Tupac As An Artist And A Martyr

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While Tupac was considered by many as an artist and a martyr, he was also a man that loved his mother no matter how misunderstood by the media he was. You have individuals in this world today that have both their parents and all the material things that they could ask for and yet are still not satisfied. Tupac and his mother had virtually nothing and yet still found the joys in life. Also, because they were going through the same struggle, they related to each other in both the good times and the bad. I believe many Christians could relate to their struggles but the mask we see far too many times in the music videos and negative news cycle prove how one can be view by the masses with a lack of

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