Ebonics
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The use of Ebonics in rap lyrics is becoming more and more apparaent in todays society because there are so many more people of all cultures and age groups beginning to listen to rap. More and more of the younger generations today are imitating the style of their favorite rapper; for example, today there are kids all around the world dressing up with baggy clothes, wearing their hats real low, and changing the way they speak so they can sound like their favorite rappers. The way that the use of Ebonics in rap has effected not only the American culture, but cultures all around the world shows just how popular Ebonics has become in todays society.
The lyrics from the rap by Jay-Z entitled “99 problems but a b*tch aint one” has great lyrics showing the way rap and Ebonics has effected the way African Americans are viewed as today in both a positive and negative aspect. In the first verse Jay-Z gives us a good example how rap with the use of Ebonics has made him rich when he says,
“Rap mags try and use my black a**
So advertisers can give em more cash for adsf**kers
I dont know what you take me as
or understand the intelligence that Jay-Z has
Im from rags to ritches n***as i aint dumb…”
However, Jay-Z also shows how rap and Ebonics also shines a negative light when he says,
“The year is 94 and my trunk is raw
In my rear view mirror is the mother fuckin law
I got two choices yall pull over the car or (hmmm)
Bounce on the devil put the pedal to the floor
Now i aint tryin to see no highway