Worldly Success
Ron Brownz "Pop Champagne", Hip Hop, 2008
Plies, "Plenty Money", Rap, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91WYiTGy0g0
Birdman ft. Drake and Lil Wayne, "Money to Blow", Hip Hop, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLAA5IRbZZI
Lloyd Banks, "Beamer, Benz, or Bently", Hip Hop, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtWfdmEDebc
G-Unit, "Groupie Love", Hip Hop, 2003
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncfEtBcQCPM
Liberation
India Arie, "Video", R&B, 2001
India Arie, "I Am Not My Hair", R&B, 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t9E_7Qk7os
Bob Marley, "Get Up Stand Up", Reggae, 1973
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMlHdxiIZ8
Maxwell, "Pretty Wings", R&B, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGr9SNcygTw
Nick Cannon, "Can I Live", Hip Hop, 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNuDe90c2WU
Response
For an individual to be deemed as powerful or important, money is closely associated with them. Therefore aim 2 (worldly success) is more prevalent then aim 4 (liberation). We live in a society today that money is the most important thing in life and without money, to certain people you are worthless. Most of the music that we listen today talks about how much money they can blow or about how big they are amongst other people. Worldly success is advertised well in the media and gives people the idea that only the people with the best or people in power or with the fame can be successful.
While doing this assignment, I realized that finding songs for both of these aims was not that difficult. They were easy to find and took me about 15 minutes to think about 10 songs for each. I think that Hindu understanding of these aims are different then American pop culture. I believe Hindus most important aim was moksha (liberation) because that was how they achieved their salvation. However, in American liberation is taken more as for freedom; standing up for what you believe in or value.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Aims 1 and 3
Pleasure Aim
Pleasure P, "Under", R&B, 2009. (Video)
R. Kelly, "Sex in the Kitchen", R&B 2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orTYX0nMeXw
R. Kelly, "Seems Like Your Ready", R&B, 1993
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzaOtXWg2Tw
Community Service Aim
Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On", Classic R&B, 1971 (Video)
Bill Withers, "Lean On Me", Classic R&B, 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaVXfHZv50Y
Mariah Carey, "Hero", R&B, 1993
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVhrIfaPKxw
Whitney Houston, "The Greatest Love of All", R&B, 1985
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhYAse-9eiI
Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, "When You Believe", R&B, 1998
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kfpE8xYBmY
My Response to Aims 1 and 3
After doing this little fun filled exercise, the pleasure(kama) aim is more prevalent in American Pop culture then the community service(dharma) aim. Sex is advertised on TV, billboards, newspapers, magazines, and even on the side public transportation to show people that this is what's cool. In today's society, sex is what sells and in terms generate publicity and potential revenue. While doing this assignment I realized how easy it was for me to name songs that talked about pleasure, i.e sex. Within two minutes I could think of over twenty-five songs that contain pleasure of some type of sexual gratification in the content. This is kind of sad because we should be more concerned with our community and how we can make things better and more peaceful. For Hindus, community service(dharma) is essential for "harmony of the world."(Knott, Pg. 21.) However, for Americans, community service is more of good samartian thing that people what to be recognize for their contributions and how they made a difference. Also, from what I interpret, Hindu pleasure(kama) came from meditation, which is a ritual that is practice faithfully. But when pleasure come in the mind of Americans pop culture, sex is the first thing that pops up and most people just run with that because they know in the end that's what the public is going to want to hear, see, and buy.
Pleasure P, "Under", R&B, 2009. (Video)
Trey Songz, "Neighbors Know My Name", R&B, 2009
Robin Thicke, "Sex Therapy", R&B, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orTYX0nMeXw
R. Kelly, "Seems Like Your Ready", R&B, 1993
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzaOtXWg2Tw
Community Service Aim
Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On", Classic R&B, 1971 (Video)
Bill Withers, "Lean On Me", Classic R&B, 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaVXfHZv50Y
Mariah Carey, "Hero", R&B, 1993
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVhrIfaPKxw
Whitney Houston, "The Greatest Love of All", R&B, 1985
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhYAse-9eiI
Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, "When You Believe", R&B, 1998
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kfpE8xYBmY
My Response to Aims 1 and 3
After doing this little fun filled exercise, the pleasure(kama) aim is more prevalent in American Pop culture then the community service(dharma) aim. Sex is advertised on TV, billboards, newspapers, magazines, and even on the side public transportation to show people that this is what's cool. In today's society, sex is what sells and in terms generate publicity and potential revenue. While doing this assignment I realized how easy it was for me to name songs that talked about pleasure, i.e sex. Within two minutes I could think of over twenty-five songs that contain pleasure of some type of sexual gratification in the content. This is kind of sad because we should be more concerned with our community and how we can make things better and more peaceful. For Hindus, community service(dharma) is essential for "harmony of the world."(Knott, Pg. 21.) However, for Americans, community service is more of good samartian thing that people what to be recognize for their contributions and how they made a difference. Also, from what I interpret, Hindu pleasure(kama) came from meditation, which is a ritual that is practice faithfully. But when pleasure come in the mind of Americans pop culture, sex is the first thing that pops up and most people just run with that because they know in the end that's what the public is going to want to hear, see, and buy.
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