Life of the Poet/Artist (will. I. Am) William Adams (Will. I. Am) was born March 15, 1975. He is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, voice actor, D], record producer, and philanthropist, best known as one of the founding members of the hip hop/pop band, The Black Eyed Peas. He was born in Los Angels, California Social/Political Conditions of the decade The song had started being written in late 2001, but was produced in 2003.
The political conditions of this time was the 9/1 1 attacks, the US attacks on Iraq and the Tate of post 9/1 1 world. Target Audience Aimed at the world, in particular, America Teens and young adults Society as a whole Intro Black Eye Vii Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Bridge Coda Repetition “Where’s the love hall, C’mon, I don’t know Where’s the truth hall, C’mon, I don’t know Where’s the love hall” This is repetition because they repeat this line multiple times.
Simile “People living like they anti got no mama” This is a simile they are comparing living life without punishment Rhyming “mama, drama, trauma” “demonstrate, irate, hate, discriminate” other, brother, undercover” Metaphor “Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria” This is a metaphor because it is comparing bacteria to the media w people’s minds. Emotive Used to make the reader feel one emotion in particular. “People killing’, people dying’ Children hurt and you hear them crying’ ” Figurative (similes, metaphors, personification… Similes: “People living like they anti got no mama” Metaphor: “Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria” The message they’re trying to get across is that the human race took a wrong turn nowhere along the way, and if we don’t try to be better we’re going to destroy ourselves. They say “But if you only have love for your own race / Then you only leave space to discriminate / And to discriminate only generates hate / And when you hate then you’re bound to get irate” meaning that prejudice only fuels more hate and the more hate there is the angrier everyone will be and the worse their decisions will be.
They mention a pair of feuding street gangs (“The Bloods and the Crisps”) as well as the UK Klux Klan to say that racism isn’t the only form of hate that’s going to destroy Upbeat Conscious hip hop (aka political hip hop): This is a genre where rappers address social and political subjects/issues. R&B Analysis – “Where Is the Love? ” Title: “Love” is the symbol of freedom and Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. The title is questioning where this is, which sets the mood of the song to be more serious or mournful.
By using the Love’ in the title, it gives the reader an understanding that they are talking about love on a global scale ND not Just personal, or else they would have used words such as ‘my or their’. Paraphrase: The first lines of the opening verse questions how the people of today don’t know how to behave properly, and how they lack knowledge of what is right and wrong So it would seem that they have no mother who would have taught them these things. But the first verse mainly discusses the fight against racism that took place in America.
The start of the chorus begins with, “People killing’, people dying’, children hurt and you hear ‘me crying” is referring to the problems going through the world, such as the government invading other countries and bringing injustice to others. The next line ‘can you practice what you preach? Was asking the president George Bush, that if he wanted to stop wars and inequality, then he should do so himself. The chorus ends with the question Where is the love? And it is repeated 6 times and echoed on each. The chorus is also sung after each verse.
The second verse talks about the wars and attacks from countries and that in the world there is a lot of hatred and violence towards one another. America is seen as a peaceful nation but here are wars, terrorism and racism. The final verse talks about how things used to be better back in the day and that society is going backwards and we are become more selfish, by doing things that only help ourselves, while others are suffering are questioned, what happened to our values of humanity, our fairness and equality.
Connotation: “As I’m getting’ older, hall, people gets colder Most of us only care about money making” Greediness is becoming more common in today’s society and making money SE to be the most important thing on everyone’s mind. People killing’, people dying’, children hurt and you hear ‘me crying” Could suggest we stand by when others are in trouble and need help. Or it could refer to governments attacking and invading other countries. A war is going’ on but the reason’s undercover / The truth is kept secret, it’s swept under the rug” As if to that we’ve been fighting for so long that nobody really remembers why we were killing each other in the first place. Devices: This is a metaphor because it is comparing bacteria to the media which infects people’s minds. Personification “l feel the weight on my shoulders” Negative images is the main criteria, Infecting the young minds faster than back Repetition: Said a lot throughout the song, this grabs the viewer’s attention and also leaves remembering the song.
