Thursday, February 12, 2009

RAP Question?

I have had a RAP question formulating in my mind for a while, I'm gonna post it now.

In response to the song "Heart of a Champion" by Nelly

In the first verse, Nelly raps "I put more money in my community than you got in your budget." At first glance, this line is simply Nelly showing exuberance for his achievements, about how he's accumulated so much money. After taking a closer glance, fully explain how this line can be seen as selfish and hubristic. Many celebrities today seem to take this same attitude when it comes to territory and money. What does this tell us about ourselves, both as individuals and as a society? How can this be seen as both positive to the individual and detrimental to the society? Why then, if it can be acknowledged as a statement as detrimental to society, do we, as individuals, allow things like this to happen? Explain.

2 comments:

  1. HAHAH thanks Aaron. It wasn't like I sat around for hours putting this together. It just was there. Took my five minutes, really.

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