The I Ever Received 8 Mile By Eminem - 2534 Words

The power that a few words thrown together is amazing; the meanings we can conclude from them are so powerful. I remember the first rap music CD I ever received: 8 Mile by Eminem. The album was released in 2002. I was in 2nd grade but I would listen to it with my brother and his friends, who were a solid eight to ten years older than I was. That Christmas my brothers’ best friend gave me my very own copy of the album, but made me promise to not let mom and dad know where I got it from. I listened to that CD on repeat constantly; on the bus to school, in school, on the way home, I would even listen to it once I was back at home. Something intrigued me about how obvious it was that these songs were different; these songs had a deeper†¦show more content†¦In the past couple of years I have taken my old poetry books, in diary form with lock and key out of the closet and back to my desk. A relatively new form of presentation of poetry called Spoken Word has emerged and ta ken over the media. Spoken word is defined has a form of poetry intended for an on stage performance yet initially written on paper (Nelson-Atkins.com).The difference between a rap song and a spoken word poem is presentation. A rap song is more of a story and a spoken word presentation can be more of a lesson. Basically a rap song is a sonnet and spoken word is free verse. Since the difference is so slight, why do people view rap music and spoken word so whole heartedly different? Should we view the message of poem or song differently based on the presentation? After a lot of thought and research rap is essentially poetry. (In the Heart of the Beat 25). A rap song doesn’t just give someone a catchy melody to sing along with on the drive home, it has the possibility to be relational. Think about how hard it is to sometimes just get the words out â€Å"hello my name is†¦Ã¢â‚¬  or some other common conversation piece. Compare that to a string of words that not only make sense, but also rhyme, and send a meaningful message out to thousands of people. It is a true art form. The beauty of rap is to show the ability to receive power, and even healing by being brutally honest with yourself and even