Tupac Biography
CONTEMPORARY BLACK URBAN MUSIC (Sections A)
Faculty of Fine Arts - Department of Music
FA MUSIC 2520 6.0 - FW 2014 - 2015
Location: ACE 001
By: Alexander Ebrahimzadeh
Student Number: 211460326
Professor: Ron Nelson
February 10, 2015
If LL Cool J is not the greatest rap artist of all time, then who else is?
LL Cool J is widely known amongst the hip-hop community as the grandfather and originator of many different styles and types of rap, but in my opinion the greatest rap artist of all time definitely goes to Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on was born June 16, 1971 in New York City and his first name means “Shining Serpent,” and his last name “Shakur” means “Thankful to God.” At the time in the 1990’s where gangster rap …show more content…
Afeni battled drug addiction, jobless, and living on welfare at the time but still managed to have a positive influence on Tupac’s life enough for him to write a song regarding the struggle it took to raise him in his song entitled “Dear Mama”. Living life in the ghetto helped mold Tupac has a unique individual and artist learning to develop his style, and find the best way to portray to society his vision. With the support of his mother, he used her support to begin his ascendance out of poverty and into the rap …show more content…
At first, Tupac showed up as a dancer and roadie for Digital Underground, but after hearing the passion he showed on the mic, they insisted on making Pac part of the group. In 1990 and 1991, Tupac was included vocally on two of their albums, This is an EP and Sons of the P. Even from the beginning, Tupac Shakur was a special breed of rapper and human being as Many of Shakur’s songs were about the trials and tribulations of living life as an African American in post civil rights America. He was fearless in his writing, and often would persistently tackle lyrics that exposed the lifestyle of his self-professed “thug life.” Tupac was passionate about several social issues and causes that he was not hesitant to speak out in the name of social justice. His hard work and appeal would make Tupac a role model and inspiration to the hip hop and rap genres of music and one of the most highly respected MCs of all
By: Alexander Ebrahimzadeh
Student Number: 211460326
Professor: Ron Nelson
February 10, 2015
If LL Cool J is not the greatest rap artist of all time, then who else is?
LL Cool J is widely known amongst the hip-hop community as the grandfather and originator of many different styles and types of rap, but in my opinion the greatest rap artist of all time definitely goes to Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on was born June 16, 1971 in New York City and his first name means “Shining Serpent,” and his last name “Shakur” means “Thankful to God.” At the time in the 1990’s where gangster rap …show more content…
Afeni battled drug addiction, jobless, and living on welfare at the time but still managed to have a positive influence on Tupac’s life enough for him to write a song regarding the struggle it took to raise him in his song entitled “Dear Mama”. Living life in the ghetto helped mold Tupac has a unique individual and artist learning to develop his style, and find the best way to portray to society his vision. With the support of his mother, he used her support to begin his ascendance out of poverty and into the rap …show more content…
At first, Tupac showed up as a dancer and roadie for Digital Underground, but after hearing the passion he showed on the mic, they insisted on making Pac part of the group. In 1990 and 1991, Tupac was included vocally on two of their albums, This is an EP and Sons of the P. Even from the beginning, Tupac Shakur was a special breed of rapper and human being as Many of Shakur’s songs were about the trials and tribulations of living life as an African American in post civil rights America. He was fearless in his writing, and often would persistently tackle lyrics that exposed the lifestyle of his self-professed “thug life.” Tupac was passionate about several social issues and causes that he was not hesitant to speak out in the name of social justice. His hard work and appeal would make Tupac a role model and inspiration to the hip hop and rap genres of music and one of the most highly respected MCs of all