Gangsta Rap Made Him Do It!
The song ‘Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It’ by Ice Cube , is relevant to pop culture because it discusses how now people are saying the word “n*gga” is a bad word and how weed is the “worst” drug. This song came out in 2008 and causes controversy to our government or society. Controversy because the word n*gga is mainly used by African Americans and todays society create consequences for those who utilize the word. The message in this song , I think , is how Ice Cube tries to “back-up” his race by saying how is the society going to tell me now that I can’t say n*gga , when back then the society was full of that word. Its a big impact because it goes out to all those African Americans that use the word n*gga and it also breaks prevalents among stereotypes. I think it reflects ideology because our society/government have been fighting war on drugs for a very long time , and especially now on the “drug” weed. Same with how the word n*gga has been fought about for a long amount of time in our society as well and here I assume Ice Cube is trying to reveal to society that , n*gga is not a bad word , any one can use it , and to not let society tell him other wise when back years ago , they constantly used the word.
What's this all about ?!
I think Ice Cube made this song to contradict those who oppose “n*gga” and drugs such as weed are bad. When , in history , they didn’t do anything when cocaine was coming back. I also think , Ice Cube in this song is trying to reveal to those who don't understand , a realization that the word is not bad and how society tends to be hypocritcal/contradicts it self. Ice Cube brings up history , how when years ago they did the opposite of what they are doing now. I think what Ice Cube is trying to do now is show how crude the society was years ago , how contradicting society is now.
Sources and Quotes
“But aren't you the same cat that sat back when they brought cocaine back
How you muthadukas gonna tell me don't say that
You the ones that we learned it from I heard n*gga back in 1971”
What Ice Cube states in his song ; “you the ones where we learned it from. I heard n*gga back in 1971” By you , he is talking about every one who believes n*gga is a bad word , which is usually the elderly folk now. When , in that line , he’s saying they(African Americans) learned the word n*gga from the white society back in 1971 , so why can’t they use it now ? Also , at the same time this song also refers to drugs. “But arent you the same cat that sat back when they brought cocaine back?” Talking about how now , weed is all bad , illegal , nothing good for the youth. When , back in the days , when they brought cocaine back , nobody did anything about it. They just let it be and didn’t bother to fight back on the drug war .
If you really listen to the song and pay attention to the lyrics , it will surprise you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D6cjDmPaIA
1 comment:
I think that people dont get what "n*gga" means because they never heard it before so they think its bad. But with others its like a respect thing. And i like ice cube too because he tells what he went through in the songs he does.
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