1. Music Video Analysis
Gender Roles
Song Title: _Casual Sex___________________________________
Artist: My Darkest Days______________________________________
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 woman in this video are dancing for the men singing in the music video.
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed?
The outfits in the video are very provocative. The women barely have clothes on
and their skin is almost fully revealed.
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women?
There is more women in this video than men.
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.?
There is women in bed with the band, they are seen laying and kissing the men.
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know?
I believe that the men had more power over the women, the men were seen having
two or three different women with them. The women were seen tied up.
6. What³s the message of the song?
The message of the song is that women are seen as an object just for sex. And that
all women should be seen as this and should be treated like this.
7. What type of music is the song?
The music of this video is rock genre.
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Music Video Analysis
Race
Song Title: Looking Hot
Artist: No Doubt
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?
Two races are depicted in this video. The Westerners, Caucasians and Native Americans.
2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many?
There aren't any dark skinned women.
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video?
The woman appears to be Caucasian.
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing?
The Native American character is being shown tied to a wall and is sexually objectified.
5. What³s the message of the song?
The song emphasizes the Native American character's desire to be looked at and the sexual
attention from others. It might not be intended but it makes it seem as if the native american
wants to be taken advantage of because of the song lyrics and sexual gesturing.
6. What type of music is the song?
No Doubt's musical style have been characterized as ska punk, reggae fusion,
punk rock, pop punk, new wave, alternative rock and pop rock.
Music Video Analysis
Sexuality
Song Title: Ayo Technology
Artists: 50 cent ft. Justin Timberlake
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: There are women stripping and doing sexual
gestures.
Women, the women in the song are all
dancing sexually and making sexual gestures
3. 3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages? Yes
She she, she want it, I want to give it to her
I'm tired of using technology, why don't you sit down on top of me
Your hips, your thighs, you got me hypnotized, let me tell you
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed? Provocatively, nearly naked
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term? Casual
or serious? Short Term, kind of serious
6. What³s the message of the song? That the men in the song are tired of using technology to get
close to the women and are ready to have a face to face meeting.
7. What type of music is the song? Rap/Hip Hop
Music Video Analysis
Materialism
Song Title: Bugatti
Artist: Ace Hood, Future, and Rick Ross
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.) A 1.2
million dollar car, a bunch of gold necklaces and watches, expensive clothing, alcoholic
beverages, boats, and firearms and drugs.
2. Are any brand names shown? Yes there is numerous name brands mentioned in the song a few
of which are: Bugatti, Gucci, Adidas, the Cincinnati Reds, GIV,
3. How is wealth defined in the video? Wealth is defined in this video by showing people who
have a lot of money drinking it away, gambling it away, and showing off expensive objects such
as watches, clothing, and jewelry.
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics? Yes, the name of the song is a product.
-I woke up in a new Bugatti.
5. What³s the message of the song? Shows how success can almost be overnight in the rap/hip-
hop industry. How when you live the fast life how fast things can turn around for you.
4. 6. What type of music is the song? Hip-Hop/Rap
Music Video Analysis
Violence
Song Title: ____War Ready__________________________________
Artist: _Rick Ross ft. Young Jeezy_____________________________________
1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song:
“Just another homicide cause we war ready”
“Give me the K and a shovel, I'll bury that nigga”
“Cut that bitch a thousand times”
“Hey Black, kill this motherfucker”
“War ready, the game just wanna take my life. War ready, pussy boy we all could die tonight”
2. Describe any violent body language:
While rapping the song, the artists make their hands into guns and pretend to shoot.
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown:
Guns are everywhere in the video. Guns are continually being shown going off in every
direction.
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence:
There is no self-mutilation in the video. But there is a lot of shooting going on throughout the
whole video.
5. What³s the message of the song?
The message of this song is that he has the ability to go to war whenever someone “messes with
him” but he can always make peace at any time. Rick Ross and Young Jeezy used to be rivals
and this song shows the two united and this song is kind of like a threat to anyone who decides to
cross them.
6. What type of music is the song?
