Eminem- Crazy In Love
"You're the ink to my paper
Where my pen is to my pad"
Here he is comparing the relationship he has with a girl like the relationship that a piece of paper has with ink.
Nas- I Gave You Power
"My body is cold steel for real"
He is comparing his cold and rigid body to steel without using like or as
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Personification
Best I Ever Had- Drake
"And she a patient in my waiting room
Never pay attention to them rumors and what they assume"
Rumors are not actual things that can assume something.
Kanye West- All Falls Down
"That's why you always see me with at least one of my watches
Rollies and Pasha's done drove me crazy"
Rollies and Pashas in this being inanimate objects, cannot possibly drive him crazy because they are not living. Only something living like a person could intentionally drive him crazy
"And she a patient in my waiting room
Never pay attention to them rumors and what they assume"
Rumors are not actual things that can assume something.
Kanye West- All Falls Down
"That's why you always see me with at least one of my watches
Rollies and Pasha's done drove me crazy"
Rollies and Pashas in this being inanimate objects, cannot possibly drive him crazy because they are not living. Only something living like a person could intentionally drive him crazy
Paradox
LL Cool J- Around The Way Girl
"I want a girl with extensions in her hair
Bamboo earrings
At least two pair
A Fendi bag and a bad attitude
That's all I need to get me in a good mood"
LL says that a bad attitude from his girlfriend will put him in a good mood which is contradictory.
"I want a girl with extensions in her hair
Bamboo earrings
At least two pair
A Fendi bag and a bad attitude
That's all I need to get me in a good mood"
LL says that a bad attitude from his girlfriend will put him in a good mood which is contradictory.
Similes
You- Lloyd ft. Lil Wayne
"so women come frequent like flight mileage"
"you know i love you like good food"
"you know you give good ***** like
you graduated from a good school"
Beautiful- Akon
"Like the clouds you
Drift me away, far away, yeah
And like the sun you
Brighten the day, you brighten my day, yeah"
"And you livin' in the fast lane, eyes like an angel"
"but more like a Princess"
"so women come frequent like flight mileage"
"you know i love you like good food"
"you know you give good ***** like
you graduated from a good school"
Beautiful- Akon
"Like the clouds you
Drift me away, far away, yeah
And like the sun you
Brighten the day, you brighten my day, yeah"
"And you livin' in the fast lane, eyes like an angel"
"but more like a Princess"
Point Of View Examples
Love Lockdown- Kanye West: First person
One Wish- Ray J: First Person
Hip Hop Saved My Life- Lupe Fiasco: Third Person
'03 Bonnie and Clyde- Jay Z and Beyonce: Multiple Person
One Wish- Ray J: First Person
Hip Hop Saved My Life- Lupe Fiasco: Third Person
'03 Bonnie and Clyde- Jay Z and Beyonce: Multiple Person
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
2 Euphemisms
Lollipop- Lil Wayne
This song is obviously more about lust than love but still relates to my theme. The euphemism is strictly sexual and takes after numerous songs from this genre, being about lust.
Doin' It- LL Cool J
This is another euphemism for sex. This is very easy to find in hip hop and rap. Lust is more dominant than love in the lyrics but again, they relate slightly.
This song is obviously more about lust than love but still relates to my theme. The euphemism is strictly sexual and takes after numerous songs from this genre, being about lust.
Doin' It- LL Cool J
This is another euphemism for sex. This is very easy to find in hip hop and rap. Lust is more dominant than love in the lyrics but again, they relate slightly.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Irony Examples
Gold Digger- Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
She was supposed to buy ya shorty Tyco with ya money
She went to the doctor got lipo with ya money
She walkin' around lookin' like Michael with ya money
Shoulda' got that insured, GEICO for ya moneeey(your money)
You want a dude to smoke, but he can't buy weed
You go out to eat, can't pay, y'all can't leave
This song has examples of irony in the last couple verses. In the lines “She was supposed to buy ya shorty Tyco with ya money, She went to the doctor got lipo with ya money, She walkin' around lookin' like Michael with ya money, Shoulda' got that insured, GEICO for ya moneeey(your money)” all have irony because the girl was supposed to do something he expected, then didn’t.
They Reminisce Over You- Pete Rock and Cl Smooth
A toast but my granddaddy came sober
18 years younger than my mama
5 kids at 21 believe he got a right too
This song is all about remembering a friend that died and how much love and respect they had for him. The lines "A toast but my granddaddy came sober" and "5 kids at 21" are both ironic because they are the opposite of what you think.
She was supposed to buy ya shorty Tyco with ya money
She went to the doctor got lipo with ya money
She walkin' around lookin' like Michael with ya money
Shoulda' got that insured, GEICO for ya moneeey(your money)
You want a dude to smoke, but he can't buy weed
You go out to eat, can't pay, y'all can't leave
This song has examples of irony in the last couple verses. In the lines “She was supposed to buy ya shorty Tyco with ya money, She went to the doctor got lipo with ya money, She walkin' around lookin' like Michael with ya money, Shoulda' got that insured, GEICO for ya moneeey(your money)” all have irony because the girl was supposed to do something he expected, then didn’t.
They Reminisce Over You- Pete Rock and Cl Smooth
A toast but my granddaddy came sober
18 years younger than my mama
5 kids at 21 believe he got a right too
This song is all about remembering a friend that died and how much love and respect they had for him. The lines "A toast but my granddaddy came sober" and "5 kids at 21" are both ironic because they are the opposite of what you think.
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