Tupac essay
When viewing a person it is important to look at them from different views. In order to draw a bigger picture one cannot simply look a person in one way they must observe that person in many different lights. Tupac Shakur is often categorized as a rapper rather than a poet a thug rather than philosopher. Tupacs poems and lyrics are essential to understanding Tupac as person but even more important to understand him as a rapper. In order to do so his life must be used as a key to unlocking the meaning and understanding of his works.
Tupac’s childhood was far from easy. He was born to Afeni Shakur a black panther who was arrested during her pregnancy for the conspiracy to bomb public places and a month after her release she gave birth to Tupac. Tupac spent most of his early childhood moving from shelter to shelter in New York City. The abundance of crack cocaine in New York City around the time contributed to much of Tupac’s childhood. His mother became addicted to crack and he bared witness to the effects of drugs. He was also introduced to theater “at age 13 made his acting debut in a production of A Raisin in the Sun at an Apollo Theatre benefit for Jesse Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign”(Simon). It was after this he moved to Baltimore and built an even bigger relationship with the performing arts. He attended Baltimore School for the Arts where he flourished as he was being introduced to Shakespeare, ballet, poetry, and other art forms. This is when he wrote his first rap at the age of 15 as MC New York.
He moved again during is junior year to Marin City, California.
Tupacs mother was a major influence on his music and poetry. His awareness and thoughts about society sprung from his mother’s background as a black panther. In Tupac’s first album 2pacalpse Now he addresses social issues like pregnancy, race, money, drugs, poverty, and police brutality. In songs Brenda’s Got a Baby and Trapped he used his lyrics to open eyes to these societal
Tupac’s childhood was far from easy. He was born to Afeni Shakur a black panther who was arrested during her pregnancy for the conspiracy to bomb public places and a month after her release she gave birth to Tupac. Tupac spent most of his early childhood moving from shelter to shelter in New York City. The abundance of crack cocaine in New York City around the time contributed to much of Tupac’s childhood. His mother became addicted to crack and he bared witness to the effects of drugs. He was also introduced to theater “at age 13 made his acting debut in a production of A Raisin in the Sun at an Apollo Theatre benefit for Jesse Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign”(Simon). It was after this he moved to Baltimore and built an even bigger relationship with the performing arts. He attended Baltimore School for the Arts where he flourished as he was being introduced to Shakespeare, ballet, poetry, and other art forms. This is when he wrote his first rap at the age of 15 as MC New York.
He moved again during is junior year to Marin City, California.
Tupacs mother was a major influence on his music and poetry. His awareness and thoughts about society sprung from his mother’s background as a black panther. In Tupac’s first album 2pacalpse Now he addresses social issues like pregnancy, race, money, drugs, poverty, and police brutality. In songs Brenda’s Got a Baby and Trapped he used his lyrics to open eyes to these societal