The group of musicians and song I have chosen is Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake: Where is the Love (United States, c. 2003 ). The genre of this phenomenal song is in the hip-hop category. In existence, there are two versions of this song—the first one was release in 2003 and the second version which featured other musicians was released in 2016. I am focusing on the first version because I find the philosophical statements that truthfully depict the path human beings on the Earth is heading toward still hold true. The lyrics of this beautifully orchestrated song is related to lot of the events that have occurred in the last ten years. Even though it has been 15 years since the song was released, it still speaks truth and how as
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The Black Eyed Peas is a collaboration of Will.I.Am, Apl.De.Ap, Taboo, and Fergie, dating back to the late 20th and early 21th century. In contrary to the main stream culture of hip-hop music that flaunt sexual discrimination against women, criminal-like behaviors, drugs, guns, and other kind of violence. The song ‘Where is the love’ is a counter-narrative that, “Recognizes the devastating activities that is taking over the streets, the youth minds, and the inequality and segregation around the world, particularly in America” (Meagan Frey, Review: Black Eyed Peas: Where Is The Love?). In a span of five minutes, this song is able to display the faults in humanity and bring about the philosophical question of, “What is wrong with the world?” In the introduction of this song, Will.I.Am asks his mother where is this world coming to? At this point in human history, there is still ongoing violence and discrimination, in which he stated, “But if you only have love for your own race, Then you only leave space to
The Black Eyed Peas is a collaboration of Will.I.Am, Apl.De.Ap, Taboo, and Fergie, dating back to the late 20th and early 21th century. In contrary to the main stream culture of hip-hop music that flaunt sexual discrimination against women, criminal-like behaviors, drugs, guns, and other kind of violence. The song ‘Where is the love’ is a counter-narrative that, “Recognizes the devastating activities that is taking over the streets, the youth minds, and the inequality and segregation around the world, particularly in America” (Meagan Frey, Review: Black Eyed Peas: Where Is The Love?). In a span of five minutes, this song is able to display the faults in humanity and bring about the philosophical question of, “What is wrong with the world?” In the introduction of this song, Will.I.Am asks his mother where is this world coming to? At this point in human history, there is still ongoing violence and discrimination, in which he stated, “But if you only have love for your own race, Then you only leave space to