Mutulu Shakur

so-called “bad reputation”. Everything from tattoos to skin color has fallen victim to the stigma and ignorance surrounding gangs. Like graffiti, rap was born in the inner city and crafted by self-professed former gang members. Legends like Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls spun rhymes recounting the racial injustice and violence black people suffered in neighborhoods like the South Side of Chicago, Brooklyn, and South Central L.A. This art form highlighted the psychological and emotional effects…

so strong that it will stay with us and come as a new form, or if it exists, no one will want to have ties with the nation but the group that they identify with which is bad for the nation. Although, Gerstle criticize hard-multiculturalism, Assata Shakur, argues for its positivity in her memoir called Assata: An Autobiography. It focuses on her struggle for growth and meaning in New York and the South as an African American whose childhood and young womanhood was full of racism.…

When I walked on that stage to receive my associate degree in May, I felt every emotion except for happiness. It was a big milestone in my life, but I honestly felt as if it was the lowest point of my life. I had no goals, no determination, and no plan for the next four or even ten years. All of my families and friends were in the crowd cheering my name, and was so proud of me for accomplishing more than they expected. Yet, I was so unsure about the next four months as I shook the dean’s hand.…

Friday, when you hear that word most people think of the day before Saturday and the one right after Thursday. It’s the last day of the week before the weekend and for the most part the last day of work or school. But when I think of Friday I think of the movie. Some famous lines from the movie is “Bye Felisha,” “No sugar? Yall aint never got two things that match. Either yall got Kool-Aid no sugar, peanut butter no jelly, ham no burger.” But I’m not here to talk about the movie I’m here to talk…

In, ¨Markheim¨ by Robert Louis Stevenson this supernatural story takes place on Christmas day when Markheim wants to acquire a gift for a woman he is courting, but along the way he plans to murder the dealer at the pawnshop and steal money. Markheim ends up stabbing him with a dagger on the dealer´s back. This then leads to Markheim going crazy and leads to him start talking to this alter ego of his. It is this alter ego that represents the dark side or evil of Markheim. It is this phenomenon…

Wallace came out on the rap scene on September 13, 1994. He went by the name Notorious B.I.G or Biggie Smalls. He was named rap artist of the year in 1995. His success on the rap scene sparked a rivalry between himself and West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur. As Wallace was leaving a party for the Soul Train Music Awards a black Impala pulled up beside them; the driver shot five shots into Wallace's side of the car and then sped away. He was pronounced dead at 1:15 AM. The theory behind his death was…

When I think of the sentence where Tupac says in his poem “In the Depths of Solitude” “I exists in the depths of solitude / pondering my true goal” (1-2). I see it as him saying he is alone and, having to find what his purpose in life is. When we get time to think to ourselves we see things in a different light that we might not have seen with others around us. Tupac was a very successful rapper he in my opinion probably only got a couple of minutes alone. However like many others that are…

Tupac Shakur Tupac shakur is a legendary figure in rap and is considered the best. Although some doubt his stance in the rap culture. I’m going to show you why he is a legend. He was one of the most influential rappers of all time and is widely considered the greatest of all time. He faced many obstacles from the rivalry with east coast rapper Biggie Smalls and the police/media. There were obstacles but he was helped by fellow west coast rappers such as, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. He had many…

The point in having the students read Shakur’s work is to get them to want to read. Their goal is just to have the student’s read more rather than play video games or going shopping. I understand why this school in Worcester chose to incorporate Shakur. Reading Shakespeare isn’t quite necessarily easy and isn’t really of interest in the younger generation. A phrase such as, “This above all, to thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any…

The death of Tupac Shakur. Many people have questions and their own theories and some are true and some are completely false. In this research paper I’m trying to break down everything I can as simply as I can for anyone to understand. Using information I’ve gathered from trusted online sources, I will give the whole story from start to finish. I will try my best to get the best and truest information so I can break down this mystery. So, leading to all this craziness, it all started in Las…