PANTHER POWER - TuPac
4. Analysis
a) Title: Panther Power!
- At a glance: Black Panthers (Black movement), Jungle (wild New York/America)
- Comprehension and analysis: The Black Panther movement reference is something concrete. The Jungle reference is to be looked at with more abstract eyes.
- Interpretation: The title fits the actual lyrics quite well. The song is about racial injustice and oppression.
b) Settings:
- At a glance:
In New York, in the 90’s. Even though it is written in present tense, the song might as well had been written 30, 40 or 50 years earlier. It is “timeless” in a sense, due to the message.The song does not take place in a particular place, but we know that it is set in the States.
- Comprehension and analysis: They talk about their own childhood and society in general. Therefore you can see the lyrics on “two” levels so to speak. Set in both the present and the past.
c) Speaker
- At a glance: It’s written from a personal point of view.
It’s some very personal lyrics. You hear about the rapper’s feelings and history
- The song is written in first person
- There’s no particular changes in the song
- The speaker is aggressively critical about the society
Analysis: The speaker represents a group as a whole - the afro americans.
Interpretation: The speaker has a quite aggressive attitude. He feels wronged, cheated. Tupac
He describes how the white people locked the black people up, how the white people stole their names, their future, their freedom, education, equality all that they were promised.
d) Two rapper: Tyson and 2PAC.
Characteristics: Angry.
e) Attitude:
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- The song consists of four stanzas. Neither the lines or the stanzas have the same lengths.
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- Musical score: The same beat throughout the whole song. The beat is very compact with a characteristic cowbell playing the same rhythm.
The African roots in the song.
a) Title: Panther Power!
- At a glance: Black Panthers (Black movement), Jungle (wild New York/America)
- Comprehension and analysis: The Black Panther movement reference is something concrete. The Jungle reference is to be looked at with more abstract eyes.
- Interpretation: The title fits the actual lyrics quite well. The song is about racial injustice and oppression.
b) Settings:
- At a glance:
In New York, in the 90’s. Even though it is written in present tense, the song might as well had been written 30, 40 or 50 years earlier. It is “timeless” in a sense, due to the message.The song does not take place in a particular place, but we know that it is set in the States.
- Comprehension and analysis: They talk about their own childhood and society in general. Therefore you can see the lyrics on “two” levels so to speak. Set in both the present and the past.
c) Speaker
- At a glance: It’s written from a personal point of view.
It’s some very personal lyrics. You hear about the rapper’s feelings and history
- The song is written in first person
- There’s no particular changes in the song
- The speaker is aggressively critical about the society
Analysis: The speaker represents a group as a whole - the afro americans.
Interpretation: The speaker has a quite aggressive attitude. He feels wronged, cheated. Tupac
He describes how the white people locked the black people up, how the white people stole their names, their future, their freedom, education, equality all that they were promised.
d) Two rapper: Tyson and 2PAC.
Characteristics: Angry.
e) Attitude:
-
- The song consists of four stanzas. Neither the lines or the stanzas have the same lengths.
-
- Musical score: The same beat throughout the whole song. The beat is very compact with a characteristic cowbell playing the same rhythm.
The African roots in the song.