Group Project
TaiJa Tillman
Carmen Peterson
Micah Craig
Ayona Luu
Bria Bowie
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Chris Brown- I wanna Be
These lyrics are about love and relationships
He talks about becoming more then friends with this girl
Also he gives examples of how good of a boyfriend he could be
Jennifer Hudson- If this isn’t love
This song is about love and relationship
She is talking about being in love with her man
Nikki Minaj- Still I rise
This song is talking bout how people talk about her
She is talking to a specific person in this song
She is a lesbian and is saying that regardless she’s going to be her
This song is about being who you are and staying that way
Ginuwine- My last chance
This song is about him wanting to change for his girlfriend
This song is about love and change
Drake- Ransom
These lyrics are about the struggle in the world with all the gangs
and violence
He gives examples of what this world is like
It says “he aint banging no flag” this means that he doesn’t have a
flag hanging out his pocket because he’s not in a gang like others
Appropriate Critic
Micah
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Carmen(Chris Brown-I Wanna Be)
This song is appropriate for teens
I don’t think it is appropriate for kids under the age of 12
Adults may not care for this song so I think it is more for teens than it is for adults
Taija(Nikki Minaj-Still I rise)
This song is recommended for teenagers only
Kids under the age of 12 shouldn’t listen to this because of language
Bria(Ginuwine-My Last Chance)
This song is also made for teens
He talks about losing his love
Ayona (Drake-Random)
For teens
The language is not for kids
Micah(Jennifer Hudson-If It Isn't love)
This song is for any one that can understand
It is just about love
Context Critic
Carmen
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Ayona-(Drake Ransom) This song is trying to say that there is a struggle going on in the
streets, gangs and hoods. This song is trying to make people listen and understand that
the streets and gangs are not the place to be
I’m forever given lectures
Scheduling million dollar meetings with the president
Bout to start ballin like I’m coming off a rebound
Never be a equal
Bet he felt that like the end of a pool cue
Bria-(Ginuwine) This song is using repetition.
Then call me Jordan 4th quarter in 92
This song is explaining how you should value your women/men because one day they
might get fed up with your stuff.
Micah(Jennifer Hudson) This song is trying to explain how you should value you’re the
love you have for other people.
There is no similes.
Carmen(Chris Brown I Wanna Be) This song is explaining to people that you should
value your relations because there is always someone else to treat your girl better than
you can and can do better than you can.
Social Relevance Critic
Ayona and TaiJa
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Ayona-(Ransom By:Drake) The song I chose relates to life because it talks about what
goes on in the streets and it also talks about the music industry and how it effects how
people change from a normal person to a celebrity and how some women are deceiving
when it comes down to money.
Taija(Still I rise By: Nikki Minaj) The song Taija chose relates to life because it talks
about how people always have disagreements with others but no matter what that person
is always going to do them and not loose anything just cause someone doesn’t like them.
Bria-(One last chance by:Genuwine) Her song relates to life because a man wants to
change his life and wants to become a lover. He talks about him and his girlfriend
having fights and arguments every days, and he's tired of doing that with the love of his
life, He wants to settle down and become the man he's suppose to be.
Carmen-(wanna be by: Chris Brown) The meaning of the song is about a man and a girl
are just friends but he wants to be more than just her friend and she doesn’t understand
what he's trying to tell her but at the end she gets it.
Micah-(If this isn't love by: Jennifer Hudson) This song is about a girl that loves her
man.