Listening Log #5

LL5

Crazy Brazy – A$AP MOB FT. KEY!

  1. 3 Repetitions

“Gucci rag tied on my head.”

“Put a red dot on yo head.”

“I put that guap on yo head.”

Emphasis on street banter with the intent of flexing cash, high end garment accessories and lethal weapons.

2. “Shoot, no hesitatin.”

“We do it for our reputation.”

“They don’t play me on the station, press em like detonation.”

Applying pressure for a lucrative outcome.

3. Nothing really pops out in this song as it stays pretty consistent with the “blood” theme.

 

Listening Log #4 – Miguel Garcia

LL4

Growing Pains – Pierre Bourne

  1. 3 Repetition

“I’m manning up, manning up, manning up.”

“Lost my mind but I got it back.”

There are no other repetitions in the song really.

2. 3 Phrases

“Lost my mind but i got it back, Loose track of time but I got a bag.”

“Everybody broke just stay 10 toes, had none to eat man we was po.”

“Yeah my heart on punishment, I can’t fall in love with her.”

These 3 phrases outline the intention of this song which is to show the distress in his heart and mind.

3. The beat transition to the next song towards the end would bridge to another song further developing this melancholy.

 

Listening Log #3 – Miguel Garcia

LL3 (Sorry it is late, my Macbook’s entire keyboard and trackpad are frozen and in the shop, had to buy an entirely new laptop.)

Mortal Man by Kendrick Lamar

  1. 3 phrases that struck me

“Is your smile on permanent? Is your vow on lifetime?”

“Would you know where the sermon is If I died in this next line?”

“If I’m tried in the court of law, if the industry cut me off.”

I find it interesting how Kendrick questions his fan’s loyalty by pointing out the potential adversity he may face and then challenging his fans to think if this were to happen, would they still be fans?

2. 3 Repetitions

“When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

“Do you believe in me? How much you believe in her?”

“You wanna love like Nelson, you wanna be like Nelson.”

This shows more emphasis on the questioning of loyalty and the potential prophetic being he’s portraying Nelson Mandela to be and comparing himself to Nelson.

3. The only change in this song is when Kendrick includes an excerpt of Tupac talking live on a show and including his own audio and questions in a mock interview which I found extraordinarily cool.

Listening Log Week 1

Song: I Can Tell by Travis Scott

[3 Phrases]

“504 Hot Boyz minus the bad rap, like Silkk the Shocker.”

“Tilt the posture, sick, pass the bottle.”

“But I’ma pull up the silk to shock her with the silk.”

[3 Repetitions]

“Yeah, I can tell baby, I can tell.”

“Yeah, gone out of your way, you know we can tell.”

“You aint told no tale, you ain’t told no tales.”

[3 changes]

I noticed that Trav started off casually and explaining his come up to then an explosive mid way which coincides with lyrics symbolizing “making it out the wood” all the meanwhile explaining his current mindset and foresight as a star thus implying he’s seen it all before on his way to the top, from ideas, to schemes and plans.