Tupac Rhetorical Analysis

Tupac Shakur was a man born into poverty who knew all too well the struggles of black men in the late twentieth century. Tupac’s many achievements in bringing about racial equality have placed him among the few great civil rights advocates of his time. Tupac embedded his message of equality into his verses allowing it to reach many, and even in death his teachings continue to show us that there is hope for a brighter tomorrow and that no one should give up hope in the future. The controlling message in Tupac’s rhymes was the strength of the black man and the inability of his will to be broken. Tupac having been involved in gangs and drug pedaling as a young man knew the temptations of such actions and hated that his race was subjected to
such a lifestyle. To try and bring about a change he appealed to the children by distributing rap albums. Again with one controlling theme, there must come an end to this racism that exists. The words of Tupac gave mixed messages and in some cases rather than contributing to the empowerment of black people influenced them to commit crimes against on another. As he grew older he realized that you cannot make peace with violence and tried a different route. His new songs like “I wonder if heaven got a ghetto” and “changes” showed Tupac’s true message and sent a ripple through the black community. They defined his purpose and reach his fellow African Americans on a scale he never thought possible. Tupac’s continued attempts to bring about peace included Helping to expose the police brutality that had been occurring against black men at that time. His controversial words showed people that the life of an impoverished black man is one of little opportunity and nothing to hope for. In exposing these truths he put his life on the line in the hopes of one day gaining a better lifestyle than their current struggle. He knew that no one would respect black people until they started respecting themselves and so he urged them with all of his power to rise as brothers united in their cause so that victory may be theirs. The life of tupac shakur is one that was defined by constant struggle for racial equality. Tupac having tasted the adversities of poverty wanted to gain equal opportunity for himself as well as his fellow African Americans. Rather than physically fighting injustice he used his words to spread a message of hope. That poverty does not belong to any race and that the fruit of the tree of liberty should be distributed evenly amongst all those who dwell in its shade