The genre commonly referred to as conscious rap or political rap music holds a prominent role in Hip-Hop music. This sub genre has served over the years a a medium for critique on society. For the second essay that I will be writing, I have chosen to cover two musical artifacts from the genre of political rap. Lupe Fiasco's song "American Terrorist" and Nas's song "America" both lyrically commentate on modern American society, each artist offering their own takes on sociological issues plaguing this particular environment. Both songs seemingly focus on critiques in regards to inequality as related to minorities. I will be using the method of fantasy theme criticism to analyze the settings, characters, and actions as illustrated in the songs and compare and contrast the assumptions and opinions that each artist communicates in relation to these societal critiques.
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