Many will not classify hip-hop as poetry, but when one analyses the rhythm, the alliteration, and the metonymy used in hip-hop, they will be obligated to interlink poetry and hip-hop forever. The great Tupac Shakur categorized himself as a poet. Andre 3000 characterizes himself as a poet. Similarly to Kendrick Lamar characterizes himself as a poet. Lamar uses several elements of poetry in the song “King Kunta” , creating a thesis that establishes his supremacy as hip-hop king, and as a great poet.
Kendrick Lamar is a famous rapper from Compton, California. Lamar has over a million records sold and on July 4, 2016, he performed for President Obama at the White House. Lamar is known as the hip-hop king, outcompeting rappers like Drake and Kanye …show more content…
Also, he stresses that when he finishes creating music, he will be considered “King Kunta” in modern hip-hop. Lamar starts the song off by saying that “I got a bone to pick” using synecdoche to indicate that he needed to make a statement to opposing rappers (line 1). Lamar continued to use synecdoche when mentioning that the “Black man taking no losses” detonating that all his opponents will, and has failed when coming for his crown (line 10). Lamar states that he has “the yams”, personifying “the yams”, to the power he has obtained as king (line 14). The song “King Kunta” by Kendrick Lamar could be classified as an ode, paying homage to Kunta Kinte. Also the author uses a metaphor when stating “Everybody wanna cut the legs off him, Kunta” indicating that other rappers are trying to interfere with his advancement as the king of hip-hop, the same way slave-owners stopped Kinte dreams of freedom (line 9). Furthermore the author attacked the challenging rappers by uttering that “y'all sharing bars/Like you got the bottom bunk in a two-man cell” alleging that other hip-hop artist do not compose their own lyrics, therefore …show more content…
Many will still not classify hip-hop as poetry, but after analyzing “King Kunta” by Kendrick Lamar, one must state that Lamar is a great poet. Lamar uses rhythm, alliteration, metonymy, and synecdoche, identified elements of poetry. Lamar uses these elements to express the
Kendrick Lamar is a famous rapper from Compton, California. Lamar has over a million records sold and on July 4, 2016, he performed for President Obama at the White House. Lamar is known as the hip-hop king, outcompeting rappers like Drake and Kanye …show more content…
Also, he stresses that when he finishes creating music, he will be considered “King Kunta” in modern hip-hop. Lamar starts the song off by saying that “I got a bone to pick” using synecdoche to indicate that he needed to make a statement to opposing rappers (line 1). Lamar continued to use synecdoche when mentioning that the “Black man taking no losses” detonating that all his opponents will, and has failed when coming for his crown (line 10). Lamar states that he has “the yams”, personifying “the yams”, to the power he has obtained as king (line 14). The song “King Kunta” by Kendrick Lamar could be classified as an ode, paying homage to Kunta Kinte. Also the author uses a metaphor when stating “Everybody wanna cut the legs off him, Kunta” indicating that other rappers are trying to interfere with his advancement as the king of hip-hop, the same way slave-owners stopped Kinte dreams of freedom (line 9). Furthermore the author attacked the challenging rappers by uttering that “y'all sharing bars/Like you got the bottom bunk in a two-man cell” alleging that other hip-hop artist do not compose their own lyrics, therefore …show more content…
Many will still not classify hip-hop as poetry, but after analyzing “King Kunta” by Kendrick Lamar, one must state that Lamar is a great poet. Lamar uses rhythm, alliteration, metonymy, and synecdoche, identified elements of poetry. Lamar uses these elements to express the