Capital Steez's Rap Music Analysis

In today’s society, there are a variety of ways to express ourselves. You can draw, paint, dance, write, sing, or rap. In Capital Steez’s life rapping was one of his favorite outlets to use to express himself. The language in rap music is expressed vocally and expresses their beliefs and experiences that the artist has endured. “Rap artist challenges institutional apparatuses that define property, technological innovation, and authorship.” (85). Capital Steez is known for his rebellious and ground breaking lyrics towards these institutional apparatuses. In most of his songs he is either speaking about female interactions, smoking weed, and or the corruption within the media and the government. For example, his most popular and rebellious song against the …show more content…
When listening and analyzing the things he says, it opens your eyes and makes you see certain political events and the government in a different light. He wants to empower the black community, enlightened his black race, stop the corruption and the brainwashing of the government. His belief is that if we open our eyes, (third eye) we will be able to see things for what they really are and not what the government and the media make them out to be. Capital Steez sheds a lot of negative light on the government and his lyrics were very controversial when it was introduced to the public. Capital Steez has passed away on 12/24/12 and a day before his death, he tweeted “The End.” The police reported that it was self inflicted, but his fans and friends think otherwise. Capital Steez was very controversial and spoke about confidential information that people wouldn’t think twice about saying about the government. Some say he knew too much for his own good, so it is believed that the government killed him for the rebellious revolutionary lyrics. He may have died, but his legacy will live on forever in our hearts, souls, and our minds. LONG LIVE CAPITAL