Ranting, Raving, and Rapping

In 'America', Ginsburg's political statement reflects a ranting drunken man muttering his complaints with America, international conflict, and society in general. The absurdity and bluntness of his humor displays an everyone-was-thinking-it mentality that emphasizes the need for his confession. He is surprisingly open with usually confrontational issues such as sex, drugs, and violence. Saul Williams takes a similar approach in 'Coded Language' in openly addressing similar confrontational issues. He advocates acceptance of all different types of people and lifestyles. However, his style is much more poetic and songlike than the prose style that Ginsburg utilizes. Saul Williams imitates a similar style of wordplay to Ginsburg, but in general his delivery is more like a rap. Saul Williams also takes a more aggressive approach to delivering his poetry, and Ginsburg shows a more laid back approach.