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Where Is The Love- Black Eyed Peas ft. Justin Timberlake

“Where Is the Love” by the Black Eyed Peas is an R&B song that relates to all of the hate and discrimination that occurs all over the world. It talks about how people these days are living they don’t have any rules and can do whatever they want. The song is also advocating the need for war to stop and the only way to find love is to unify the whole world and stop the violence. I have to agree with the song in saying that too many innocent people are dying these days for no reason. Countries are degrading from bombs being dropped and nations going into the countries and killing innocent lives. There needs to be common ground around the world. However, our troops that want to go into the Army, Navy, etc. should have that option and we can try to eliminate the threats, but leave the innocent people alone. They were dragged into the enemy without choice and are forced to take the blame. Peace and agreements should be tried to resolved by peace more often than they are currently. This is what the song is saying to the listener.

Eminem- Beautiful

“Beautiful” by Eminem is a song every one can relate to in some way. Eminem talks about how he has been through so any tough situations and continues to go through these struggles daily. In the chorus, it says that people should switch shoes with another person to really see how people live and to say the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. The chorus also says even through everything that is happening; do not let anyone say you can’t do something or that you aren’t beautiful. Eminem also says he wishes he could just blend in with everyone and live life normally, which could be what someone being singled out in school is thinking. I really like this song by Eminem because it explains the mind set of someone in a struggle or someone who is a little different and says to just keep being you. No one can tell you that you aren’t beautiful. This is one of Eminem’s serious songs and it is nice to hear how great of a lyrical genius Eminem truly is.

Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys

Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys is a song many people, specifically the people from or in New York. Jay-Z does a great job of talking about how life was when he was just starting his career and the kind of people there. He talks about some of the best parts of New York and all of the great things that have come out of New York. Alicia Keys comes in strong with the chorus and talks about the more ambitious side of New York and the passion people have from there. The lines “New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of there's nothin' you can't do, Now you're in New York, These streets will make you feel brand new, Big lights will inspire you” explain how New York is such a great city and has so much beauty. The whole song is dedicated to New York and many of the people of New York have made it their anthem. I like this song a lot because it is my genre of music, but also with a mix of other types in the chorus. I also like the song because I am a Yankees fan.