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Goodwin’s Six Points Analysis
Analysis of two hip-hop music videos.‘Childish Gambino – Freaks and Geeks’
‘Rick Ross – Hold me back’
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Childish Gambino – Freaks & GeeksGenre CharacteristicsHe sings about stereotypical rap topics for example-Women (Hoes, Bitches, Pussy)-Sexual gestures and singing about sexual experiences-Rapping about money and fame-Mentioning physical goods which he has purchased due to his success
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Childish Gambino – Freaks & Geeks
IntertextualityIn the song Childish Gambino references multiple film and pop-culture icons. -“These girls be actin’ crazy when they dance Black Swan”-“This beat is a disaster, 9/11 this track”-“You’re fuckin’ with the baddest like you tag-teamed Rhianna”-“I got some pussy that was insane, so insane it was an enemy of Batman”He also references past songs of his and other popular hip-hop songs
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Childish Gambino – Freaks & Geeks
Visuals/Lyrics-In the music video, He dances by himself (freestyle) he does Gestures to certain lyrics
throughout the song-He Lip-syncs throughout the whole video as well.
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Childish Gambino – Freaks & Geeks
Visuals/MusicIn the video for Freaks & Geeks there isn’t any editing to the beat or visual representation
of the music in anyway. In this way Childish Gambino breaks conventions according to Goodwin.
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Childish Gambino – Freaks & Geeks
Selling the Artist-He is a well know actor/ Comedian in America called Donald Glover in a hit TV show
called Community. -Despite this Glover chooses to use a stage name to reinvent himself for the genre and
so this first single was used to show him in a hip-hop light instead his comedic background.
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Childish Gambino – Freaks & Geeks
Voyeurism-The video starts with voyeurism, the audience watching Childish Gambino dancing by
himself in a warehouse but Gambino quickly notices their presence and sings directly to them for the remainder of the video.
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Rick Ross – Hold Me Back
Genre Characteristics-Use of slang and derogatory language (nigga, bitches, hoes)-References sex frequently during the video.Money, Physical goods & appearances
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Rick Ross – Hold Me Back
IntertextualityRick Ross doesn’t make any references to any other elements of media,
focusing the song solely on him.
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Rick Ross – Hold Me Back
Visuals/Lyrics-Set in an urban area, Rick Ross is depicted as a gansta type of Character.
Many half naked women who are rather well endowed and are scantily clad.
-When Rick Ross references having children, the video cuts to Ross standing behind a large group children. This is supposed to be humorous.
“These hoes”
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Rick Ross – Hold Me Back
Visuals/MusicScene changes and editing to the beat are frequently used during the
music video.
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Rick Ross – Hold Me Back
Selling the ArtistDepicted to be a stereotypical black gansta or “pimp” to sell him
as an authority and cool character to others.The video also sells him as a criminal as it is shown that he sells
heroin to the other denizens of the slums.
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Rick Ross – Hold Me Back
Voyeurism-None towards the actual artist (unless you like heavy-set black men) but there is
heavy emphasis and objectification toward the females extras who are depicted to be attractive for the audience.