Culture Assignment

Many of the songs , on the Billboard Hot 100, that the modern culture listen to, are influenced by the same topics and themes. As shown in Rihanna's "Only Girl", Far East Movement "Like A G6", and Roscoe Dash ft. Waka Flacka Flame "No Hands", the current generation is surrounded by many, if not all, songs with similar themes such as love, heartbreak, money, and drugs/alcohol.

The number 6 song, "Only Girl" by Rihanna, is about a girl who wants to feel loved. She wants her companion to make her feel like she's the "only girl in the world". Many young peple in our generation can relate to this. Therefore, this becomes very popular amongst the younger crowd. The simile, "want you to take me like a theif in the night" shows the comparison between the theif and her lover. Rather than stealing objects, she wants him to take her. This specific song shows love and vulnerability.

"Like A G6"" by Far East Movement is a new upbeat song that encourages dancing. For the past nine weeks "Like A G6" has been #2 on the Billboard Hot 100! This song, along with many, influences people to open up and let loose. The rhythm and tempo makes your heard nod whenever you listen to it. The song is about drinking "it up" and just having a good time. The simile "poppin bottles in the ie, like a blizzard", compares the drinks with a blizzard. The use of similes enables us to imagine the song as if we were in it. This song encourages people to have a good time with the use of alcohol.

The last song "No Hands" byt Waka Flacka Flame and Roscoe Dash has been #30 for the past 5 weeks. This song has a fast tempo that also encourages dancing. The simile "got me lost like Nemo" is comparing his location with the movie character Nemo. This song is about men gazing and being entertained by women while they are throwing "money" at them.

Each of these songs help to uncover the modern culture and their role in music. The themes that can be extracted from these songs are love and having a good time. Most if not all of the modern culture just wants to have fun. Music artists use this to pull attention from their listeners.