Jeffery's Room

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born on June 17, 1987 in Compton, California. He is known for progressive music styles and a lot of his lyrics touch on social issues and the oppression of minorities. Truly some of the most memorable moments of my life have been screaming Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics at the top of my lungs without actually knowing the meaning behind it. It is extremely ironic that I rap lyrics like “All my life, I has to fight, Hard times like, yah! Bad trips like, yah!” at the beginning of Alright with such passion while I drive through my safe neighborhood and hope I do not show up late to school.  Obviously I’ve always liked listening to his music and how it sounded hype, but as I entered high school, I was more conscious of listening to his lyrics and actually understanding what they mean. In his recent album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers , he delves into deep topics of his life. There were elements and themes similar to his other albums like oppression and police br...

  In class, we read a poem about a student who would much rather look at the stars than studying them. Our table group tried to find sophistication in the piece. We found that what makes this poem complex was that neither studying or enjoying stars are necessarily wrong. They both offer benefits to people. It’s up to us to interpret what gives us joy. This can also be said about poetry. I know a lot of people love analyzing its complexity and dissecting the meaning of poetry. And though I do occasionally like doing that, I personally mainly enjoy poetry because it sounds good. Similarly to me, the author in the poem we read in class enjoys the stars without actually comprehending why and how they are there. I love listening to rap music which is basically modern poetry. Yet occasionally, I do not actually comprehend what the rapper is saying or understand its deeper meaning, I just simply listen because I enjoy it.  I think there are many things in this world that are left for...