Him & I – G-Eazy & Halsey: Terms of Endearment or Degradation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA7AIQw-7Ms “Him and I” by G-Eazy and Halsey is a song from 2017 that presents a sort of Bonnie and Clyde love-story the song’s lyrics depict the two lovers/partners in crime living a fast and hard lifestyle. the song lyrics read. Throughout the the song there are various phrases and lines in which the couple of the song…

A Contradiction of Fame: Misogyny in J. Cole’s “No Role Modelz”

In light of his thoughtfulness about his impact, J. Cole’s continued denigration of women in his songs is worth exploring. In his 2015 hit “No Role Modelz,” Cole raps about his lack of role models growing up and his disgust with the insincerity around him, for he wants young people today to have better role…

Musical Literacy in Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown

As a slave narrative, Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown boasts an impressive display of control of the English language. This uniquely American genre that told the exciting and perilous life stories of former slaves intended to show the great feats that that former slaves could accomplish, both literary and physical. Control and mastery of the English language was necessary at…