Stefan+P's+Favourite+Poem

D.O.A (Death of Auto tune) - Jay Z

Only rapper to rewrite history without a pen No I.D. on the track let the story begin… begin… begin

This is anti-autotune, death of the ringtone This ain’t for Itunes, this ain’t for sing-along This is Sinatra at the opera, bring a blonde Preferably with a nice dress who can sing a song Wrong, this ain’t politically correct This might offend my political connects My rap’s don’t have melodies This make jackers wanna go n commit felonies Ah, get your chain tooken I may do it myself, I’m so Brooklyn I know we facin a recession But the music yall makin gonna make it the great depression Ah, or your lack of aggression Pull your skirt back down, grow a set men Ah, ah.. man this just violent This is death of autotune, ah moment of silence

la da da da… hey hey hey goodbye

Only rapper to rewrite history without a pen No I.D. on the track let the story begin… begin….begin

Holdup, this ain’t a number 1 record This is practically assault with a deadly weapon I made this just for Flex n Mrs. C, I want you to feel threatened Stop your blood clot crying The kid the dog everybody dying No lyin, your boys’ jeans too tight Your colors too bright, your voice too light I might wear black four years straight, I might bring back Versace shades, This ain’t for Z100 Ye told me to kill yall to keep it 100 This is for Hot 9-7 This is for clue for Khaled, for we the best n’ Boy this is violent This is death of autotune, moment of silence…

la da da da… hey hey hey goodbye

Only rapper to rewrite history without a pen No I.D. on the track let the story begin… begin… begin

This is my favourite song (or Poem) because of many reasons. One of them is that it is by my favourite artist, Jay Z. Also this song represents a lot of the feelings of old school rappers living in a world today that is dominated by artists like Lil Wayne who use a lot of electronically enhanced beats and have their voice edited to sound futuristic and modern. Jay Z launches an attack on all rappers being soft and weak. He is reminding young artists to remember where they came from, and remember who started this music. This is a cocky song, as Jay feels he can do what he likes, he could wear black four years straight, he might bring back Versace shades. He is not only attacking what rappers rap, but also how they dress and present themself. He understands that everyone is an individual, but how many people can honestly say wearing skinny leg jeans and bright colours is them. They only do this because everyone else is doing it, and it is the image they want. He is staying true to who he is and being carless towards offending his "politcal connects, and Jay is telling his auidence, he doesn't care If what he say's isn't correct he feels it needs to be said. I also love this song because it sounds classy, a saxaphone plays in it, and it just sounds rich and classy.
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"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' brow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything."
 * ALL THE WORLDS STAGE**

This poem i feel is in many ways depressing and negative. I make the meaning from it that Shakespeare is exploring the idea of the purpose of life, if there even is on.e He is trying to say is life just done in stages, in parts, and even if those parts may differ, they still may follow a formula for life, and they still end in death. That life is a game, their must be winners and losers. This could be judged on financial success, or how happy you are with loved ones. The language in this poem consists of a lot of repetition also a lot of puncuation ( commas ) that lead to a build up in the last line. The stages of men's life are explored throught language explaining physicall and mental changes in a man's life, i feel it is very sterotypical and i find the poems beliefs wrong. I don't think the worlds a stage and we are players. Everyone makes decisions personally in their own life for reasons others can not understand.
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