Black History Month: Logic

Sir Robert Bryson, also known as “Logic”, is a singer, rapper, songwriter,  and record producer who is part African-American from his father side, and Caucasian from his mother side. Logic grew up in a terrible house environment, his father suffered from a cocaine addiction, his mother suffered from alcoholism, and his brothers would produce and sell cocaine in the block, including to their father. Logic was then expelled from school in 10th grade after skipping class so much. Although Logic grew up in a tough environment and had a rough childhood, he began gaining interest in music. He than began making mixtapes and then later on released albums. In his music he talks about many important issues. His music talks about equality towards all people, no matter what race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, etc. he believes everyone deserves to be treated equal. In one of his most recent and famous songs called “1-800-273-8255”, also known as the suicide hotline, he talks about a very underrated but serious and common issue today, which is suicide. In the music video he includes a gay teen going through so much for being himself, he gets kicked out of home after his dad finds out that he’s gay, he gets bullied at school, and after so much he wants to commit suicide but something makes him reconsider, in the end he reunites with his father and ends up getting married and having a kid. The song and the music video helped so many people dealing with the same/similar things and saved so many people from committing suicide. In his other songs like “Black Spiderman” and “Everybody” he talks about equality and racism which has also impacted and inspired many people. Overall, Logic’s music has many important messages that have impacted people and is bringing positive change. We can all say that he has become successful after all he’s been through and brings honor to not just the African American community, but to everyone.

Super Bowl Commercials

The purpose of this video was to entertain and persuade. Amazon was trying to make the video funny but also persuade that their product is the best. The audience was everyone but mainly adults. They were trying to show one viewpoint which was that their product “Alexa” could not be replaced by anyone better so therefore she is the “best” at what she does. They got the audience attention by making the ad funny and by including celebrities.

The purpose of this video was to persuade, entertain, and to inform. Tide was trying to persuade and inform that their product is the best to use but still wanted to make the ad funny to watch. The audience was adults or people who do laundry. They tried to show their viewpoint which was stating that tide is the best brand to use for washing your clothes. They got the audience attention by adding a celebrity and trying to make the video funny and entertaining to watch while still getting their point across.

The purpose of this video was to persuade and to entertain. Lexus and the Black Panther movie are both being presented in this add. Lexus is trying to persuade that the car is the best and that you should buy it, while Black Panther is trying to  persuade people to go watch the movie.By adding Black Panther it made the ad more entertaining to watch.b The audience is everyone who is old enough to watch the movie or to drive, so mainly adults and some teens. They got to show both viewpoints which were that Lexus is the best car to drive and that Black Panther is the best movie to watch by mixing the two in one ad. They got the audience’s attention by making the ad epic and adding Black Panther in it, they added action.