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Lineage: “I Was Born This Way” by Carl Bean –> “For Today I am Boy” by Anthony and the Johnsons –> “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga –> “Salt” by Bad Suns –> “1,2,3 Dayz Up” by Kim Petras “I… Continue Reading →
Doja Cat’s song Woman does not have a specific song that would be considered a lineage, however it has many songs similar to hers. Since she has this soft reggae and Afro-beat rhythm applied to her song, there’s a few… Continue Reading →
Joey Bada$$’s, “For My People” does not have a direct lineage to any specific songs when it comes to the sound of the song, but he does sample the Superman Theme when it comes to the lyrics. The famous quote… Continue Reading →
The two lineages that I find to be most interesting that my songs connect to is the theme of eating disorders or self-love and acceptance and the word choices used. In the song Hunger the word hunger is used to… Continue Reading →
“The Man” by Taylor Swift highlights the idea of inequality amongst men in women in many aspects of daily life. Throughout the song she goes through different scenarios of how men and women’s lives differ even though it is now… Continue Reading →
In my last post I analyzed H.E.R’s “I Can’t Breathe” which is a song dedicated to speaking out and against the racial inequality and police brutality going on in America currently and in the past. Given that the message is… Continue Reading →
In Hozier’s Cherry Wine, the intense and complex issue of domestic abuse is addressed through the unique standpoint and delivery of a victim in an abusive relationship who is still emotionally connected to their abuser. Through his intimate perspective of… Continue Reading →
“Glory” by John Legend and Common is a song that was written for the film Selma that portrays the association of racism in the mid 1900s and racism that still continues to divide our world today. The song expresses how we have not… Continue Reading →
“Amerikkka’s Most Wanted” by Ice Cube (1990) —-> “New Slaves” by Kanye West (2013) —-> “I Might Vote 4 Donald Trump” by JPEGMAFIA (2016) For my first lineage set, I want to discuss how various political themes connect all… Continue Reading →
“Changes by Tupac >>> “Jesus Walks” by Kanye West >>> “Untitled” by Nas >>> “F*ck Your Ethnicity by Kendrick Lamar As you may know, “F*ck Your Ethnicity” by Kendrick Lamar is not the first rap song that talks about racism…. Continue Reading →
