Dear Mama By Tupac Analysis

Imagine, standing at the edge of your 50 story penthouse suite encased in glass paneling as you gaze into the night’s darkness, brightly lit by the buildings of your wonderful city. You think to yourself how did I get here? What did I do to get here? You slowly sip on wine and reminisce on your past events. You think back to the beginning and how it all started; you remember your mom teaching you different things and always believing in you. You are so caught up with your fast paced, luxurious life that you have not talked to your mom in over three years. Sick and depressed your mom worries about you from home and wants to know what is happening in your life; she hopes you are staying true to what she taught you. In life, we all have a mother and occasionally we do not give them the appreciation and respect …show more content…
Tupac’s usage of rhymes and mood will be compared to Drake’s usage of rhymes and mood in order to show Tupac’s dominance in a heartfelt message delivery.
Tupac Shakur is known for his excellence in goal delivery and connecting with people by using real life situations and past events to communicate with his audience; he does this by using Rhymes and Mood to deliver his message in the song “Dear Mama”. When Tupac uses the lines “And even as a crack fiend, mama you was always my black queen mama” (Shakur 17-18) he uses rhymes by connecting two unlikely images of a crack fiend and a black queen. Tupac exalts his mother from a crack addict to a black queen because of the unconditional love he has for her. Within these lines Tupac thinks back to his past growing up and how his mother was a crack addict, but, she still tried her hardest