Representasi Perlawanan dalam Lirik dan Struktur Musikal “Rima Ababil” karya Homicide
Keywords:
Hip-hop, Resistance Aesthetics, Political Discourses, Urban Culture, Music AnalysisAbstract
This study aims to analyze the representation of resistance in the lyrics and musical structure of the song “Rima Ababil” by the hip-hop group Homicide. The object of this research is the song and its lyrics, while the subject includes Homicide as the creator and performer of resistance expression. The study employs a critical musicology approach that combines resistance aesthetics theory, discourse analysis, and popular culture studies. The method used is qualitative content analysis with data collected through documentation and literature study, including official lyrics, music recordings, interviews, scholarly articles, and popular publications. The analysis was conducted through data reduction, repeated reading, and thematic interpretation, taking into account the relationship between artistic form and socio-political context. The findings reveal that the lyrics of “Rima Ababil” contain ideological rhetoric and symbols of resistance, while the repetitive, dark, and minimalistic musical structure reinforces the atmosphere of defiance. Their synergy creates an aesthetics of resistance, affirming rap music’s role not merely as entertainment but as a medium of socio-political critique and urban social documentation.
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