Also, in this song 50 cent portrays braggadio again, using much of the same harsh words to set his enemies mind straight. "I just wanna tell you what a psychic told me, I'm not the kind n***a you shoud f*** with, I'm special." Though DJ Khaled has not yet responded to this very disturbing rap, he has raised the furry in some of his audiences. According to kEYJa, featured in a blog discussing the song, she states," 50 be trippin he need to start acting his age and quite acting like a child." Here she used "trippin" as a word to say that 50 is messing around or doesnt know what he is saying. This is used as AAVE to incorporate slang into the language.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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The website that i analyzed was www.bet.com. This website is a place to update on new music hits, chat about recent news, and videos. This website is a mainstream for the television channel BET ( Black Entertainment Television). One article entitled 50 cent targets DJ Khaled's Mother in New video, by Anthony Springer Jr., states that 50 cent used his music to "dis" and "trash" DJ Khaled's mother because they had "beef" with one another. In 50 cent's short clip, "Im a psychic", he says, " I'm a f***ed up n***a, you should do something to me." This porclaims AAVE because he is showing just how bad a** he is using braggadio, and saying im so bad, I would love to see you try and do something to me.
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Good start with the rhetorical features. Can you further identify and analyze the grammatical and rhetorical features you saw too?
ReplyDeleteI thought this was very interesting, and it kept my attention. I agree with your analysis of 50 cent using braggadocio, and it was a good example. Some more IAR strategies to incorporate would be revision, and what is invented. It is unclear what exactly you are trying to convince the reader of, and the main idea isn't as obvious as it should be. Overall though, it was a good analysis.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your argument about AAVE in digital spaces because because of your good example of the use of African American vernacular. Arranged: What are your examples being compared to?
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