The song I have chosen to analyze is titled “ Ill Mind of Hopsin 7” produced by the rap artist Hopsin from his album Ill Mind of Hopsin Saga. This album focuses on various thoughts of the rap artist Hopsin about different subjects which he made into songs, his song Ill Mind of Hopsin 7 deals with religion, specifically his Christian identity. Unlike some of the examples we looked at in class which focused more on rap artists who can relate to God and truly believe in him, Ill Mind of Hopsin 7 is about Hopsin losing his faith and his struggle to believe in God and the Bible.
The song is heartbreaking, as Hopsin lays out all his raw thoughts and doubts about losing his religious identity for the world to hear. The song is written like a private …show more content…
293-294). These hidden relationships are very present in Ill Mind of Hopsin 7. Firstly, Hopsin has an example of this in his song where at one point he references the story of Adam and Eve. He says “You haven’t been chattin’ with me like you did with Adam and Eve” (Hopsin, 2014). He goes on to talk about how he has not seen a snake with an apple to eat (Hopsin, 2014)). I found this was a clear way to show his frustration with God, because if he can speak with Adam why can he not speak to him and prove his existence. Secondly, Hopsin often references Heaven and Hell for the duration of the song. In the beginning he says “if I died right now, you’d turn the fire on” (Hospin, 2014)), this meaning that because he is sinner he would go straight to Hell. Later, he writes the …show more content…
To start with, the theme of right and wrong/good and evil is very present as Hopsin struggles to decide which path to follow and ultimately decided to stray from God. Next, Hopsin uses metaphors and examples from the bible to make his writing more effective and to exhibit his point. Finally, he uses ultimate questions which strongly convey his inner conflict to listener and which climatically lead to his final decision to leave his religious self behind. I believe the use of these themes and methods, especially the use of Hopsin’s talking directly to God as if he was praying, are powerful in achieving his messages and applying Christian ethos to his
The song is heartbreaking, as Hopsin lays out all his raw thoughts and doubts about losing his religious identity for the world to hear. The song is written like a private …show more content…
293-294). These hidden relationships are very present in Ill Mind of Hopsin 7. Firstly, Hopsin has an example of this in his song where at one point he references the story of Adam and Eve. He says “You haven’t been chattin’ with me like you did with Adam and Eve” (Hopsin, 2014). He goes on to talk about how he has not seen a snake with an apple to eat (Hopsin, 2014)). I found this was a clear way to show his frustration with God, because if he can speak with Adam why can he not speak to him and prove his existence. Secondly, Hopsin often references Heaven and Hell for the duration of the song. In the beginning he says “if I died right now, you’d turn the fire on” (Hospin, 2014)), this meaning that because he is sinner he would go straight to Hell. Later, he writes the …show more content…
To start with, the theme of right and wrong/good and evil is very present as Hopsin struggles to decide which path to follow and ultimately decided to stray from God. Next, Hopsin uses metaphors and examples from the bible to make his writing more effective and to exhibit his point. Finally, he uses ultimate questions which strongly convey his inner conflict to listener and which climatically lead to his final decision to leave his religious self behind. I believe the use of these themes and methods, especially the use of Hopsin’s talking directly to God as if he was praying, are powerful in achieving his messages and applying Christian ethos to his