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Jacob Kotler edited the blog post The Art of Oppression: An Examination of Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid m.A.A.d city” and Stiff Little Fingers’ “Inflammable Material” in the group Irish Studies: 10 years ago

Jon Hamblin, Jacob Kotler, and Tim Maloney

A study of Northern Ireland might cause Americans to pause and reflect about their own ghettoes, to wonder what could happen in a land where, 40 percent of black teenagers were out of work.

-John Conroy

Every time you clock in the morning, I feel you just want to kill
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Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

Ahmed, Insanul. “The Making of Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d. city.” Complex Magazine. 23 Oct. 2012. Web

Bederman, Gail. Manliness & Civilization: A Cultural History of Gender and Race in the […]
Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

This is the starter page for our project. Please select what Kendrick Lamar or Stiff Little Fingers song you would like to explore first. From there, you can use the hyperlinks to guide you through the remainder […]
Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

‘Money Trees’ deals with issues Lamar finds living in an oppressed area of society, regarding how he identifies himself outside the paradigm of violence he lives within. There is also the issue of […]
Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

“Alternative Ulster” is the signature track off of Inflammable Material, carrying enough cultural influence to have a Belfast based music magazine name after it. Similar to other songs on Inflammable […]
Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

Kendrick Lamar’s song “Compton” is a shout out to west coast hip-hop heritage and suggests a sense authenticity that comes from creating an identity in an oppressive situation. Authenticity in Lamar’s music […]
Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

“Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” is the 10th track off of Lamar’s album. The track runs just over 12 minutes, and accordingly covers a lot of themes. Three different voices and characters are offered […]
Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

Kendrick Lamar presents several versions of himself on “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City.” The album’s songs can be understood as vignettes that characterize several aspects of Lamar’s identity. Tracks either frame […]
Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

“The Art of Peer Pressure” is the track that proceeds “Backseat Freestyle.” In our discussion of “Backseat Freestyle,” it was stated that Lamar used macho and phallic language to assert his bravado. The […]
Jacob Kotler wrote a new post on the site Irish Studies 11 years, 10 months ago

“Good Kid” is the first track on “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City” to discuss gang and police violence as well as Compton’s drug culture. The track is sequenced with the song “m.A.A.d City” which builds off and […]

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