Edgar Unzueta
Mr. Shawn
AMST History, Period 1
21 September 2011
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. , as referred “Lil Wayne”, one of the most popular artist in the music industry today. Every song he comes up with seems to be very popular and relevant to teenagers. A lot of teenagers listen to his music. I’m doing the song “How To Love” that came out in the 2011 in the album “Carter 4”. In a way this song is causing a little controversy with society and the way women look. That causes to make all his other songs very difficult to understand. He always talks about having sex and using women in his music and in this one song “How To Love” he expresses how women should love themselves. The stereotype in Wayne is that in a way all African Americans are “bad”.
Lil Wayne is a very talented rap artist. He started ever since the age of 7, released his first album at the age of 12. He was sent to jail for the possession of guns and drugs. He got out of jail and that’s when he released this song in the album Carter 4. This song became a very hit song on the radio and internet.
This song is very popular and it is dedicated towards women that have insecurity problems. Wayne is trying to say that a girl should love herself no matter what. For example in this song he says “When you was just a young’un you’re looks but so precious
But now your grown up
So fly its like a blessing but you can’t have a man look at you for 5 seconds
Without you being insecure
You never credit yourself so when you got older
It’s seems like you came back 10 times over
Now you’re sitting here in this damn corner”
Looking through all your thoughts and looking over your shoulder” He is trying to say that Women shouldn’t feel bad and love themselves for who they are. That they shouldn’t feel insecure no matter what they look like. And that we should love ourselves always. But some people would argue that side of Wayne because the fact of the rest of his music. For example in the song “How to Hate” also released in the Carter 4, he says, “And I don't love them girls
But don't mess up with Wayne cause when it "Waynes" it pours
No really, I'm on my "forget that girl" stuff
You used to be the stuff, but now you ain't stuff, girl
I had a red bone, but she be tripping though
All that crap is for the birds, she was pigeon toed
She used to always say, forget my niggas
And when I went to jail, she did my niggas
Well, I guess I'm single for the night
And you can sit right on my middle finger for the night
And if I sound mad, then you caught me
But this stuff explains that you're the one that taught me, how to hate a girl” As you can see he pushes away the girl and tells her to forget him and to move on because he already moved on. Another example in the same song, “Coconut Ciroc
Forgive and forget, girl I already forgot
I'm over the girl, and she over the top
They say love is the key, somebody changed the lock
Well, and I wish I never met ya
And I heard you're doing you, and you heard I'm doing better
And all I had to do was put two and two together
But that just makes four, but not four-ever, damn
So much for being the perfect couple
I put in overtime, I was working doubles
I wish you the best, good luck boo
Weezy F, for forget you” So he talks about the girl as she hurt him so he is expressing himself as he already forgot her. So as you can see people would argue with that.
EXPLICT CONTENT: http://www.elyricsworld.com/how_to_love_lyrics_lil_wayne.html
http://rapgenius.com/Lil-wayne-how-to-hate-lyrics
Mr. Shawn
AMST History, Period 1
21 September 2011
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. , as referred “Lil Wayne”, one of the most popular artist in the music industry today. Every song he comes up with seems to be very popular and relevant to teenagers. A lot of teenagers listen to his music. I’m doing the song “How To Love” that came out in the 2011 in the album “Carter 4”. In a way this song is causing a little controversy with society and the way women look. That causes to make all his other songs very difficult to understand. He always talks about having sex and using women in his music and in this one song “How To Love” he expresses how women should love themselves. The stereotype in Wayne is that in a way all African Americans are “bad”.
Lil Wayne is a very talented rap artist. He started ever since the age of 7, released his first album at the age of 12. He was sent to jail for the possession of guns and drugs. He got out of jail and that’s when he released this song in the album Carter 4. This song became a very hit song on the radio and internet.
This song is very popular and it is dedicated towards women that have insecurity problems. Wayne is trying to say that a girl should love herself no matter what. For example in this song he says “When you was just a young’un you’re looks but so precious
But now your grown up
So fly its like a blessing but you can’t have a man look at you for 5 seconds
Without you being insecure
You never credit yourself so when you got older
It’s seems like you came back 10 times over
Now you’re sitting here in this damn corner”
Looking through all your thoughts and looking over your shoulder” He is trying to say that Women shouldn’t feel bad and love themselves for who they are. That they shouldn’t feel insecure no matter what they look like. And that we should love ourselves always. But some people would argue that side of Wayne because the fact of the rest of his music. For example in the song “How to Hate” also released in the Carter 4, he says, “And I don't love them girls
But don't mess up with Wayne cause when it "Waynes" it pours
No really, I'm on my "forget that girl" stuff
You used to be the stuff, but now you ain't stuff, girl
I had a red bone, but she be tripping though
All that crap is for the birds, she was pigeon toed
She used to always say, forget my niggas
And when I went to jail, she did my niggas
Well, I guess I'm single for the night
And you can sit right on my middle finger for the night
And if I sound mad, then you caught me
But this stuff explains that you're the one that taught me, how to hate a girl” As you can see he pushes away the girl and tells her to forget him and to move on because he already moved on. Another example in the same song, “Coconut Ciroc
Forgive and forget, girl I already forgot
I'm over the girl, and she over the top
They say love is the key, somebody changed the lock
Well, and I wish I never met ya
And I heard you're doing you, and you heard I'm doing better
And all I had to do was put two and two together
But that just makes four, but not four-ever, damn
So much for being the perfect couple
I put in overtime, I was working doubles
I wish you the best, good luck boo
Weezy F, for forget you” So he talks about the girl as she hurt him so he is expressing himself as he already forgot her. So as you can see people would argue with that.
EXPLICT CONTENT: http://www.elyricsworld.com/how_to_love_lyrics_lil_wayne.html
http://rapgenius.com/Lil-wayne-how-to-hate-lyrics
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