Keep Ya Head Up

in our communities in the things that are produced with the goal of keeping these characteristics at the forefront of society. Although the Transcendentalist movement has since ended, key characteristics and beliefs of the movement still heavily influence our modern music, culture, and film. Transcendentalist ideas are prevalent in popular culture such as music. In Tupac Shakur’s song, “Keep Ya Head Up”, he says: [...]I think it's time to kill for our women/ Time to heal our women/ be real to…

Although written by the same rap artist, Tupac Shakur’s “Dear Mama” and “Hit ‘Em Up” could hardly be more different from each other. Both songs, considered to be Tupac’s most influential for different reasons, showcase a contradiction in the personas he embodies in them. Described as “a moving and eloquent homage to both the murdered rapper's own mother and all mothers struggling to maintain a family in the face of addiction, poverty and societal indifference” by the Library of Congress, “Dear…

Although Shakur began recording in 1987, his professional entertainment career didn’t take off until the early 90’s when his debuted Digital Underground’s “Same Song” from the 1991 film, “Nothing But Trouble.” Strictly 4 My Never Igna’nt Getting Goals Accomplished was released by T.N.T Recordings, Interscope Records, and Eastwest Records America. Currently the rights of this album belongs to Amuru Entertainment. This album is similar to Shakur’s debut album, 2pacolypse Now. It discusses…

Introduction Wallace Thurman, an author in the Harlem Renaissance, undoubtedly wrote one of the greatest novel of his time, The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life, written in 1929, discussing feminism and colourism of Harlem in the 1920s-30s. Thurman’s The Blacker the Berry has not been forgotten, as nearly 100 years after its release, it is the core of two of influential hip-hop artist songs, Tupac Shakur’s Keep Ya Head Up and Kendrick Lamar’s The Blacker the Berry. Lamar and Shakur are…

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With her goggles toning down the bright sun, Rey hobbles down the dune and heads west towards Traders Den. Following the indent from an ancient crash, the scavenger tries her best to keep out of the sun. Coming upon a commonly used trail to Traders Den, Rey checks for fresh tracks. Finding nothing suspicious, she starts down the track north. The trip was uneventful and Rey could now see Traders Den in the distance; it's great entrance crawling with merchants, scavengers and smugglers alike.…

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Curley wants to shoot Lennie in the guts after he finds that Lennie killed his wife in the barn. After he finds out Curley starts chasing after Lennie “I’m goin, he said I'm gonna shoot the guts outta that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand.I’m gonna get im. (Steinbeck 98). This supports the argument because it shows that if George didn’t kill Lennie then he would have suffered at the hands of Curley. Curley was going to shoot him in the guts and getting shot in the guts is worse…

He stood up. He was in a cave with about twenty other soldiers sleeping on the sand. His trusty gun stood up against the slick cave wall. He picked it up, it felt lighter than he remembered but he didn't let this bother him. He stepped outside the cave. Harsh morning light invaded his eyes blinding him. When they readjusted he saw an ocean sprawled out in front of him. The gentle waves crashed down on the white sand rhythmically. He found it mesmerizing. It had been a while since he had time…