Addicton, Kanye West

"Addiction"

[Chorus]

[Kanye (Female Voice)]

Why everything that's supposed to bad make me feel so good?

Everything they told me not to is exactly what I would

Man I tried to stop man I tried the best I could

But (You make me smile)

What's your addiction? Is it money? Is it girls? Is it weed?

I've been afflicted by not one, not two, but all three

She's got the same thing, about me, but more, about us

She's coming over, so I guess, that means, I'm on drugs

Just let me peek now, I mean damn, I'm so curious

She's got a lover, so the lies, and the lust, is a rush

Time's of the essence, I need, you to be, spontaneous

Roll up the doge, henny and c-c-c-cola, then I'm co coming over

Cuz its ne-never over

[Chorus]

Why everything that's supposed to bad make me feel so good?

Everything they told me not to is exactly what I would
Man I tried to stop man I tried the best I could

But (You make me smile)

I see the emotion in your eyes, that you, try not to show

We get the closest when you high, or you drunk, or you blow

So I pour the potion, so we could both get high, as we could go

Then I'll get the lotion, and do something to me, when your thighs is exposed

There's no turning back now, I mean I don't mean to impose

Not now but right now, I need you to undress, and then pose

I'm into that now, catch a vibe, when the doors, get closed

Roll up the doge, henny and c-c-c-cola, and I keep co coming over

Cuz its ne-never over

[Chorus][Female Voice]

Why everything that's supposed to bad make me feel so good?

Everything they told me not to is exactly what I would

Man I tried to stop man I tried the best I could

But... (You Make Me Smile)(You make me smile with my heart)

[INSTRUMENTAL]

[Chorus]

Why everything that's supposed to bad make me feel so good?

Everything they told me not to is exactly what I would

Man I tried to stop man I tried the best I could

But... (You make me smile, With my heart)

I just wanted to ask you

Just wanted to um

Let how would I put this uhh

Let's say all your friends

Remember the one

You said if you ever she would be the one

Ok, Ok, Ok (You make me smile with my heart)

I was thinking, hypothetically
I mean don't take this seriously

Don't take me: I mean just

Uhh not credibly

I'm feeling incrediblyI mean let it be

Just let it be

I mean you, her and me (You make me smile with my heart)
I mean you, her and me

Maybe, Baby, Baby

You know I was just kidding

Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977. He is an American rapper and has won many awards. His first CD released in 2002 was The College Dropout. He has three other albums. His latest album 808’s & Heartbreak debuted number one on the Billboard Top 100. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and lived with both of his parents. When Kanye was three his parents divorced and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. He attended Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois. He went to college for art but dropped out when he discovered he wanted to go into the music industry. His song “Addiction” featured on Late Registration released in 2005, has a lot of poetic terms. It shows emotion through addiction, even though he’s not addicted to anything. This song is a cohesive narrative also.

The first line in the chorus is ironic. It says, ‘Why everything that’s supposed to be bad make me feel so good?” it’s ironic because the things, or drugs, he’s talking about he likes to do but its bad for you. The second line to the chorus, “Everything they told me not to is exactly what I would.” Is ambiguity because whether he’s talking about drugs or alcohol, people don’t want him to do it but he wants to. In the second stanza, the first two lines represent paradox, “What’s your addiction? Is it money? Is it girls? Is it weed? I’ve been afflicted by not one, not two, but all three.” because he’s saying he’s been hurt by money, girls, and weed. This might be an unexpected truth because he’s asking what someone’s addicted to then he says he’s been hurt by being addicted to all three of the things. Still in the second stanza, “She’s got the same thing, about me, but more about us.” symbolizes that him and this girl don’t really have anything in common besides being addicted to the same thing. The next line, “She’s comin over, so I guess, that means, I’m on drugs.” is ironic because she’s going to his house but only to do drugs. The second to last line in the second stanza is alliteration, “Roll up the doge, henny and c-c-c-cola, then I’m co comin over”. In the fourth stanza, “There’s no turning back now,” is figurative language because he’s saying they already did it you cant undo it. In the same stanza, “Not now but right now,” is word play because he says not now then right now.

This whole song is a cohesive narrative in a way. He’s telling the story of a drug addict. I don’t really understand this song because he’s not a drug addict. There is a lot of irony in this song. Also there is ambiguity, paradox, symbolism, alliteration, figurative language, and wordplay. This song can be confusing, but it all comes together and makes sense.

Lil Wayne, Skys the Limit

You know I ride for my mo**********' n*****,
Most likely imma die with my finger on the trigga,
They tell me dont get high, and I should try to make a living,
I tell em' imma hustler and I'd rather make killin'
My eyes is so wide as he watchin the skillet,
I let my b**** bag it, if she steal it, imma kill her,
I bulletproof the ride, now I feel like armadillas,
And f*** ya, hospital, young money, we the illest,
And I aint gotta lie when I tell you im the illest,
My flow is nasty, like C Y Phyllis,
Self-made G, and them bi****s know the business.
Relying on rap, but in the kitchen I'm a chemist,
And when I was 5, my favorite movie was the Gremlins
Aint got s*** to do with this, but I just thought that I should mention,
You looking for devine and the little intervention,
And them birds don't fly, without my permission,
I'm probably in the sky, flying with the fishes,
Or maybe in the ocean, swimming with the pigeons,
See my world is different,
Like Dwayne Wayne,
And if you want trouble, b****, I want the same thang,

