Chance the Rapper: Gun Violence is a Paranoia-generated Phenomenon (Essay Sample)

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Chance the Rapper: Gun Violence is a Paranoia-generated Phenomenon
Gun violence in the city of Chicago has been on the increase. Over the past few years there has been war turfs in the city. This has led to the death of many young African-Americans, some who are as young as twelve years old. Chance the Rapper, a rapper based in the city, addressed the issue giving his personal insight on the matter.
1. The speaker in the interview video is Chance the Rapper, based in Chicago. The video builds on an interview done based on a radio-podcast known as Sway. The interview was conducted on June 20th, 2013. The circumstances of the interview are in line with the recent increase in gun violence resulting in numerous African-American deaths in Chicago.
2. The intention of Chance, the Rapper in regards to his interview on gun violence, was to mark on the main reasons as to why gun violence is on the rise in Chicago. He wanted to sensitize the general public especially those from Chicago on one of the leading causes of the escalation in gun violence. According to Chance the Rapper, the mentality that inhabitants of Chicago possess is fear which grips those who own guns and those who do not possess weapons. More so, the rapper reiterates that teenagers as young as twelve walk around with firearms which escalates the war turfs and resultant deaths and shots in Chicago. Consequently, fear and paranoia is an everyday phenomenon around Chicago.
3. In my opinion, after assessing the video, to some degree, the interview accomplished its mission. Based on the questions asked during the interview dialogue, Chance the Rapper was asked about his opinion as to why gun violence and subsequent high death numbers in Chicago is on the rise. In his theoretical concept, he answered from his point of view based on the questions without hesitation probably because he hails from Chicago. He gave a brief reason which is fear and paranoia and provided examples to back up his theory such as twelve-year-old carrying guns around.
4. A direct quote from Chance the Rapper, “In my theory, fear is the reason. It is through the music that is being released, and the situation people are in Chicago concerning poverty levels and the relocation of people from the projects were dispersed in different areas of the city of Chicago. As a result, fear has escalated in the streets of Chicago especially on the fear of lurking. It perpetuates the issue of concern in Chicago augmenting the paranoia effect. In a sense, it has built the fear that has escalated within the city of Chicago. People are paranoid in a sense.’ (SwaysUniverse, 1:28-1:3:00)
5. According to (“Chance the Rapper Helps Make Chicago Free of Gun Violence for 42 Hours”), ‘the efforts by Chance the Rapper to sensitize the public about the situation in Chicago has gained overwhelming support. According to Chance, the #SaveChicago movement was largely a secret resulted in a united effort between father and son. Chance’s social media campaign comes after he recently received widespread attention for his 2013 mixtape “acid rap” which addressed gang violence in Chicago in his music. Regarding motivation behind the movement, Chance tweeted that his father’s plan included talking to various churches, schools, and businesses for support as well as radio stations.’
Similarly according to an article by Brennan Williams on Chance the Rapper, ‘There’s a greater discussion we need to have about the role of police officers, their affiliation to the public as enemy slayer, when the...