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This paper examines language and ideology in selected Hip-hop songs Nigeria. Even though Hip-hop has attracted a wide range of scholarly interests, existing works have not adequately examined its role in social engineering. Driven by van Leeuwenʼs Socio-Semantic Model, the paper examines 8 tracks (purposively selected for their messages) of Folarin Falana (FALZ), downloaded from https://genius.com. This is with the view to accounting for the ideological role in social reformation and national development. Five categories of social actors, namely; individuals, civil/public servants, professionals, leaders/leadership, groups/bodies, were identified and ideologically presented as perpetuators negative social actions such as corruption, fraud, favouritism, killing and ethnicity. Nominal and pronominal elements were employed to reveal social actors, while verbs and adjectives were employed to expose, accuse and condemn the negative actions. The study concludes that Hip-hop is socially and politically correct in Nigeria because helps to promote social wellness and national development.
Keywords: Hip-hop music; ideology, Social wellness, Social actors, Folarin Falana (FALZ)
https://doi.org/10.33234/SSR.16.3