Topic: Hip hop Music
Pay attention to the lyrics of this song, Grillz, and write about your observation of the consumer society in which we live. What messages are being conveyed here?
Reader/Writer/Listener's Notes:
Think about images, perception, consumerism, culture, class, nouveau-riches, affluence, influencers, trend-setters, fads, early adopters, hip hop influences, debate over crude lyrics, tweens and teens' expenses, stardom etc.
For this year's superbowl, Toyota ran an ad in English and Spanish. Advertisers are recognizing the buying power of the Hispanic population. They are being targeted directly. They can also reach them through music and other cultureal elements. Media artifacts abound.
Posted by Fashionista Shopping Analyst
at 11:14 PM EST
Updated: Friday, 10 March 2006 10:37 AM EST
