Tupac's Song, Keep Ya Head Up

Undeniable Respect
In a time where gangsta rap swamped the hip hop industry and the east coast against west coast rappers strived for the topmost spot in the music industry. Tupac took a major risk and released his new song “Keep Ya Head Up”. This song also focuses on a man’s softer side and arguably is one of his best individual performances ever. The poem is an important piece of work because while the rappers in 1993 were referring to women as “hoes” and “bitches”, Tupac chose to honor women and refer to them as “sisters”. It is important to people to read about violent or negative representations of gender because doing so sheds a light on the reality of situation. Pac delivers a message about staying ahead of the struggle and showing
He acknowledges that life may be tough, but he encourages anyone facing hard times to persevere, keep moving forward and not give up, “And it’s crazy, it seems it’ll never let up, but please… you got to keep ya head up.” (3:24-25). Tupac also assures his listeners that things will work out in the end, “Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I’m sure. And if you fall, stand tall and come back for more. (3:7-8). Tupac also connects his own life to the subjects such as power, race, divisions are all equally important parts of the lyrics. As a man, Tupac talks about how proud he is about being a African American, yet he touches base on the racism he faces because of his skin color. Shakur states that “And in the end it seems I 'm headin for tha pen, I try and find my friends, but they 're blowin in the wind...” (2:16) He does this to address that even though everyday is a war to survive from poverty and the unavoidable negatives in the society, people are turning on the ones around them when most vitally they should be coming jointly as a pack and supporting one another to overcome the neighboring madness. He speaks to all the single mothers, and the hard working mothers who put in their time so there kids could get a healthier lifestyle. He sympathizes with single mothers by examining the
Tupac encourages the women to heal even after facing the incredible pain and suffering. . In the chorus of the song Shakur raps, “Keep ya head up, oooo child things are goinna get easier, ooooo child thing are gonna get brighter”. The underlined unstated idea is not only to try to better your own life through all of the worries but to try to give the next generation more of a chance to not have to experience them. He speaks to the women letting them know progressively things might get worse or better for the good, all they need to do is keep there head up. Tupac’s message in this song is strong and powerful, it really touches base with me because I have met people who are born and raised in the ghetto and have seen there single parent mother struggle on everyday bases to provide for them. Tupac’s message to Women is strong enough to make me change the way I look at life; it makes me a feel stronger sense of self-respect and believe I deserve the ultimate amount of respect from others because I am a