A Quote by Jay-Z
I don't profess to be a political rapper, like groups such as 'Dead Prez' or 'Public Enemy', but I think social commentary should make its way into your music. Speaking on your neighbourhood is social commentary - what happens, what's going on.
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I don't think social commentary should be planned, you just have to be truthful.
I think that my films are basically family stories, beyond the fact that they are global and have political and social commentary.
I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music.
When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.
Social media are fundamental to communicate and understand what happens in the world. It's a point of view and an immediate commentary.
Now most of 'Alice' isn't really a political social commentary, but I think a big message is here is that the culture we're involved in is fascinated with very quick fixes and instant gratification.
I don't want to offend people and I don't want to be mean, but social commentary and comedy for me are part and parcel. I think the greatest social activists are comedians.
I'm the rap version of Dave Chappelle. I'm not sayin' I'm nearly as talented as Chappelle when it comes to political and social commentary, but like him, I'm laughing to keep from crying.
I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.
Fashion is social commentary, but to me, it's the whimsy of it and how women and men use clothes to express themselves. It should be fun and when it stops being fun, that's when I put my jeans and my T-shirt on and then that's your uniform.
I never think that anything I'm writing is bluntly political in any way. I'm not going for commentary.
The moment you have massive social and political commentary trying to explain a phenomenon, then you know we are no longer dealing with a strictly psychiatric question.
Literally every time I'm on camera, as well as there being commentary on what I've said, there'll be commentary on what my hair looked like, what I wear. Often it's written in the most hideous and quite cruel way.
I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.
Every comic will tell you that a lot of crowds play differently to different social commentary. Some people are really uptight about stuff like that. Some people just enjoy the fact that it's your experience and they want to hear you mock and joke about your life.
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