1. Sage Francis is a rapper who is a significant figure in modern day music, he is also the founder of Strange Famous Records which is an independent hip hop recording label. He uses his wordplay by creating bold stories which inspires others. He’s unafraid to tackle unusual topics which are mostly unsaid in the public like sexual identity, death and mental illness. SAGE FRANCIS

2. NARCISSIST Narcissist is about how people are vain and they get blinded by all the big brand names, which can sometimes lead to us losing our identity. Narcissist means people who have inflated sense of self-importance or an extreme preoccupation with one’s self. Now a days people are becoming self obsessed/narcissist but they don’t realize it anymore because it becomes natural to them, to the point where if it is pointed out to them, they deny it. “ I don’t look at myself in the mirror because I’m a narcissist. I simply like to watch myself exist” Here Sage Francis talks about the flaws in conforming to the ever changing world, he is explaining to us what he thinks about our community where people are pressured to buy and buy stuff even if their uncomfortable with it, Just to fit in the crowd. He knows that he is only doing this just to fit in and ending up realizing that he’s spending all his money onto worthless things that he doesn’t really want or need. Sage Francis wants to point bhrdgnhgout these things to us as his audience because we are easily influenced by the people who buys expensive items just to show off

3. METAPHOR I’ve seen a reflection of my soul in the store window, caught in limbo ‘cause I was dressed all in timbos” ‘ I’ve seen a reflection of my soul in the store window, caught in limbo ‘cause I was dressed all in timbos” - Sage is talking about his soul and how his true identity is revealed when he catches his reflection and he realises that he’s a narcissist, which is what he didn’t want to be. Here he used Metaphor effectively because it emphasizes how he wasn’t being himself anymore because he was so caught up trying to look a certain way

4. " I don't understand...when I had no ends The prices was quick to rise, I'd buy a pair of trends even if they didn't fit my size“ In this example Sage Francis used Rhyme to get across that when people have money prices doesn't seem to matter, he tells us that people buy for the sake of buying. Now a days people are pressured to conform with latest fashion and gadgets to the point where it doesn't really matter if its not comfortable or in this case if it fits RHYME

5. PUN “Having fantasies of playing polo with Ralph Lauren on Tommy Hill” This shows Sage Francis’ humorous side By re-appropriating big brand names to show his shallow nature