1) Try to select (5) of the songs to analyze much in the way we did our lyric analysis. Note the rhyme types, type of composition, quote and point to notable lyrics, and discuss the rhyming patterns.
2) After listening to the mixtape as a whole, analyze the rhetorical messages embedded throughout the entire collection of songs. Do these songs articulate a position or perspective about a social issue? Do they “speak truth to power,” and if so, what are these artists trying to articulate? How do these songs engage with some of our readings? Do these artists adopt a critical stance towards an identity (sexual orientation, gender, race)? Or do these songs seek to produce an “affective” response, i.e. are they dealing with your emotions?
3) I will be looking for direct citations from some of our readings, our lectures, or other supplementary, outside scholarly sources. Remember this is your midterm, so my grading standards will be more stringent than on a reading discussion or listening response assignment.
*I have included an apple music link. If that doesn’t work, let me know and I’ll re-create the playlist on Spotify or some other service like YouTube.