TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE OF APPROVAL ………………………………………………………… i STATEMENT …………………………………………………………………... ii PREFACE ………………………………………………………………………. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ……………………………………………………… iv ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………….. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………….. vii LIST OF FIGURES …………………………………………………………….. viii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………... 1 1.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………. 1 1.2 Background of the Study ……………………………………………………. 1 1.3 Reasons for Choosing the Topic ……………………………………………. 4 1.4 Scope of the Study ………………………………………………………….. 5 1.5 Research Questions …………………………………………………………. 5 1.6 Aims of the Research ……………………………………………………….. 6 1.7 Research Method ……………………………………………………………. 6 1.8 Organization of the Paper …………………………………………………... 6 CHAPTER II. THEORETICAL FOUNDATION …………………………... 8 2.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………. 8 2.2 The Interpretation of Lyrics ………………………………………………… 8 2.3 The Interpretation of Video Clip ……………………………………………. 9 2.4 Van Dijk’s Text Analysis …………………………………………………… 10 2.5 Popular Culture ……………………………………………………………... 11 2.6 The Issue of Violence……………………………………………………….. 12 2.7 Hip Hop Culture……………………………………………………………... 13 2.8 About Snoop Dogg…………………………………………………………... 14 2.9 About Snoop Dogg’s Selected Songs……………………………………….. 16 CHAPTER III. RESEARCH PROSEDURE AND DATA PRESENTATION ……………………………………………. 18 3.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………….. 18 3.2 Research Question…………………………………………………………… 18 3.3 Research Procedure………………………………………………………….. 18 3.3.1 The Context of the Study……………………………………………... 18 3.3.2 Data Collection and Data Analysis…………………………………… 19 3.4 Data Presentation……………………………………………………………. 19 3.4.1 Selected Songs from Snoop Dogg……………………………………. 19 3.4.2 Themes at the Macrostructure Level………………………………….. 20 3.4.3 The Textual-Evidence of the Elements of Violence which Appeared in Snoop Dogg’s Selected Songs (Schema in Superstructure Level)………......................................................................................... 21 3.4.3.1 The Textual-Evidence of the Elements of Violence in Snoop Dogg’s “Gin & Juice”………………………………………... 21 3.4.3.2 The Textual-Evidence of the Elements of Violence in Snoop Dogg’s “Murder was the Case”………………………………. 23 3.4.3.3 The Textual-Evidence of the Elements of Violence in Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It like It’s Hot”………………………………... 26 CHAPTER IV. DISCUSSIONS ……………………………………………….. 29 4.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………….. 29 4.2 Discussions…………………………………………………………………... 29 4.2.1 Five Main Indicators of Violence in Snoop Dogg’s Lyrics and Video Clips………………………………………………………………….. 29 4.2.2 Correlation between Indicators of Violence and the Characteristics of Hip Hop Culture..................................................................................... 42 CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS …………………….. 48 5.1 Conclusions………………………………………………………………….. 48 5.2 Suggestions………………………………………………………………….. 49 BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………….. x APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………... xiii ABOUT THE WRITER ………………………………………………………… l LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1 Van Dijk’s Text Analysis (Teun A. Van Dijk 1998:17-94 in Eriyanto 2001:228) ……………………………………………… 10 Figure 3.1 Snoop Dogg Selected Songs……………………………………… 20 Figure 3.2 Themes at the Macrostructure Level……………………………… 20 Figure 3.4 Vocatives used in Snoop Dogg’s “Gin & Juice” lyric……………. 22 Figure 3.6 Vocatives used in Snoop Dogg’s “Murder was the Case” lyric….. 24 Figure 3.7 Slang words used in Snoop Dogg’s “Murder was the Case”……... 24 Figure 3.9 Vocatives used in Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot” lyric…... 26 Figure 3.10 Slang words used in Snoop Dogg’s “Murder was the Case”……... 26 Appendix 1 Textual-Evidence in Schema of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin & Juice”…... xiv Appendix 2 Textual-Evidence in Schema of Snoop Dogg’s “Murder Was the Case”……………………………………………………………… xxiii Appendix 3 Textual-Evidence in Schema of Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot”……………………………………………………………...... xxxiii .