Foreword: My dearest apologies for not posting throughout the week.
I feel that the film The Asphalt Jungle is more significant than the other films that we have watched in film class mainly because of one reason. This one reason is that The Asphalt Jungle is a vivid representation of the mafioso / early nineties late-rap lifestyle that so many of my favorite rappers have rapped about.
One clear representation of what the Asphalt Jungle was to my eyes, is the great rap albums, Reasonable Doubt & American Gangster from Jay-Z. All of the works of art have that classic plot of where the character hustles his way to make it big, makes it big and revels in the lifestyle that money can easily buy, and finally has their downfall. In the Asphalt Jungle, it's briefly in the scene where Ciavelli is about to have that sweet satisfaction of breaking into the safe and finally getting their jewels. In Reasonable Doubt, it's the song Cashmere Thoughts, a lacadasical romp through Jay-Z's monetary exploits and adventures. In American Gangster, it's the songs, Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...) and Sweet, where Jay-Z raps about winning it into the big time, and just simply seeks to rap about his success.
Just a thought
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