Dealing with gun violence on a regular basis opened his eyes to how it effected the people around him and dealing with the loss of people he loved due to gun violence. Snoop Dogg was a part of gun violence for a long time because he was in a gang and dealt with gun violence on a daily basis. “Yeah, yeah, yeah news from back home, This when it hurts to be gone, Two more young names to be carved out of stone, One summer day that went horribly wrong, Got my dawg on the phone, Cryin’ and sayin’ to leave him alone, but I’m not leavin’ his side, I know that somebody died, somebody’s child, Some people ducked down and some people hide, Some people cannot react in time, Bullets do not choose a victim, It is the shooter that picks ‘em.” Verses such as this are evidence that gun violence has become a problem and we need to start recognizing it and taking action. And is also shown with powerful lyrics that get people to think about the cost of gun violence all over the world. Which is done by showing news clippings of shootings that have happened recently and playing news feed from shootings that have happened recently during the course of the song playing out. The intended purpose for the song No Guns Allowed was to serve as a way to draw attention to the issues of gun violence in our country and to try and get listeners to bring a stop to gun violence. Although, Snoop Dogg’s music was more popular with African Americans when he was rapping and making hip-hop tracks when he converted religions to Rastafarian and started spreading a positive message with his music he gained popularity with other races. The intended audience of Snoop Lion’s music was young inner city male and females. It brings each individual incident of gun violence into one video to make it clear that it’s a problem in not just our country but around the world. Listening to that as part of the song makes the message very powerful that gun violence needs to end. You get images of people crying and sounds of gun shot filling the air and children screaming. In the video for No Guns Allowed Snoop stops the music and shows actual news feed from the Columbine shooting, Sandy Hook shooting, and the Dark Knight Rises shooting. The song No Guns Allowed was in response to shootings that have been happening around the country lately. Me don't want to see no more youth dead” prove that Snoop and his daughter Cori B are done seeing youth added to a list of casualties due to gun violence. Me don't want to see no more innocent blood shed Lyrics such as “ When the bodies hit the ground, there's nothing left to say, ay, ay Their message is clear that they don’t want to see anymore gun violence. Snoop Lion and his daughter Cori B come together on the track to talk about the horrible tragedies that have happened in school shootings across America. The situation for No Guns Allowed is set after all the recent school shootings that have happened such as Sandy Hook, and Columbine. A rhetorical analysis of the song No Guns Allowed will prove that Snoop is trying to spread a positive message and change his ways. When he converted religions to Rastafarian he changed his image and renamed himself Snoop Lion upon his so called reincarnation he changed the music he was making to give a more positive message to the youth.
Being a self proclaimed pimp and being in gangs and living a lifestyle that was dangerous for a long time, once he got older he realized that his music was promoting violence and expelling hate.
Shortly after graduating high school Snoop Dogg was arrested for possession of cocaine, and for the next three years Snoop was in and out of prison. He was a member of the Rollin’ 20 Crips gang in Eastside of Long Beach. Turning over a new leaf and spreading love and peace is all about what this song preaches.Īs a teenager Snoop Dogg was frequently in trouble with the law. With his album reincarnation he is trying to make a more positive message to the youth. Snoop Dogg now known as Snoop Lion was no exception to that for most of his music career he rapped about violence and drug use. Hip-hop usually depicts violence and promotes it with verses that talk about drug use and guns. Rhetorical Analysis: Snoop Lion’s No Guns Allowed
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