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Kendrick Lamar wrote and performed the song ”i” it was his first single for his album “To Pimp a Butterfly” this song he addresses the struggles in the ghetto/hood reading this will show you why the critical lens is Cultural. There are many different struggles in the ghetto/hood that could turn into depression, but all of the different of struggles used will form together as one which is poverty. This song was intended to uplift African Americans in the hood/ghetto. The topics are things like…

is revealed that the pimp has been waiting for her arrival. The following exchange between them is given with shots of her from over his shoulder and shots of him from lower the ground. This cinematic effect is to bring attention to his great size and power and her small frame in the face of social oppressions. She even grabs his shirt and shakes it but to little effect. In addition, this cinematic effect of looking-up at the pimp is used again in another scene where the pimp finds out about…

granted that you’ve taken a class or two on how to speak their technical language, but it's another thing to venture off without being able to communicate why an artist’s musical choices are, in fact, artistic. Take, for example, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly—the raw and undisputed opinion ranging from all critics, or at least any critic I've read about, is that the record challenges the foundation it was built upon because of its musicality and incorporation of unlikely tropes. Coming…

On the date of January, 17, 1899 was the birth of an infant named Alfonso Capone. Soon to be this baby would be a notorious bootlegger, pimp and Gangster. Al Capone led the way of organized crime and revolutionizing the meaning of modern day gangsters and bootleggers. Al Capone was born in Brooklyn New York In 1899 he was born to the parents Terasina Capone, and Gabriel Capone. Al Capone was born 4th out of 7 brothers. Al Capone was from Italian descent and was baptized a Roman Catholic. Al…

and songwriter from Compton, California. His music is notorious for its diverse range of musical genres and exposure of the socio-political struggles that African-Americans face growing up in America. Through the study of Section80 (2011) and How to Pimp a Butterfly (2015), this essay will explore the ways in which Kendrick Lamar uses his music to express socio-political issues, and if his rise to fame effects this. Lamar’s first independent studio album, which he refers to as a mixtape, is…

called “PIMP MY WHEELCHAIR”, this show seemed to be entirely made up of stereotypes that range from Blacks to being mentally challenged. I watched this show on the 8th of November and found the humor so controversial that it was funny. This show seemed to be made for people between the ages of 16-late twenties or thirties, mainly for people who aren’t afraid of controversial material. The show starts with a picture of wheelchair getting customized with speakers and guns, with the “Pimp my Ride”…

The Pimp I remember speaking with an associate of mine about someone we both knew who was possibly homosexual. She reprimanded me by saying, “Why what he does with his penis any of your business?” I responded, “Well, I need to know what kind of people are in my circle.” I then proceeded to explain that if this guy is a homosexual, I want to know because I’m not gay. If he is gay then the potential of him coming on to me is really high. I know this sounds extremely ignorant and stereotypical by…

twelve to fourteen. And most of these sixteen or seventeen years old are being run by pretty vicious pimps” (p. 2). However, men or women, mostly men are known as pimps (selling women on the internet to make money) relate to human trafficking. The pimps will stalk adolescents at any age, no younger than twelve and will wait for the perfect time to where they can medicate the woman to kidnap them. The pimp will continue to heavily medicate the adolescent everyday to where they hardly remember…

their decision making. This allows the pimp or trafficker to have comfort for them. Children that are drug through life living home to home and running away is a sign to traffickers that they are wanting to leave and are easy targets. There is a relationship that the traffickers make with the victim to gain better control on them. Especially with runaways weather young or older they all are seeking food and shelter which a pimp can pay for. The key is the pimp to point out they can provide what…

trafficking. The documentary points out that the average ages for prostitution in New York are between the ages 13-and-14 years old. The main victims as the documentary shows are African-Americans. These girls are seduced, mistreated, and sold by pimps to men who wants to have sex. As soon as these girls enroll to this life, they feel that they were only born to this. As many of them narrated in the documentary as time goes by they feel lonely, empty and slavery of sex. Many of them get so…