Reading Music

1. Reading Music

2. How to read a song. • Look for literary terms. • Metaphor • Simile • Personification • Allusion • Hyperbole • These will help you to understand how the characters feel about a subject.

3. Who is this? I roll with clever broadsWith goals like FedorovSeeking better jobs instead of running scam's like "set it off"Some aren't the sharpest but they know what they stand forThey don't let jams disrespect them on the dance floor'And no they never hit college like the danforth'For damn sure they got each other back like a JansportGirls in a league of they own, like Gina Davis,Nina Simon ladies, Tina fey chicks, Christina Applegates What does this mean?

4. And I've been known to talk about women on a track or twoI talk to women I just can't talk for women, that's for you We need women for that more women in rap,Even tracks like Kweli's for womenThat's still only half the view of the worldThere's no girls rapping so we only hearingHalf the truth, what we have to lose? Question the statements. Why can’t he? Always watch for the questions. The writer wants you to think about these questions.

5. Repetition My mom taught me where to keep my heart.My aunt taught me how to sing two parts.My sis taught me how to parallel park,And tried to teach me math but she way to too smart.My grandma in the 80's is still sharp.My girl’s cousin is in activism in art.They taught there's no curls to tight, no mind too bright, no skin to dark To keep shining.

6. What is the message of the song? • We need to view women in a different way. • We need to see women as powerful voices in our society. • We need to respect women. • We need to hear about “real” women. • Battle cry for feminists.

7. Now you try it…