t have influenced the way people relate to each other, as well as perceive each other in their respective environments. They have been used to promote particular ideologies specific to unique situational contexts, even though their content reflects the prevalent social perceptions. The song by Akon, “predictable”, can be used to examine and analyze the existing ideological strata in America, especially among the black community. The song however challenges the ideology that African Americans are generally gangsters and material wealth is not necessarily needed for social validation and success.
The song has created a narrative that African Americans are predictable in their social mobility hence their trajectory that involves incarceration. It is implied that from the time of birth, black Americans are destined to be gangsters; hence their predictability. The term “nigga” is consistently used to refer to an ethnic slur against black people because of their social, political, and economic status that has been characteristic of marginalization and discrimination. This evolution of the term and its use in the music video has reinforced the
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The tone in the videos is not normally used as admiration and love, but as the composite element of a language that is used to belittle and discriminate women. Some might view this as the artist way of expressing themselves through their music or their take on how they see or view the world. According to “A beginner’s guide to textual analysis “There is no such thing as a single, ‘correct’ interpretation of any text. There are large numbers of possible interpretations, some of which will be more likely than others in particular circumstances.” (Mckee, 2001). So, the artist narration or words in the song is open for interpretation and could mean or symbolize different things to different people. Some might see it as art and others will simply see it as outright exploitation of