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
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everyone can bob their head to. Many artist say that they were influenced to rap because of Tupac such as Nas‚ Kendrick Lamar‚ J. Cole and so many more. Tupac’s mother (Afeni Shakur) was a single parent and she tried her best trying to make their childhood a great one. He thanked his mom for her effort in the song ‘Dear Mama‘. He may have been known to many people as an “Gangster” or “Thug”‚ but he also touched on issues that were going on at that moment of time. ‘Keep ya head up’ by 2pac was an anthem
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everything else—it has its good aspects. In the song “Keep Ya Head Up” by Tupac Shakur‚ best known by his stage name 2Pac‚ he appeals on the most part to females; however‚ depending on the interpretation of the song‚ it can affect and influence anyone. As the title suggests‚ the song refers to women standing tall even though the problems and hardships they face make them weak. To convey his message‚ he includes experiences he faced growing up with a single mother‚ who was addicted to crack. During
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raise me right.” In hearing those words by the late Tupac Shakur in his song “Keep Ya Head Up”‚ I had a startling revelation: My mother was somebody and I had been taking her for granted. Immediately after the hearing that song I processed every lyric and applied it to my life. At that very moment I realized how important my mother really was and I stopped taking her for granted. This song had changed me forever. Growing up was not that easy for me. There was always lots of turmoil in the household
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When I visualize my gestation period I picture my mother with her feet up sitting in a rocking chair while my father digs thourgh the frieg to find her a late night snack. She reads to a soothing laliby while I lay back and focus on her calm relaxing voice. I go on to picture myself being born to a loving family we reside in a small but happy home with a white pickit fence and a little dog. Although my childhood was not quite this rosey‚ I must confess it was not quite as bad as MR shakur. His gestation
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That artist name was Tupac Shakur‚ a rapper who is considered to be one of the best rappers of all time but sadly passed away in 1996. His song “Keep Ya Head Up” addresses issues concerning lack of respect toward the female gender‚ especially poor black women. It has a very positive message‚ and it is often used as an example of Tupac’s softer side of him. In the song he discusses the lack of respect
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freshmen‚ we walked in nervous‚ uncertain of what was ahead. Look at us now‚ the graduating Class of 2013 at BCIT is a crowd of bright-eyed‚ tenacious individuals. I mean look at us‚ wearing our robes. Usually‚ when I’m in a robe it means I’ve given up‚ but we’re far from that. We are moving onward courageously whether it is into the military‚ the work force‚ or into a university. As we move forward our paths will come at crossroads and diverge. We will experience great triumphs and difficulties‚
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was his song titled “keep ya head up”. During this era of hip-hop and even in the African American social community‚ women were constantly being degraded in not only the lyrics of rap songs but also in the images of rap music videos (which just gained its popularity during this time). Young black women were constantly being referred to as “tricks‚bitches‚ and hoes”‚ also in videos would be displayed as promiscuous creatures in scantily clad attire. In Tupac’s song “keep ya head up” Shakur is trying
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Joey Kostyal Mr. Philips US History 25 August 2014 Colonial Period Essay Although all equal to the importance of current USA‚ the original 13 colonies had many differences‚ but more importantly‚ had much in common. England was mainly responsible for developing the 13 colonies. One of the first English attempts at an American colony was in 1607 by a group of English settlers‚ led by John Smith. They created the Jamestown colony in what we now know as Virginia. Surrounding colonies of Virginia
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Language Centre Cover Sheet Please fill in all the blanks below for your assignment: Full Name (in pinyin) Luo Ya English Name (optional) Susan Student ID Number 1302534 Class Number(e.g. 14) D4 Programme Human Resource Management Module Code EAP105 Assignment Title Coursework 2: Corporate Social Responsibility Business Research Report Submission Deadline 11th May 2015 EAP Tutor’s Name Jacqueline Banki Which draft is this? (e.g. first draft‚ final draft) Final draft Final Word Count 1897 If you
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