Musical World
Research Done By Daniel SLB SLB
Language and Content
1)lyrics and how they write them.
-Rap genre profoundly contain lyrics that have many foul words.
-R/B genre contain too many male bashing lyrics
-Pop genre contain lyrics that orientated toward sex
n Example of lyrics in the rap genre:
n Eminem (Marshall Mather III)
n His Album :The Curtain Call(2005) contain:
n 3 song title references to foul language and 1 word in reference to violence out 24 tracks.
Out of 24 tracks only song number 1 is consider clean the rest dirty.
n Example in the song “Sing for the moment”
contain 8 references to foul language such as F-words and the S-words.
note: the other 22 tracks contain a minimum pertaining to 3 foul language
n In the R/B genre
Citing article by Darren Blacksmith from Men News Daily
Destiny child’s Independent woman brags among them
1) A woman do not need a man whether he is rich or poor
In the Pop music genre
Prominent artist
a) Britney spear(Hit Me Baby One more Time)
b) Christina Aguilera(Dirty)
Their song title tell its all, gear more toward sex.
n Citing George Carlin “The seven dirty word” case.
n We all can agree those word shouldn’t go on air why can we tolerate those word in music lyrics.
Music video
n Sexual portrayal.
n But today I want to focus on violence
n According to staff’s writer of Harvard Gazette Michael J.Cromie entitle Music Videos Promote Adolescent Aggression
n Quoted works by Michael Rich an ex-filmmaker of 12 years.
n In his research of 518 music video from 4 music channel MTV, Country Music television, Black Entertainment television and Video Hits-1.
n 76 music video contain 462 shootings, stabbings, punching and kicking.
n Male and female victimized equally
n Brought a sense that the world is not a safe place to live in
n Motivate people to carry weapon to use them to get others before they get you.
Payola to Disc Jockeys
n Is the term use for corruption in this industry.
n Timothy Karr in his website Campus Progress descript Payola as involving:
n The flow of money and other perks to the radio station, where through album sales the money actually goes back to the label.
n It’s explain further that payola shun local talent and limit listener’s preferences.
n In recent years have evolve into music labels giving back stage passes to MJ’s concert, first class ticket to Miami, Las Vegas hotel room and Aididas Sneakers
Back Masking
Back Masking on Satanism
n Unintentional back masking is when you play the normal lyrics backward
n Deliberate back masking is when you hear unintelligible noises or blur sound
n What’s scary is that back masking practice satanism / worship Satan either way
n Will focus on Pop genre
n Information cited sample messages from back mask online http://www.backmaskonline.com/
N’sync-Dirty Pop from their 2001 Celebrity album
Unintentionally contain the message I belong to Satan, I will stay with him. I will know the way.
n BackStreet Boys in their black and Blue album(2000) on the song “Everyone”
Unintentionally contain the message “They love Satan”
Michael Jackson and Madonna both have back mask unintentionally contain satanic messages.
Back Masking on Sex
n information cited from Jeff miller Blog by Jeff Miller sample a few BM messages
n Britney ‘s Hit me Baby One more time unintentionally contain the message” Sleep with me, I am not too young”
n Her next album I’m a slave for you unintentionally contain the message “I’m a slut”
Back masking on foreign language
n Jay Chou.net where it discuss in one of Jay Chou Song as being intentionally back mask the message is “only you can hear”, leave it’s fans wondering what it means in Mandarin.
Conclusion
n The 4 unethical practices
a) Language and content
b) Music video
c) Payola to Disc Jockeys
d) Back masking
End you with a quote from Tupac Shakur :
Recollect your thoughts don’t get caught up in the mix, cause the media is full of dirty tricks.