September 25, Professor Santos gave us all an assignment to do. Which was to pick a song that you like and write a short essay on it but still has to talk about what we have been discussing in class and on until one. I thought it was going a hard assignment as first until I realized I know so much songs that relates to everything we have been talking about in class.
That same week on Thursday, we all had to share with the class and honestly I was amazed by all the different kind of songs that everyone picked to talk about. Everyone had their own taste of music but still talked about slavery, racism, and many more. I don't remember one of the students name and I apologizes for that. I'm good with faces, not names. But he was after Maddie when we was sharing our short essays and honestly he really gave me goose bumps because everything he was saying was nothing but the truth and on how I'm feeling. African American were taught hate and violence. Half of these kids don't have their parents around to teach the right things because most of are in gangs or in jail. Most parents have to understand, your children are a reflection of you and what they see you do they will end up doing the same. Sometimes it doesn't always go that way. Nowadays most people all they want to do is to become a rapper and not knowing how grimy the industry really is. I mean look what they're doing to Nicki Minaj. To be in this industry you need to have tough skin or you will fail and let everything get to you. Doesn't everyone see how half the songs from back than are related to everything that's going on today?
I suggest everyone to listen to the song I did for the short essay it's by Joyner Lucas - I am not racist because it's creative.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43gm3CJePn0
At first I couldn't think of a song to choose for this assignment, but then I also realized how many songs relate perfectly. I love your point on how songs from earlier times still relate to today.
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