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…
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…