Author function:
rapper, in particular Nicki Minaj
Abstract notion:
beef
Your album flopped,
sandal
I’m lit, candle
Your single #1?
Glitch
I’m still the
queen of rap, bitch
Yeah, Meek
transmitted that L
Should have
wrapped it up, shell
But I’m about to
hit back, Remy
Go so hard I get
an Emmy
You must be
smoking too much grass
Dumb ass? You
mean fat ass?
This ass
expensive, surgeon
You mad ‘cuz you
got none, virgin
Your diss was soft,
plushy
I never lied on
my pussy
Reflection: Remy
Ma has started beef with Nicki Minaj by putting out a diss track called “shETHER”
and I tried to write a comeback using simple bars that Remy Ma criticizes Nicki
for using. I could also have chosen to try and raise the bar, which Nicki is also known for, but I don’t have any
talent for rapping, song writing, or anything of the kind so I stuck to the
simpleton version.
Clearly the first ever text I've had in the course on the abstract notion of 'beef'! The rap communicates crudely but effectively and I guess the formal qualities of a reply to a diss are all present, too.
ReplyDeleteThe reflection seems a bit lacking, though. How would a diss look in another genre, embodying another author function? For instance a journalist, or critic?
For a second, I was convinced that you had just plagiarised a rap lyric. You do indeed have talent for (writing) rap and would love to hear it with music! Also, I would have loved to read an academic text on beef!
ReplyDeleteWith all this fixed attention on the notion "beef", I can't help it but to think that these two cranky wenches ought to settle this dispute over a juicy burger at McDonald. See? The glory of greasy fast food harbors the power to silence even the most intensified scenarios of warfare, and additionally, the consumption would contribute to the rise of more jiggly asses to complain about! On an ever so slightly more serious note, you did a great job on this rap and it certainly was entertaining to read. Remarkable slice of literature, and just for good measures.... Biatch! =P
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