Mutulu Shakur

During a time in which gang activity and hip-hop music were at their peak, one hip-hop artist stood out amongst the crowd. Christopher Wallace, otherwise known as his stage names, Biggie Smalls & Notorious B.I.G., was one of hip-hop’s elite performers during the 1990s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Christopher George Latore Wallace grew up surrounded by drugs, violence, and rap music. These influences helped inspire Smalls to record hit songs that would appeal to a vast majority of the hip-hop…

He had been birthed by his mother Afeni Shakur who was a black panther civil rights activist. Police brutality was highly indicated in a lot of his interviews and speeches considering he was a victim of it himself by oakland police department. He displayed a big concern towards lack of fathers…

“Argh!” I yelled as I was being dragged to the ship. The year is 1619, and I TuPac (to-pok) and hundreds of other slaves have been captured in Africa, and they are going on a slave ship to America to be slaves. I don’t know what they’re going to do to us in America, but I hope it’s not bad. The year is 1776, and this is TuPac’s grandson Pedro. A few days ago the Declaration of Independence was signed, and now some states are beginning to ban slavery. Right now I am located in Missouri which…

“diss track” against Biggie Smalls and Sean Combs evidenced by the following lyrics calling them out “We bust on Bad Boy niggaz fucked for life. Plus Puff tryin’ta see me weak hearts I rip. Biggie Smalls and Junior M.A.F.I.A. Some mark-ass bitches” (Shakur, 1996). Hailed as the greatest “diss track” ever made by many, “Hit ‘Em Up” managed to escalate the tension that had been brewing between Los Angeles and New York – West Coast and East Coast…

Tupac Shakur also known as 2Pac was born June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York and died on September 13, 1996. Tupac was known for his talent of rapping and his ability to create controversial lyrics. Tupac won 2 awards out of 3 nominations on Soul Train and nominated in many other award shows. Tupac created a song named "Changes", which is very popular in today's society. In this song 2Pac is suggesting that people should make changes within their lives. 2Pac feels poverty, violence…

When you think of a leader, chances are you do not think about a rapper. Nevertheless, one that can be expected to be sporting overalls on stage one day, and is meeting with the President on another. Even more confusing, he has not released a studio album, but has won three Grammy awards. He was the first artist to perform on Saturday Night Live without a studio record deal and even participated in a recent Kit-Kat advertising campaign. I am describing one of the most influential and inspiring…

Imagine having something that meant something significant. Something that meant something to a large group of people. Something that has been a longstanding part of a culture. Then that thing was given a negative connotation seemingly out of nowhere. This thing could have helped someone through hard times, something that spoke to them or something that has significance in their lives. This is something that people who are fans of rap and hip-hop have to face on a regular basis. In somewhat…

A genius in the rap world, to say the least, Tupac Shakur has always been one of the most talked about artists of all times. In fact, you don’t need to be a fan of rap to feel overwhelming emotions triggered by Tupac’s songs. Born as Lesane Parish Crooks, Tupac left the world way too soon. He was shot and killed in September of 1996. There is a reason Tupac still holds a place in everyone’s heart. He was the epitome of perfection when it came to passing on a message through songs. Not only was…

There has been controversy surrounding rap music has been in the forefront of the American media. From the hype of the East Coast-West Coast rivalry that shadowed the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. to the demonization of modem music in the wake of your modern day crime it seems that political and media groups have been quick to place blame on rap for a seeming trend in this so called “youth violence”. however, though critics are quick to point out the violent lyrics of…

Lesane Parish Crooks was born June 16 1971 then later renamed to Tupac Shakur. This rapper, actor, poet was also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. Growing up he attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, while there he took acting classes and dancing classes. He grew up the son of Black panther activists and was raised by his mother Afeni Shakur. As she was pregnant with Tupac, she was in jail for multiple charges including bombing charges. He started his career as a backup dancer for the hip hop…