Rap music, like movies, is untimately entertainment and should not be taken so seriously.

I agree with this statement because young adults and adults across the nation are listening to rap music and they take all of the stuff that happens in these rap songs to heart. They live it and when they live in tough neighborhoods where they think they need to be like those rap stars and carry that gun or get high, that is when that person is going to get themself into a whole heap of trouble.

"It's only-at the end of the day. It's only entertainment." What Jadakiss is possibly insinuating by this statement is that if someone really took the time to ponder what the rapper is really like then they would realize the rapper in that song or in that music video is different from who they are in real life. And that when that music video is over those people who got shot or got arrested for having drugs on them aren't really dead or in prison. It's not real but when that young adult, adult, or child even goes and shoots someone or gets caught with marijuana or cocaine or whatever, they are really killing someone or carrying around something that is illegal and they will be sent to prison.

Tough Guise vs. Killing us Softly

Tough Guise was a very controversial video. I thought that some of the things narrator said weren't exactly true. Overall I really enjoyed the video it was interesting and had a lot of facts in it that I did now know of. I think that it had a really good way of brining up how men don't have to be that tough guy, one who's doesn't cry and doesn't show emotion in situations when it's okay to show emotion. The video was true you see in all the movies that we watch people telling there children, friends, family that are males real men don't cry or real men are tough. That statement is not exactly true. It's okay for men to cry and be compassionate it takes a stronger man to be do these things then it does to act tough.

Killing us Softly was also a very controversial video. It illustrates many different ways women are used in the media. Like how they airbrush women on magazines and make there skin look flawless. In truth they are creating a world of women that will never exist. I think that this video would help a lot of people in the world who have self esteem issues because most of the time the people you see in ads have been photoshoped to make his/her body look better for that ad. This video made it very clear how the media are truly in it just for the money because the prettier and the skinner the person they have the more people who will be fooled into thinking, oh well if I but that product I will look like him/her. And when that person buys that product the company just makes more and more money.

Superbowl

I learned that people pay way to much money for super bowl commericals. Most of the the commericals shown during super bowl are to make money off of you, for example Bud Light you can't really do anything else but buy it, and drink it. They aren't showing these commericals because bud light is good for you, all they want is your money! I also learned that commericals can be funny. I usually hate them but some super bowl commericals are pretty funny.

Key Concept

The concept that I understand most is how media messages are made using a creative language that has it's own rules, for example the Target logo or a Nike anyone would be able to know that a message was trying to sell those products without the name actually having to be on the ad. Media also use bright colors and fun fonts to grab your attention. I just find this concept really fun and interesting and it's easy to understand.