I will use the sample essay about J Cole’s album KOD and argue why using music has been an effective way for people to express their feelings and the help they need. Seeing that people of color typically brush their health issues under the rug to never be talked about music has been a way for people to feel like they connect with others. Music has been used to make people feel like someone else has gone through what they may be going through. In my essay, I want to accomplish spreading awareness on how people use art to tell their own stories. They say a picture says a thousand words but music has been used to speak many more words than that. Art can speak for the people. Something that inspired further research was knowing that people of color think that mental health isn’t real and can easily be controlled. People of color are forced to keep quiet about what’s going on in their minds. Humans may think their crazy but that paper they write a verse on about anything they want to talk about will not judge. My thesis is important because people can only stay quiet about their struggles so long before they take over. Spreading awareness of this form of art that gets anyone’s story out could save someone’s life. I plan to extend my research by finding an artist who is talking about mental health. When people find someone else who was brave enough to post the struggles they both share, it makes them more motivated to find healthy revolutions and not feel alone.

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