Journey into an Ill Mind: Hopsin’s Use of Vivid Images and Word Play
“Let’s take a journey into my mind and let’s see what we find” -Hopsin
Plain wooden crosses, mother Mary’s son, and paintings of Jesus Christ is all that you see in every room and on every wall, so you can say that an “Ill” mind is the last thing I have in my common religious life. At least that’s what I thought. Hopsin, a rap artist, published a song series called the “Ill Mind of Hopsin”. A series of songs that talk about his take on current dilemmas in the world today. The fifth episode in the series, “Ill mind of Hopsin 5”, specifically tackles the issue of drug abuse, and gang affiliations. Based on experience, I definitely agree with his point of view on these issues but if so, that must mean I have an ill mind as well. In his song, “Ill mind of Hopsin 5”, Hopsin successfully underlines his values when looking at the issue of …show more content…
Gang affiliations lead to violence, drugs, and possibly death. As Hopsin approaches the gang member in the music video, the viewer can see that he has many tattoos, just like how a gang member would have many tattoos of his/her gang signs. The gang member is also smoking a cigar and is wearing a gold chain. These could be symbols of his lifestyle which is full of drugs and greed. Hopsin follows up on explaining his lifestyle by saying that he “sells drugs to get loot” (Hopsin line 70) and how he gets “shot and stabbed like it’s fun” (line 71). This shows gang affiliated life is mixed with drugs and violence. I agree with this notion that the life of a gang member is a lifestyle that leads to no good. My cousin was in a gang before his house was raided by another gang. He was shot on the spot at the base of his spinal cord and he is now crippled for life from the waist down. It is crazy to know this because my cousin’s house is where I used to spend most of my days when I was a young
“Let’s take a journey into my mind and let’s see what we find” -Hopsin
Plain wooden crosses, mother Mary’s son, and paintings of Jesus Christ is all that you see in every room and on every wall, so you can say that an “Ill” mind is the last thing I have in my common religious life. At least that’s what I thought. Hopsin, a rap artist, published a song series called the “Ill Mind of Hopsin”. A series of songs that talk about his take on current dilemmas in the world today. The fifth episode in the series, “Ill mind of Hopsin 5”, specifically tackles the issue of drug abuse, and gang affiliations. Based on experience, I definitely agree with his point of view on these issues but if so, that must mean I have an ill mind as well. In his song, “Ill mind of Hopsin 5”, Hopsin successfully underlines his values when looking at the issue of …show more content…
Gang affiliations lead to violence, drugs, and possibly death. As Hopsin approaches the gang member in the music video, the viewer can see that he has many tattoos, just like how a gang member would have many tattoos of his/her gang signs. The gang member is also smoking a cigar and is wearing a gold chain. These could be symbols of his lifestyle which is full of drugs and greed. Hopsin follows up on explaining his lifestyle by saying that he “sells drugs to get loot” (Hopsin line 70) and how he gets “shot and stabbed like it’s fun” (line 71). This shows gang affiliated life is mixed with drugs and violence. I agree with this notion that the life of a gang member is a lifestyle that leads to no good. My cousin was in a gang before his house was raided by another gang. He was shot on the spot at the base of his spinal cord and he is now crippled for life from the waist down. It is crazy to know this because my cousin’s house is where I used to spend most of my days when I was a young