lot of rimes in his songs and his song texts are limpid.
In the song he promotes himself as a very arrogant person and the tone is harsh.
He repeating a lot about his money, how cool he is and how much power he got.
He is using metaphors to describe himself and his money with proves he is very arrogant.

What is typically said:
Key words: Money, I, me, they. The key words are mostly about himself because he is arrogant.

What is the writer’s intention:
The theme/topic of the song. Being rich and having a lot of power so you can do whatever you want to. You got no limits when you are rich.
In the song there is not a message.

Surveillance and self-promotion:
The song is all about self-promotion. The intention of the song is only about telling the listeners about how much power and how much money he got.

4 comments:

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  2. the whole text makes sence, there is a few mistakes, but only minor ones, so it doesn't take a mastermind to understand the text. Good job

    VIRTUAL HIGH-FIVE o/\o

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  3. good work, but what is the song called? Besides that I think your answers is good, and you have made them all. :-)

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  4. What is the name of the song? :)
    You need to watch out when you are using contractions and when not, preferably you should either go with only one of them :)
    The only thing that i miss in the analysis, are some quotations, otherwise you have done a very good job :D

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