 The music video, "Made Me" by Snootie Wild relates to me because we have similar environments. I have shared similar experiences such as not having any money for a period of time and the song has meaning to me through the lyrics.  This video is about how Snootie Wild had nothing and ended up making something out of nothing. Through out the video Snootie Wild is trying to deliver a message that if he made it through his struggle anybody can make it through a struggle. Coming from Snootie Wilds perspective, in the video he is telling people about his struggle and how he became a successful rapper.  He uses symbolism, color, perspective, contrast and realism to get the message of the video across to his fans. The underlying message of the video is that the amount of money you make measures success; therefore people should not give up on a dream of a successful life.

In the beginning of the video Snootie Wild starts off working in a grocery store. It appears as if he does not make much money because of the clothes he has on. From the start Snootie Wild was wearing his working clothes, which were dirty, and from looking at what Snootie Wild has on it looks like he does not have much. The clothes he has and the images of the grocery store where he works symbolize his struggle. This shows how he was unsuccessful at the beginning of his life. Another symbol that is shown at the end of the video is a chain he was wearing and expensive clothes including a new car that he bought throughout the video. So at the end of the video he was successful, but he had his work clothes back on to symbolize he would not forget where he came from.

The colors symbolize different things in the beginning of the video than they do at the end. The images at the beginning of the video include gray clouds, a black sky, and dark clothes such as jeans, and a dark apron, which represent the struggle of bad, evil, unsuccessful and sad things. These are the colors through the video that explain how Snootie Wild started from nothing and made something out of it. At the end of the video the colors brighten up, which means his life, is getting better. We see colors like green represented by money and his expensive colorful clothes. These colors symbolize wealthy, strong, happy and confident. The colors at the end show Snootie Wild being successful.

The perspective of this video is that Snootie Wild is trying to deliver a message that you should be strong through your worst times. He struggled because of money problems as well as the people who were around him. At the beginning of the video he had on his work clothes which shows that he was working up to something, which means he did not have any money and therefore he is struggling. On the other hand Snootie Wild's perspective is having money shows someone is successful and wealthy. The images in the video show Snootie Wild driving an expensive car and gold chains. These things symbolize him being successful and shows that he made it.

The video shows a real story utilizing real situations and he is able to deal with it through a process. He moves from broke to rich and from unsuccessful to successful. Also he starts in a house with no power working to make money because he wants success. Throughout the video he slowly gets more money and is progressing. He ends up with money making him able to afford anything he wants which we see because he wears expensive clothes and gold chains at the end of the video. He presents himself as a successful man. When he did not have money the women did not talk to him but when he starts getting money they started to like him. This is what happens with some women in real life because the only thing some of them want is money and fame.

At the beginning of the video the contrast was very dark so you couldn't see his face, which means he is trying to hide it because he is going through a struggle and is unsuccessful. As the video goes on the contrast light starts getting brighter which means that he is making it through his struggle and he is becoming more successful. The contrast moves dull to bright which represents he is changing from a sad to happy stand point of view.

The video shadows show the two opposite lifestyles of Snootie Wild, being broke and being rich. It kept jumping back between the two lifestyles because it represents that he is not going to forget where he came from. He is torn between the two lifestyles because he is confused and he did not know what lifestyle to pick. Snootie Wild kept going back to his broke lifestyle and he thinks he should give back to the place he came from because his neighborhood and his struggles are what made him the successful man he is today. He gave back by going back to his neighborhood and shooting a video, which brought money into his neighborhood.

The elements in the video show that life is not easy and you going to have to work if you want good things in life. The video also shows that when times get hard do not give up because you might be closer to success. The elements of symbol, perspective, contrast, color and realism help show how success is defined by money and what kind of dreams you should chase so therefore you can live a good life.  Success and money are important because money and success are big things that should be apart of your life.  In the world that we live in today it is all about money, success and the fame. People want to be seen with money because that makes them appear to be successful.

