Song Analysis: Ms. Hill By Talib Kweli

Ms. Hill The cultural context that I choose is a song called “Ms.Hill”, written by rapper and songwriter Talib Kweli. This song was released in 2005 and it speaks about his admiration toward his iconic friend, Lauryn Hill, a rapper, singer, songwriter, and poet. She’s also known from the 1992 comedy film, Sister Act starting Whoopi Goldberg. This song expresses admiration toward Lauryn Hill’s ways of not conforming to the ways of the music industry as well as creating her own style of music, that is both creative and truly inspirational. Creation in this song exposes the fact that the music industry can be a dangerous place. Two lines stated, “the industry was beating her up, then those demons started eating her up.” Although, while it can be a dangerous place, artists need to stand their ground and continue sharing their music with the world. …show more content…
During her time of absence, Kweli called her assistant and said he wanted to talk to Lauryn. He wanted to “walk through the storm” and be the “umbrella when the rain is pouring.” Meaning, that despite all trials and tribulations she went through, he wants to help her get back to making music and be her “umbrella”, her advocate about raising awareness society struggles with. He wants to show he cares about the same issues she does. Moreover, hints of redemption consisted of a few different things. One was when the BET awards declined to let Lauryn read a poem she had written called Motive and Thoughts, because it wasn’t the usual entertainment they received. But because of fan demand, Lauryn got to read her poem. With all of her songs, she got to be an inspiration to many, especially the African American community. Despite, the fact that she stepped down from the spotlight, she made meaningful songs that continued to touch