Tupac Shakur; A lost Legend

Tupac Shakur should not need any introductions. He was a music icon who didn’t just rap, he spoke to the people with his words, he wrote poems called “The Rose That Grew From Concrete”. He was an important Figure for the Black communities to look up to for he always spoke his mind and spoke about for the people. Many people young and old recognize him for making it on his on and pushing himself to the limit to achieve his dream, Even New York Times said..,

[Tupac] fueled dozens of posthumous albums, books, documentaries, online conspiracy theories and even a short-lived Broadway musical. even now, he has popped up as a hologram in concert and as a guiding spirit on Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly”; in April, Shakur became the sixth rap act to be inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame. His relevance has rarely waned.
New york Times
The Tupac Biopic: What Took So Long?

Tupac, or his stage name 2PAC is one of my favorite artist so this blog will be a little different, instead i’m going to share four of my favorite songs by him so far. I haven’t listened to all his songs so its kinda biased but please bear with me.

So, the first song that ill talk about is Dear Mama which is a song that made it fine to admit: even if they were gangsters that killed people and sold drugs, deep down, thugs are all sensitive mama’s boys and loved their mama. the chorus of the song is what really draws you in and makes you think about your mother or mother figure in your life
The chorus below further expresses the indescribable love and admiration 2Pac has for his mama and what most people feel about their mama’s as well. He places nobody above her, because she’s irreplaceable.

 
Lady, don't you know we love ya? (Dear Mama)
Sweet lady, place no one above ya (You are appreciated)
Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya?

Ghetto Gospel is a song that kinda indescribable. The title is what the song is a ghetto gospel. But, what makes it better than what you’re probably thinking is that it has the perfect blend of vocals and rap that makes you just close your eyes and smile while you listen to the song. The song imitates the book Mark in the bible where Jesus was saying come follow me. The album cover Loyal To The Game has him looking down in all white presumably trying to resemble GOD.

This song is a song that is in appreciation of women around the world, Especially Black women. Keep your head up is a song that talks about the struggles that women go through like being abandon to raise a child on their own, and just to keep going and stay strong. It’s actually a sample, he took another song and made it the chorus. He wanted everyone to think you’re not alone with your problems, just know that 2Pac is aware of them too.

This song is a more serious song than you think. When I first heard it i was confused and sorta chuckled because why is there a song about a girl having a baby. But, when I saw when I went too Genius and read only the meaning of the first two lyrics I sobered up and started to just really listen to the message he was trying to get through and that’s when I came to truly respect Tupac

Brenda’s basically too stupid and irresponsible to raise a child. She’s twelve, so it should be explicit that she isn’t suitable to raise a child. How many 12 year olds are there that know how to earn money and raise a kid? The majority of 12 year olds are immature and childish, as they should be, because they are 12 years old. No child should have to face this type of responsibility, or manipulation, since the molester is her cousin, who’s “sexin’ her like crazy”.
The second line reflects the poor literacy rate in ghetto/urban areas, where the education system falters significantly, and the majority of children don’t receive the same type of education as kids living in the suburbs. How could a child that hasn’t even received a proper education possibly raise a baby?
genius

I hope you enjoyed this blog it was a little different than usual and the next one is gonna be similar as well but the one after that will go back to the usual.

-By Faith G

Read the articles from New York Times about Tupac

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