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APPENDIX A
The Result of Study
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THE RESULT OF THE STUDY
No. Lyrics
Song Types of Metaphor
Meaning and Function
1. The women and men who have
broke their neck for the freedom of
speech the United States 1
st
Stanza , line 3
rd
White America Verb Metaphor
Overcoming difficulties.
Connotation meaning of attitude and conformity
2. Could I predict my words would
have an impact like this, I must‟ve struck a chord
with somebody 2
nd
Stanza, line 8
th
White America Verb Metaphor
Evoking somebody‟s memory.
Connotation meaning of senses 3.
Exist, whose mom‟s probably would never gave two squirt of piss, till I
created so much 4
th
Stanza, line 2
nd
White America Verb Metaphor
Crude insult.
Connotation meaning of senses
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4. So the parents of America, I am the
derringer aimed at little Erica 7
th
Stanza, line 1
st
White America Noun Metaphor
A role model for somebody Connotation meaning of attitude and personal
belief 5
White America, Erica loves my shit,
I go to TRL, look how many hugs I
get Chorus, Line 2 White America
Noun Metaphor Fans
Connotation meaning of attitude and personal belief
6. Am I too nice? Buy you ice,bitch if
you died, I wouldn‟t buy you life
Verse 1, line 12 Superman
Verb Metaphor Respect somebody
Connotation of Sense
7. You‟re just plain old Marshall to me
Verse 3, 7
th
stanza, line 3
rd
Superman Adjectival Metaphor
Ugly
Connotation meaning of attitude and personal belief
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8. Stop debating „cause I‟m back I‟m
on the rag and ovulating Verse 1,
2
nd
stanza, line 9
th
Without Me Verb Metaphor
A Success
Connotation meaning of attitude and personal belief
9. So just let me revel and bask, in the
fact that I got everyone kissing my
ass Verse 2, 4
th
stanza, line 6
th
Without Me Verb Metaphor
Firm person Connotation meaning of attitude and personal
belief 10.
But no matter how many fish in the sea
it‟d be so empty without me Verse 3, 6
th
stanza, line 16
th
Without Me Adverbial metaphor
Amount of people and possibilities that can be achieved by unsuccessful people.
Connotation meaning of stereotype
11. They tried to shut me down on MTV
Without Me Adjectival Metaphor
Useless
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But it feels so empty without me
Verse 1, 2
nd
stanza, line 2 Connotation meaning of attitude and personal
belief.
12. Keep kicking ass in the morning
2
nd
Stanza, line 8
th
Cleanin‟ Out my Closet
Verb Metaphor Movement to be a winner
Connotation meaning of attitude and conformity
13.
I‟m cleaning out my closet 3
rd
Stanza, line 4
th
Cleanin‟ Out My Closet
Noun Metaphor Telling embarrassing secrets to others.
Connotation meaning of senses
14. Ha I got some skeletons in my
closet 4
th
Stanza, line 1
st
Cleanin‟ Out My Closet
Noun Metaphor An Embarrassing secret
Connotation of Senses 15.
and taking names in the evening
2
nd
stanza, line 8 Cleanin‟ Out My
Closet Adverbial Metaphor
Taking control of others Connotation meaning of attitude and personal
belief.
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16. I have; I‟ve been protested and
demonstrated against. Picket signs
for my wicked rhymes, look at the
times 2
nd
stanza, line 3 Cleanin‟ Out My
Closet Adjectival Metaphor
An unpleasant, terrible and awful thing.
Connotation meaning of senses
17. Before I ever had a multi-platinum
selling CD. I was a baby, maybe I
was just a couple of months 4
th
stanza, line 6 Cleanin‟ Out My
Closet Noun Metaphor
A newcomer
Connotation of stereotype
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APPENDIX B
THE SELECTED SONG LYRICS
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A. White America Lyrics
America, hahaha, we love you, how many people are proud to be citizens of this beautiful
Country of ours, the stripes and the stars for the rights that men have died for to protect,
The women and men who have broke their necks for the freedom of speech the United States
Government has sworn to uphold, or Yo, I want everybody to listen to the words of this song so were told...
