As spokesman and rebel leader, the rapper proclaims an anti-law that opposes the values and codes of dominant social groups – the white, the rich, the educated, the virtuous – and tells stories of marginalized groups and individuals: suburbanites, drug dealers, pimps, killers, delinquents and criminals.
Against the racist humiliation and misery of African-Americans, the West-Coast rap lyrics of Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eazy-E, Tupac and Ice Cube show off, celebrate the ill-earned money of the “Original Gangsters”, party, while Notorious B.I.G. celebrates murder and mocks its victim.
Poor, downtrodden white songwriter Eminem renews the genre by portraying a suicidal fan or expressing his desperate ambitions.
If you’re writing rap today, you need to know its history so as not to repeat it. Doing something new means opposing tradition, the better to go beyond it!
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E. – Lyrics analysis, explanation & meanings Intro – Snoop Dogg Yeah nigga nigga : this term has become a gender marker. It is only in hip-hop that we designate ourselves like that, by collectively repeating a racist insult. It has also become a tic of writing, with time. A profound challenge is to devitalize […]
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis TUPAC & DR DRE – CALIFORNIA LOVE – LYRICS Chorus California, knows how to party California, knows how to party In the city of L.A. In the city of good ol’ Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep it rockin’, we keep it rockin’ Verse 1 – Dr Dre
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis N.W.A – Fuck Tha Police – Lyrics Intro Right about now, N.W.A. court is in full effect Judge Dre presiding In the case of N.W.A. vs. the Police Department Prosecuting attorneys are MC Ren, Ice Cube And Eazy-motherfucking-E Order, order, order Ice Cube, take the motherfucking stand Do you swear to
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis Notorious B.I.G. ft Puff Daddy – Who Shot Ya? – Lyrics Intro – Puffy As we proceed to give you what you need 9-5, motherfuckers Get live, motherfuckers As we proceed to give you what you need 9-5, motherfuckers Get live, motherfuckers As we proceed to give you what you need Now
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis Eazy-E – Real Muthaphuckkin G’s – Lyrics Intro Compton, Compton, Compton Ahh, real muthaphuckkin G’s Ahh, real muthaphuckkin G’s Ahh, real muthaphuckkin G’s Ahh, real muthaphuckkin G’s Verse 1 – Eazy-E Hey yo, Doctor, here’s another proper track And it’s phat, watch the sniper, time to pay the piper And let that
PDF, 135 pages, for sale soon Gangsta-rap songwriting analysis We continue our panorama of narrative cultures, with an analysis of some of the most interesting rap lyrics of the last 30 years, from the US and UK. Gangsta-rap, gangster rap, refers to a whole body of works and artists from the 1980s and 1990s, from
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis The Next Episode makes one of the two great duos featuring Dr Dre and Snoop Dog, the other one being Still DRE. Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg – The Next Episode – Lyrics analysis & meanings Intro La-da-da-da-dahh It’s the motherfuckin D-O-double-G (SNOOP DOGG!) La-da-da-da-dahh You know I’m mobbin with the D.R.E.
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis This song lyrics analysis of what is Gangstas paradise about is an abstract from our PDF Gangsta-rap Songwriting, with the method we teach in Storytelling 1. To understand this analysis, you need to know the words of storytelling vocabulary. Coolio – Gangsta’s Paradise – Rap video Coolio – Gangsta’s Paradise – Rap
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis This page is an abstract of our analysis of gangsta-rap lyrics, with the help of the scenario concepts we teach in our courses. Ice Cube – It was a good day – Lyrics Verse 1 Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God I don’t know but today seems kinda odd
Gangsta-rap Songwriting analysis Ice Cube – It was a good day – Lyrics analysis & meanings Verse 1 Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God I don’t know but today seems kinda odd No barking from the dog, no smog And momma cooked a breakfast with no hog I got my grub on,