In this weeks criticism post I chose to analyze Nipsey Hussle’s song “Racks In The Middle” with close-text analysis. Close-text analysis is the breaking down of a text in a way that makes it understandable for readers, and taking a deeper look at each individual section. We can see how close-text is used in RobertContinue reading “Criticism Post #3 “Racks In The Middle””
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Criticism Post #2 “Bullets Ain’t Got No Name”
This week we went over the Neo-Classical and Close-Text approach when looking at a text or any different medium of communication. The Neo-Classical approach I chose to blog about this week is “The Canon” which is broken up into five different parts : Invention : how did they come up with it? Inspiration? Outside text?Continue reading “Criticism Post #2 “Bullets Ain’t Got No Name””
Criticism Post #1 “Victory Lap”
This semester I will be posting about Ermias Joseph Asghedom, famously known as “Nipsey Hustle.” Nipsey Hussle was a father of two, a Los Angeles entrepreneur, American Activist, and Grammy Award winning rapper. He was shot and killed Sunday March 31, 2019 at the age of 33, in front of his clothing store “The MarathonContinue reading “Criticism Post #1 “Victory Lap””
My First Blog Post
“The game will test you NEVER FOLD. Stay ten toes down. It’s not on you. ITS IN YOU. And what’s in you THEY CAN NEVER TAKE AWAY.” — Nipsey Hussle.