![]() The camera is very frequently moving between clips of people holding up a variation of signs that have something to do with defunding the police. Towards the second half of the video, the camera and footage begins to focus more on the police instead of the protestors. Similarly, in “Rap Music” by Tricia Rose, she states that, “The most frequent style of rap was a variation on the toast to a boastful, bragging form of oral storytelling sometimes explicitly political and often aggressive, violent, and sexist.” (21) This relates to whenever Lil Baby is talking about police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter movement considering it has become an extremely popular subject within politics. Within the next few seconds, there is a part of a clip where a young woman is holding up a sign that states, “I am afraid to have kids because you are killing my brothers and sisters.” In this case, “you” directed toward the police force. The camera then goes back to a clip of Lil Baby standing in solidarity during a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta, Georgia. This may also be a way to get people who don’t watch the news to see what is going on. I believe that this is because Lil Baby wants the viewers to see what is really happening. The camera begins to slowly move towards the side until the news footage is shown. The cameras were angled directly towards them because they are the focal point in this clip. In the very beginning of the video, it starts off with footage of a peaceful protest. Both the video and the lyrics give you information about what is going on in today’s world. In many ways, this relates to Tricia Rose’s, “Rap Music”. ![]() It is about racism, police brutality, and it also has a political background. “The Bigger Picture” is a video about the current issues in today’s society. The video I chose for my visual analysis is “The Bigger Picture” by Lil Baby.
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