1. Group Project TaiJa Tillman Carmen Peterson Micah Craig Ayona Luu Bria Bowie

2. Chris Brown- I wanna Be These lyrics are about love and relationships He talks about becoming more then friends with this girl Also he gives examples of how good of a boyfriend he could be Jennifer Hudson- If this isn’t love This song is about love and relationship She is talking about being in love with her man Nikki Minaj- Still I rise This song is talking bout how people talk about her She is talking to a specific person in this song She is a lesbian and is saying that regardless she’s going to be her This song is about being who you are and staying that way Ginuwine- My last chance This song is about him wanting to change for his girlfriend This song is about love and change Drake- Ransom These lyrics are about the struggle in the world with all the gangs and violence He gives examples of what this world is like It says “he aint banging no flag” this means that he doesn’t have a flag hanging out his pocket because he’s not in a gang like others

3. Appropriate Critic Micah Carmen(Chris Brown-I Wanna Be) This song is appropriate for teens I don’t think it is appropriate for kids under the age of 12 Adults may not care for this song so I think it is more for teens than it is for adults Taija(Nikki Minaj-Still I rise) This song is recommended for teenagers only Kids under the age of 12 shouldn’t listen to this because of language Bria(Ginuwine-My Last Chance) This song is also made for teens He talks about losing his love Ayona (Drake-Random) For teens The language is not for kids Micah(Jennifer Hudson-If It Isn't love) This song is for any one that can understand It is just about love

4. Context Critic Carmen Ayona-(Drake Ransom) This song is trying to say that there is a struggle going on in the streets, gangs and hoods. This song is trying to make people listen and understand that the streets and gangs are not the place to be I’m forever given lectures Scheduling million dollar meetings with the president Bout to start ballin like I’m coming off a rebound Never be a equal Bet he felt that like the end of a pool cue Bria-(Ginuwine) This song is using repetition. Then call me Jordan 4 th quarter in 92 This song is explaining how you should value your women/men because one day they might get fed up with your stuff. Micah(Jennifer Hudson) This song is trying to explain how you should value you’re the love you have for other people. There is no similes. Carmen(Chris Brown I Wanna Be) This song is explaining to people that you should value your relations because there is always someone else to treat your girl better than you can and can do better than you can.

5. Social Relevance Critic Ayona and TaiJa Ayona-(Ransom By:Drake) The song I chose relates to life because it talks about what goes on in the streets and it also talks about the music industry and how it effects how people change from a normal person to a celebrity and how some women are deceiving when it comes down to money. Taija(Still I rise By: Nikki Minaj) The song Taija chose relates to life because it talks about how people always have disagreements with others but no matter what that person is always going to do them and not loose anything just cause someone doesn’t like them. Bria-(One last chance by:Genuwine) Her song relates to life because a man wants to change his life and wants to become a lover. He talks about him and his girlfriend having fights and arguments every days, and he's tired of doing that with the love of his life, He wants to settle down and become the man he's suppose to be. Carmen-(wanna be by: Chris Brown) The meaning of the song is about a man and a girl are just friends but he wants to be more than just her friend and she doesn’t understand what he's trying to tell her but at the end she gets it. Micah-(If this isn't love by: Jennifer Hudson) This song is about a girl that loves her man.