ANALYSIST RICH BRIAN’S SONG “KIDS”

( STRUCTURAL GENETICS)
HAFIZH BAIHAQI
(2019130097)
Hfzhbaihaqi@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
This literature work is made to know the implied message in Rich Brian's song Kids released
in 2019, to define the meaning of why this song is released, and to educate the reader about
the rap music scene. The back story of Rich Brian itself in this scene influences people and
gets influenced by the senior in the rap scene using structural genetics analytical
Keywords: Rich Brian, rap, influence, structural genetics analytical

ABSTRACT
Karya sastra ini dibuat untuk mengetahui pesan tersirat dalam lagu Rich Brian's Kids yang
dirilis pada tahun 2019, untuk mengetahui makna mengapa lagu ini dirilis, dan untuk
mengedukasi pembaca tentang dunia musik rap. Latar belakang Rich Brian sendiri dalam
adegan ini mempengaruhi orang dan dipengaruhi oleh senior dalam adegan rap menggunakan
analisis genetika struktural
Kata kunci: Rich Brian, rap, pengaruh, analisis genetika struktural

INTRODUCTION
Literature is all written work that hidden messages and meaning, and going
can be used as a reference or reference in to analyze verse by verse
various activities in the field of education
and other fields because it is considered to
have lasting benefits or benefits. the value LYRICS KIDS – RICH BRIAN
of family education related to literary
aspects. structuralism which does not only [Verse 1]
involve the literary structure but also the Ayy, uh
life of the author and the social conditions I'm puttin' numbers on the board and
of the people that encourage the work to be blowin' more digits
born. The genetic meaning itself is "the I haven't started, man, these are just the
origin of literary works" which means the before pictures
author's self and the historical reality that Shout out my parents, my mother gave
has conditioned the literary work when it birth to four winners
was created. Rich brian song “Kids” is an All of the players in the game, it's always
interesting work to be an object of cold benches
research, because the lyrics contain many Been in the studio, I forgot how to sleep
Not tryna make an album they forget 'bout
in a week
They said the fruit never gon' fall far from
the tree
I used to be the kid, now the kids wanna be
me
Trippin' 'bout my future, like way before
there was cameras
Hella plans on my calendar, 'fore I went all
professional
Less souls to trust, man, these people
makin' me cynical
More copycats and less people soundin'
original
Same destination, we just took different
routes
Fuck bein' one the greatest, I'm tryna be
the greatest one
I ain't sayin' I ain't grateful for everything
I've become
But the throne looks more comfortable
than this chair I'm sittin' on
My name is Brian, cold bars is what I'm
known for
If my vision ain't scarin' me, then I don't
go for it
'Member my first days here when it was all
foreign
Now I'm on TV with James Corden, that
shit was crazy
Just got a place with a backyard, I feel
amazing
Nothin' can get between me and the
dreams I'm chasin'
Ain't got the time for partyin', no more
gettin' wasted
'Less you got the 1942, man, then get the
chaser
You hatin' on me, but you know I got it
You big in your city, I'm the king of a
continent
These rappers tryna make the trendin' topic
While the state of music goin' south
But I don't even want to talk about it
Let's talk about it, nah, let's talk about it
Before all these folks decide it's cool to
give a fuck about it
Everyone's tryna make hits, I'm just tryna
make music
You know, the kind that makes you feel
when you listen to it?
I'm the youngest child, I don't need more
attention
You writin' some bullshit, I write the lyrics
meant for the captions
I'm makin' songs that'll probably outlive us
for generations
Started off as the sailor, look at me, now
I'm the captain
I won't lie, this shit is fun
Tell these Asian kids they could do what
they want
Might steal the mic at the GRAMMYs just
to say we won
That everyone can make it, don't matter
where you from
[Bridge]
Can't forget about the day that Sean called
me
Talkin' 'bout a vision called 88 that he's
dreamin'
Man, I love him like a brother, if we fall,
we gon' recover
Just a man with a vision who mastered in
causin' trouble (You can't see)
Man, I can't see the finish line
Fall back, fall back, I ain't fuckin' 'round
this time (Anymore)
Did God know he created a legend in '99?
(Anymore)
Fuck pretendin' on a track, man, I mean
every single line
[Verse 2]
Touched down, never holdin' back
Shinin' like some bustdown, sailin' 'round
without a map
Been the underdog, now it's time to let me
quarterback
Killin' shit in uncharted territories, man,
this shit get hella gory
Whole country of people proud, so I'm
never worried
Glad you're sittin' through the credits, man,
this is my story
The type of shit that make me cry when I
record it
This the type of shit that still gon' make me
proud even when I'm 40
R.I.P. Nipsey, R.I.P. Mac
These inspirations always gon' motivate
me to rap
Let's celebrate their lives and the people
that they impact
The marathon continues, ain't no way we
lookin' back
Amazon Prime flow, you know I'll always
deliver
We crossed oceans for a chance just to feel
somethin' better
Generations to sacrifice, that we'll always
remember
METHOD
Genetic structuralism is:
structuralism that does not only involve the
literary structure but also the life of the
author and the social conditions of the
people that pushed the work to be born.
