FYS

1. Music Video Analysis
Gender Roles
Song Title: ________Dear Future Husband______________________________
Artist: _____________Meghan Trainor_________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. What are the men/women doing? (Dancing, sitting, swimming, etc.) The women are
dancing, cleaning, and cooking. They are doing the domestics. Menare showing strength
and masculinity.
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed? Women are dressed with
skirts and have some skin showing, but are not provocative.
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women? There are more men than
women
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.? Women are dancing and men are trying to impress Meghan Trainor, the
lead singer.
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know? Women seemto have the power in
the video.
6. What³s the message of the song? Women have demands for men who want to pursue a
relationship with them.
7. What type of music is the song? Pop.
Music Video Analysis
Race
Song Title: ___________Formation___________________________
Artist: ________Beyonce______________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. What races do you see represented? African American Women

2. 2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many? Yes. 40+
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video? African American
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing?
They are dancing and doing everyday activities. Some people are driving, some are
standing there. There is a marching band feature. There is also a scene where a small
African American child is dancing in front of a firing squad.
5. What³s the message of the song? The message is promoting African American people,
specifically women. Beyonce is a successful black woman, and she wants other women to be
in her same position, hence the title of the song, “Formation” despite the discrimination
they face.
6. What type of music is the song? Hip Hop/Pop
Music Video Analysis
Sexuality
Song Title: ____________Anaconda__________________________
Artist: ________________Nicki Minaj______________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe any sexually explicit body language: Twerking, grinding, provocative dancing,
and a lap dance
2. Who is more sexualized • men or women? Both? Women are usually more sexualized in
rap and hip hop music, more popular genres today.
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages?
“My anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns hun”
“Come through and f*** him in my automobile. Let him eat it with his grills…He
keeps tellin me its real, that he loves my sex appeal”
“Oh my gosh, look at her butt”
“I let him hit it ‘cause he slang Cocaine. He toss my salad like his name Romaine.”
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed? The dancers are scantily dressed. They are
basically wearing underwear for the entirety of the video

3. 5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious?
6. What³s the message of the song? Nicki Minaj uses her sexuality to gain power over people
watching her video. It’s about women taking back their power through sexuality,
something frowned upon for women to do.
7. What type of music is the song? Rap/ Hip Hop
Music Video Analysis
Materialism
Song Title: __________________Gold Digger____________________
Artist: ____________Kanye West__________________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe the products that are highlighted in the video: (cars, jewelry, clothes, etc.) Cars,
designer clothes, and money
2. Are any brand names shown? Louis Vuitton, Mercedes Benz, Hyundai, Datsun.
3. How is wealth defined in the video? Wealth is defined as having money in excess with
many brand name items, expensive clothing, and sports cars.
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics? Yes. Louis Vuitton, Mercedes Benz, and
Hyundai
5. What³s the message of the song? The message of the song is to talk about women who
marry for money, otherwise known as a gold digger.
6. What type of music is the song? Rap/Hip Hop
Music Video Analysis
Violence
Song Title: _______Hot N****_______________________________

4. Artist: ___________________Bobby Shmurda___________________
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible.
1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song:
“We keepthem 9 milli’s son my block, n****”
“Ty to run down and you can catch a shot, n****”
“I been sellin’ crack since like the 5th grade. Really made no difference what the
s*** made.”
“We gon’ pull up in the hooptie like we cops on ‘em, with M16’s, we gon’ put some
shots on ‘em”
“Mich caught a body bout a week ago. Run up on that n****, get to squeezin’ ho.
Everybody catchin’ bullet holes.”
2. Describe any violent body language: Holding of fake guns and flashing of gang signs
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown: The people featured in the video
are smoking and pretending to shoot each other.
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence: No actual violence occurs.
5. What³s the message of the song? The message of the song is that Mr. Shmurda is not
someone to mess with. He will use violent force against you.
6. What type of music is the song? Rap/Hip Hop