Why Diction? Why...

Hello blogging world. The Scott Odorico here, to give you the scoot (scoop) on Diction!!!
Diction is a fairly easy concept for me to grasp, but for others, not so much.   It is confusing to me why the have to name the "choice of words in any type of literature, speech, or papers" something.  Why can't it just be "choice of words?" Just pretty confusing to me...
When I think of Diction, I usually think of crazy raps that use intense beats and fantastic lyrics. One (someone from my era) would think of people such as Wiz Khalifa, Twista, Lil' Wayne, or Mac Miller even.  All of these rappers use great diction that is their own and works for them. My personal favorite (diction) rapper is Watsky. I found him on the Internet a couple of months ago and couldn't resist from posting him on my blog since he is relevant to the topic.  Here is his video. Try to stay caught up with his lyrics...

Pretty good, huh? Very entertaining, for me anyway.  The reason diction is studied so much is it's use for writers to make it their own. Diction is supposed to be personal and is not supposed to follow the "norm." At least that what I believe, but don't tell this to your english teacher who is grading your work (oops).  My second favorite (diction) rapper would have to be Weird Al. He creates parodies of hit songs and adds his own twist to them with his own spiced up diction. Check out my favorite video of him, "White and Nerdy."

I don't know if anyone enjoys those kinds of songs as much as me, but oh well.  I guess my message to all of those young writers out there, is to be yourself and don't be afraid to write about whatever comes to mind.

Godspeed World.