Analysis Of Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright'

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Kendrick Lamar 's "Alright" video/song touches on subjects that some rap and hip-hop artist have failed to talk about. Kendrick brings up the struggles of the black community like police brutality and discrimination. It is not only a message to others but also to himself. The message for the men, women, boys, and girls that are listening to Kendrick 's music reminding people of color what many have fought for and still are fighting for today. It is also a song to himself reminding him that as a public figure and the trials that he has been through, he can be voice for the voiceless, a role model for those who do not know who to look up, and also a person you brings hope and unity to people that have been oppressed in the United States since …show more content…
Kendrick Lamar 's video does not fall under commercial rap. Like said in the previous paragraph the idea of rap and commercial rap promotes violence, misogamy, disrespect towards others, and violates the levels of love that bell hook has written about. Some might say the idea of the police carrying Kendrick in the car can show a sign of disrespect towards men and women in uniform, may have an argument. However, Kendrick is not attempting to be disrespectful towards police, but it is not the message he is going for. He is still trying to bring up police brutality. In my own view it is showing that even the idea of police struggling to car Kendrick in a car does not add up to the five hundred plus years that Black 's have faced. The only way this video could be considered commercial rap would be to change that community that is dancing and singing with Kendrick Lamar to fight against one another, or to fight against police. Nothing in this video is commercial rap, if it was the message would not be positive. In all reality not only would the video change but the lyrics themselves would change if it was trying to fit the commercial rap image. Even Kendrick Lamar knows what he would fall into if this song became commercial rap. "What you want you: a house or a car?/40 acres and a mule?/ A piano, a guitar?/Anything, see my name is Lucy, I 'm your dog/ Motherfucker, you can live at the mall." The idea to give into this rap to get anything he wants. But he does not, he goes against those ideas to send out a different

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