The Ill Mind Of Hopsin Seven Analysis

The Curious Mind of Hopsin Humans possess a powerful tool that many take for granted. That powerful tool is the brain. The brain performs many actions, allowing people to think, feel, and live. The rapper Hopsin gained a massive following because of his unique way of displaying his realizations about life. Unlike the stereotypical perception of rappers, Hopsin creates songs with a purpose. In his song “Ill Mind of Hopsin Seven” (2015), he offers his perspective on religion and humanity. This song garners the attention of its audience mainly through a tone of frustration and a controversial message about Hopsin’s current state with his faith in God. The song’s message is that since the human mind performs many intricate actions such as imagination …show more content…
He presents one of his most significant points in the chorus of the song as he says, “It’s us, find power” (1) and “Live life, mind power” (2). These two small lines contain major ideas. “It’s us, find power” is a line that acts as a call on humans to see ourselves as a source of power because of how powerful the mind is. “Live life, mind power” refers to a point that Hopsin makes later in his song about how all concepts in religion, such as heaven for example, might just be in his mind. In doing so, he realizes that he can choose how he lives because of the power of the mind. His fascination with the mind becomes evident in his interview with Hard Knock TV’s Nick Barili when he states, “I do feel like, if God is real, and he did give a piece of himself to us, it is our brain.” Therefore, by creating “Ill Mind of Hopsin Seven,” Hopsin did not want to express disbelief in God solely, but rather provide people with a message that they themselves can control what they do and who they are by how they think because the mind has that type of power. Surely if God is not a mental façade, he would make his existence clear, thus Hopsin would achieve his spiritual of goal hearing from god by making this