You know I ride for my mo**********' n*****,
Most likely imma die with my finger on the trigga,
Don't worry bout mine, imma grind till I get it
And tell all of my n***s that the sky is the limit,
The sky is the limit,
The sky is the limit,
And tell all of my n***s that the sky is the limit
Cuz the sky is the limit,
The sky is the limit,
And if you look high, you see that im gonna be in it
The sky is the limit,

Buck Ten in the coupe, And your b**** love it,
Switching lanes faster than she switch subjects,
Tell a b***h don't talk to me,
And if you're talking to them n****s, don't talk for free,
And I hate when a n**** say talk is cheap,
Cuz im the type that let money talk for me,
My flow is art, unique,
My flow can part a sea,
The only thing on a mind of a shark, is eat,
By any means, and you're just sardine,
I got the 40 cal. Tucked in my p.r.ps.,
What do you expect, I'm from New Orleans,
And majority of my city is rowders,
They tried to make a brand new map without us,
But the tourists come down and spend too many dollars,
And no matter how you change it, it will still be ours,

You know I ride for my mo**********' n*****,
Most likely imma die with my finger on the trigga,
Don't worry bout mine, imma grind till I get it
And tell all of my n****s that the sky is the limit,
The sky is the limit,
The sky is the limit,
And imma tell all of my n****s that the sky is the limit,
Because the sky is the limit,
Yeah, the sky is the limit,
And if you look up high, you'll see that I'm gonna be in it,
Cuz the sky is the limit,

And you don't wanna f*** with a soldier,
Use your head, or I'll take it off ya shoulder,
Run up in your house and shoot everyone that's sitting on the livingroom sofa,
And you don't wanna f*** with a soldier,
Use your head, or ill take it off ya shoulder,
Mail it to your mom, put a dozen of roses,
And I'm a G,
And you aint gotta know the alphabet to see,
I know that my whole city is depending on me,
And I forget a lot of s***, but I could never forget the streets,

You know I ride for my mo**********' n*****,
Most likely imma die with my finger on the trigga,
Don't worry bout mine, imma grind till i get it
And tell all of my n****s that the sky is the limit,
The sky is the limit,
Don't worry bout mine, imma grind till i get it
And tell all of my n****s that the sky is the limit,
Because the sky is the limit,
Yeah, the sky is the limit,
And If you look high, you'll see that im gonna be in it,
Cuz the sky is the limit,
They tell me dont get high, and I should try to make a living,
I tell em' imma hustler and I'd rather make killin'
Cuz the sky is the limit,
Hands up in the air, because the sky is the limit,
Can you see me up there? The sky is the limit,
The sky is the limit,
If you don't know nothing about it, the sky is the limit

analysis:

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr, also known as Lil Wayne, was born on September 27, 1982. Lil Wayne was born in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. He is an American Grammy Award-winning rapper, he wrote is first rap at age eight. He always had a dream of being famous and having money. When he was about 14 years old, he dropped out of high school. He joined the group Hot Boys in 1997 when he was 15. In 1999, due to arguments over money, Lil Wayne went solo. He has a total of seven albums and one coming out next year. He also has ten mixed tapes. Many of his songs show emotion. One song in particular is Sky's the Limit.
Sky's the Limit is about how Lil Wayne didn't always make the best decisions and how he'll do anything for his friends. He also tell his friends they can do anything or get anywhere they want in life if they want if they try hard enough by saying the sky is the limit. In the first line, the first line in the chorus(hook), he says "You know I ride for my m*********** n******," which is figurative language because he’s telling his friends he'll back them up with anything and be there for them by saying he'll ride for them. In the second line, also the second line in the chorus, he says “Most likely imam die with my finger on the trigga,” which is foreshadowing, in a way. It’s foreshadow because he thinks he might die from getting shot for his friends or he’ll be in a fight and they both pull out guns and they shoot him. In line 7, “I bulletproof the ride, now I feel like armadillas,” is a simile because he comparing the outside of his car, or him, to be as hard as an armadillos shell. Line 10 is also a simile, “My flow is nasty,” is a pun because he doesn’t really mean he’s gross, he means that he’s amazing.

Bob Marley

· Bob Marley’s real name is Robert Nesta Marley.
· He was born in Jamaica.
· Before he was a solo artist, he was a lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist The Wailers, a reggae band in the 60’s and 70’s.
· His father, Sinclair Marley, was a Caucasian-Jamaican of English descent.
· He left Bob when he was a little boy.
· He had thirteen children. Three with his wife Rita, two adopted from Rita’s previous relationships, and the rest from different women.
· Being of the Rastafarian faith, he believed smoking marijuana was an uplifting experience which would connect the human body to the divine.
· In 1977 he was diagnosed with cancer. He had an injury on his right toe which never healed.
· He refused to have an amputation surgery because it was against the Rastafarian faith.
· Eventually the cancer spread to his lungs, liver, stomach, and brain.
· He died when he was 36.

Time Line

February 6, 1945- Robert Marley was born.

1962- recorded his first song.

1963- forms a bad, The Wailers

1966- marries Rita Anderson.

1971- forms his own record lable.

December 3, 1976- Marley and his wife were injured in an assassination attempt in Jamaica.

July 1977- Marley breaks one of the toes on his right foot in a football accident in Paris. Doctors find cancerous cells.

May 11, 1981- Dies in a US hospital.