Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker The Berry

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Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker The Berry

Introduction 

- 2015

- To Pimp A Butterfly

-13rd track on the album

- Assassin

1. Whats the meaning of the title: ''The Blacker The Berry''

1. Darker skin is more close to its roots and rich history.
2. Dark skinned people are more sweet than people with another skintone.
3. Berries have more sweetness when they are darker of colour.
4. Black women are kinder gentler and more loving if they have dark skin.

The title

-things can get better with time

-black women with the more black their skin, the sweeter the woman will be.

 -“Keep Your Head Up”. - Tupac

2. Whats do you think the themes of the songs are, looking at the lyrics?

1. Racism, Slavery, Stereotypes in black culture.
2. Equality, Police brutality
3. Love, Money, Heartbreak
4. Family, Police brutality, Love

Themes

-Racism in the society

-Opression towards black culture

-Slavery, Stereotypes, Police brutality

3. What does he say with these lines?
(line 25~29)

1. He insults black people in to calling them ''monkeys"
2. He reclaims the ''monkey'' insult that is used towards black people in a racist way.
3. He talks about the racial stereotypes of a black person.
4. He speaks up about insulting black people, calling them ''monkeys.''

''My hair is nappy, my dick is big, my nose is round and wide.''

''I want you to recognize that I'm a proud monkey.''

4. What type of Language device is "I’m as black as the moon''

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Personification
4. Allusion

''Im black as the moon''

5. What type of Language device is "I’m the biggest hypocrite of 2015”

1. Hyperbole
2. Simile
3. Personification
4. Repetition

"I’m the biggest hypocrite of 2015”

6. What part of the African American slave history does Assassin mention in his hook (42-49)

1. picking cotton
2. transporting slaves through boats
3. the whips used for punishments
4. slave owners

Line 42-49 explained.

7. What do u think he means with the sentence "Try celebrate February like its my B-Day?''(line 102)

8. What is foreshadowing and find an example of this in the song

The End