I never wouldve dreamed in a million years Id see, So many motherfuckin people who feel like me, who share the same views
And the same exact beliefs, its like a fuckin army marchin in back of me, so many lives I
Touch, so much anger aimed, in no particular direction, just sprays and sprays, and straight
Through your radio waves it plays and plays, till it stays stuck in your head for days and
Days, who would of thought, standing in this mirror bleachin my hair, with some peroxide,
Reaching for a t-shirt to wear, that I would catapult to the forefront of rap like this, how
Could I predict my words would have an impact like this, I mustve struck a chord, with somebody
Up in the office, cause congress keeps telling me I aint causin nuthin but problems, and now
Theyre sayin Im in trouble with the government, Im lovin it, I shoveled shit all my life,
And now Im dumping it on...
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White America, I could be one of your kids, white America, little Eric looks just like this,
White America, Erica loves my shit, I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get, white America, I
Could be one of your kids, white America, little Eric looks just like this, white America, Erica
Loves my shit, I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get...
Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself, if they were brown, Shady lose, Shady
Sits on the shelf, but Shadys cute, Shady knew, Shadys dimples would help, make ladies swoon
Baby, {ooh baby}, look at my sales, lets do the math, if I was black, I wouldve sold half, I
Aint have to graduate from Lincoln high school to know that, but I could rap, so fuck school,
Im too cool to go back, gimme the mic, show me where the fuckin studios at, when I was
Underground, no one gave a fuck I was white, no labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up, I was
Like, fuck it, until I met Dre, the only one to look past, gave me a chance, and I lit a fire up
Under his ass, helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got, was probably his in
Exchange for every white fan that hes got, like damn, we just swapped, sittin back lookin at
Shit, wow, Im like my skin is it starting to work to my benefit now, its...
[Chorus]
74 See the problem is, I speak to suburban kids, who otherwise would of never knew
these words Exist, whose moms probably would of never gave two squirts of piss, till I
created so much Motherfuckin turbulence, straight out the tube, right into your living room I came,
and kids Flipped when they knew I was produced by Dre, thats all it took, and they were
instantly hooked Right in, and they connected with me too because I looked like them, thats why
they put my Lyrics up under this microscope, searchin with a fine tooth comb, its like this
rope, waitin To choke, tightening around my throat, watching me while I write this, like I dont
like this, Nope, all I hear is, lyrics, lyrics, constant controversy, sponsors working round
the clock, to Try to stop my concerts early, surely hip-hop was never a problem in Harlem,
only in Boston, After it bothered the fathers of daughters starting to blossom, so now Im catchin
the flack From these activists when they raggin, actin like Im the first rapper to smack a
bitch, or Say faggot, shit, just look at me like Im your closest pal, the posterchild, the
motherfuckin Spokesman now for...
[Chorus]
So to the parents of America, I am the derringer aimed at little Erica, to attack her Character, the ringleader of this circus of worthless pawns, sent to lead the march
right up to
75 The steps of congress, and piss on the lawns of the White House, to burn the
casket and replace It with a parental advisory sticker, to spit liquor in the faces of in this democracy
of Hypocrisy, fuck you Ms. Cheney, fuck you Tipper Gore, fuck you with the freest
of speech this Divided states of embarrassment will allow me to have, fuck you, [vocal melody],
He, hahaha, Im just playin America, you know I love you...
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B. Superman Lyrics
[Intro] Oh
You high baby? Yeah
Ya Talk to me
You want me to tell you something? Uh-huh
I know what you want to hear...
[Chorus A] Cause I know you want me baby, I think I want you too
I think I love you baby, I think I love you too Im here to save you girl, come be in Shadys world
I want to grow together, lets let our love unfurl You know you want me baby, you know I want you too
They call me Superman, Im here to rescue you I want to save you girl, come be in Shadys world
Ooh boy you drive me crazy, bitch you make me hurl...
[Verse 1] They call me Superman, leap tall hoes in a single bound
Im single now, got no ring on this finger now Id never let another chick bring me down in a relationship
Save it bitch, babysit, you make me sick Superman aint savin shit, girl you can jump on Shadys dick
Straight from the hip, cut to the chase, I tell a motherfuckin slut to her face
Play no games, say no names, ever since I broke up with whats her face
