Grew from Concrete "Tupac Shakur could possibly be the most influential and compelling of all rappers" (Dyson 106) Do we really know who Tupac was? The famous phrase‚ "never judge a book by its cover" applies to Tupac ’s own personality and character. A first look at Tupac and you see darkness‚ you see a violent man with no purpose or direction in his life. Then you look deeper inside him‚ you step into his shoes and see a kind‚ caring‚ but very confused man. Tupac ’s life story is like any
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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
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Rose That Grew from Concrete “are a group poem created by Tupac Amaru Shakur. His message much simpler and more direct rather than complex
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Herc originally created this style of music” (Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia). It was created as a way for people living in poverty in the inner cities to be heard. People outside of the cities didn’t take it very seriously until rappers such as Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. used well-written rhymes and nice beats to catch the attention of people. People started to notice the conditions that people were living in and it was embraced and brought to the spotlight as a major problem in some areas
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platinum in July 1995.(13)All Eyez on Me was the fourth album completed by Tupac. This album was distributed on February 13‚ 1996 by Death Row and Interscope Records. This record released two singles. The first was
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legend is 2PAC (Tupac Amaru Shakur 1971-1996). Tupac had two fathers a Black Panther father Billy Garland (his real father) and a stepfather Mutulu Shakur. Billy took care of tupac for 5 years until he was married that was when Billy and his wife left the panther’s party and he lost contact with his son till Tupac first time shoot by 5 bullets. After billy left his wife(Afeni)‚ Afeni got married to Mutulu Shakur. Tupac mother’s name is Alice Faye Williams (later called Afeni Shakur)‚ she was one
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The Rose That Grew From Concrete Tupac Shakur was a black African American rapper who lived his life with poverty‚ violence and drugs. Tupac Shakur was born in New York City. His parents had separated before he was born‚ and his mother moved him and his sister around the country for much of their childhood. Frequently‚ the family was at the poverty level‚ but Shakur managed to gain acceptance to the prestigious Baltimore School of the Arts as a teenager. While he was at the school‚ his
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Tupac (Two-pahk) Amur Shakur‚ commonly known as 2pac‚ led a violent life. He died on September 13‚ 1996. He was a gangsta rapper/Aspiring actor. Tupac was a big figure in the rap community‚ always doing what he wanted and not caring what others thought of him. His life symbolized what a lot of people have gone through‚ through his music and movies he showed us how hard life can be. Tupac was born in Brooklyn‚ NY in 1971. His family and he moved to Baltimore‚ Maryland early in his life. He took Performing
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Poetry Analysis Tupac Amuru Shakur or better known by his stage name 2Pac was an American rapper and actor who came to fame in the 80’s-90’s era. Both Tupac’s mother and father were active members of the “Black Panthers”. Shakur’s parents were very outspoken and tenacious individuals‚ although they divorced during Tupac’s younger years both of their qualities can be seen through Tupac’s words and actions. From an early age Shakur was surrounded by struggle and relatives who were imprisoned‚ this
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that captured audiences across America‚ and began to shape a new culture entwined with rap and hip hop culture. Some of the major influences to this new cultural phenomenon were Tupac Shakur‚ Notorious BIG‚ and The Fab 5 basketball team. "As was made most tragically evident by the 1996 and 1997 slayings of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious BIG‚ two of gangsta rap ’s brightest lights"(20). Also‚ " The baggy shorts‚ the black socks‚ the swagger‚ the way they played the game -- a young‚ soon-to-be prodigy
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