The genetic meaning itself is "the origin of
literary works" which means the author's
self and the historical reality that has
conditioned the literary work when it was
created. The figure of genetic structuralism
is Lucien Goldman.
CONTENT
Rich Brian makes this song to
influence all the kids overseas especially
Asian and Indonesian kids. in this song,
Brian told about his journey from nothing
to something and spread his struggle and
obstacle in Kids songs, (1) Been in the
studio, I forgot how to sleep Not tryna
make an album they forget 'bout in a week
the meaning is Brian cannot sleep while
It's that circle of life shit, they hold me up
like I'm Simba
They told me I ain't welcome, I'm here to
stay, and my visa says so
Just wait and see whose songs they gon'
blast up in they headphones
Come back like every couple years to
destroy like tornadoes
Victorious tropical flow comin' straight
from Indo'
These plants only grow to just get cut and
disposed
Their spotlight is dimmin', my future's so
bright that it glows
You want the blueprint for impossible, I'll
let it show
Remember when Pac said, "The concrete
grows a rose”
his doing the album and focused on the
album and make they = fans forgetting
him as an artist. Also, Brian is mentioned
the new comer artist that copying another
big artist and haven’t their originalities (2)
Less souls to trust, man, these people
makin' me cynical More copycats and less
people soundin' original, the meaning. The
rap music scene is getting interesting for
Brian’s future and he wanting to “conquer”
the rap scene to prove that he can do
anything to getting the throne that he aims
for (3) I ain't sayin' I ain't grateful for
everything I've become But the throne
looks more comfortable than this chair I'm
sittin' on. (4) My name is Brian, cold bars
is what I'm known for If my vision ain't
scarin' me, then I don't go for it. Brian
song’s called “That Stick” went viral at
2016, and because that song he got offer a
record label called 88 Rising, with Sean
Miyashiro as a founder of the label, (5)
Can't forget about the day that Sean called
me Talkin' 'bout a vision called 88 that
he's dreamin' Man, I love him like a
brother, if we fall, we gon' recover His
also mention the trend, when all the music
is went south and Brian stick to the music
that what he's been doing all this time (6)
These rappers tryna make the trendin'
topic While the state of music goin' south
But I don't even want to talk about it Let's
talk about it, nah, let's talk about it Before
all these folks decide it's cool to give a
fuck about it.
After his name is getting high in
US, all the Indonesian is getting proud for
what his doing all the time, his song’s
Midsummer madness was played for 238
million times at spotify, Dat Stick 158
million times and many more, its really
obvious that all Indonesian citizen are
proud of him after make Indonesia proud
in the international music scene, (7) Been
the underdog, now it's time to let me
quarterback Killin' shit in uncharted
territories, man, this shit get hella gory
Whole country of people proud, so I'm
never worried. In his career, Brian have an
idol to inspire his career, there is Nipsey,
Mac Miller, The Beatles, and Tupac
Shakur, he mentioned Nipsey, Mac, and
tupac in this song that really inspired him
to make music and living life as a musician
artist, (8) R.I.P. Nipsey, R.I.P. Mac These
inspirations always gon' motivate me to
rap Let's celebrate their lives and the
people that they impact (9) Remember
when Pac said, "The concrete grows a
rose"
In the rap music scene, it is very natural
that a lyric contains words that can
criticize something, not only fellow artists
in the rap world but also a government
agency like Eminem who distracts the
president at the time, namely Donald
Trump, Eminem diss Donald Trump
because of some decisions and regulations
that are believed to be racist against the
black race in America. In contrast to
Eminem, Rich Brian actually often makes
lyrics that are very shaping or mental for
teenagers his age in the songs 100 degrees,
Kids, and some of the songs on the album
The sailor. Music for Brian is like his life,
start making music from 2015 and his
already afford all the struggles in this
scene.
In this song, Brian mention the
person who is really affected to his career.
The person is:
- Family  “Shout out my parents,
my mother gave birth to four
winners”
- Sean Mayashiro  “Can't forget
about the day that Sean called me”
- Nipsey, Mac Miller  “R.I.P.
Nipsey, R.I.P. Mac These
inspirations always gon' motivate
me to rap”
- Tupac  “Remember when Pac
said, "The concrete grows a rose"
All this person is really influenced
Brian as an artist, his family that was
raised him became a really good
person, Sean Mayashiro, who found
him and offered him to be an big artist,
and his motivator, idol Nipsey, Mac
Miller, and tupac, these person really
motivate him to start in rap scene.
CONCLUSION
Rich Brian is a rap musician from
Indonesia, he released an album called the
sailor under 88 Rising management, one of
the song is Kids that really inspire people
to chase their dreams and what they
wanted to be, he already prove it no matter
where you from, your background is
always a chance to reach the dreams. This
paper is made because the curiousity about
what Brian’s afford and felt about his
journey, to know about the meaning of the
lyrics that is hidden between the words
game by a rapper.

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