Tupac Shakur

when I can show that Tupac Shakur's death on Sept. 13, 1996, is far more reasonable than any other conclusion. The lack of concrete evidence and conflicting accounts about the events of September 13, 1996, fuel speculation surrounding Tupac's death. Adding to this ambiguity is Suge Knight, who was in the vehicle with Tupac during the shooting. He expressed his uncertainty regarding that fateful night's sequence of incidents in interviews years later “So do you genuinely think Tupac could be…

One of my hero’s that I admire would be an American rapper, record producer and an actor. His name is Tupac Amaru Shakur. Also known as, 2pac. He was born June 16 1971 in East Harlem, New York City. He died on September 13 1996 in Las Vegas, NV. The cause of his death was murder. On September 7th 1996, Tupac was leaving a boxing event in Las Vegas when he was shot multiple times. Six days later, he passed away on the 25th of September. To me, my hero is someone who will never give up, even when…

poem, “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” written by Tupac Shakur, the persona believes in having hope. Hence, regardless of if the rose was leaning or even if it was missing a few petals, anyone would be amazed seeing a rose grow from concrete. Thus, individuals will be amaze because roses do not grow from concrete rather grass. This is evidence of some form of hope or faith that was endured. According to the poem, In stanza 2 (lines 5-6), Shakur declares “Funny it seems, but by keeping it’s…

Tupac Shakur & Black Vernacular CSU Chico Nicholas Pedroza There has been widespread debate on the creation and use of Ebonics, or black vernacular within the education system, it has not been inputted into the schools, but nonetheless the use of it is very popular and the reason for that are rappers. Black vernacular is widely spoken throughout the black community so when rappers rap in black vernacular and whatever they rap about the people can relate to it. Stated by Matthew Feldman,…

artist songs, Tupac Shakur’s Keep Ya Head Up and Kendrick Lamar’s The Blacker the Berry. Lamar and Shakur are two of the most influential and greatest hip-hop artists since the outbreak of hip-hop in the 80’s. Shakur’s hip-hop career ran from 1991 to 1996 (as he died in September 1996), and Lamar’s career running from 2010 until today. Regardless of the massive…

The poem “Mortal Man” by Kendrick Lamar is not known to be “your average poem”. Although “just a poem”, it is a free verse poem written inside of a song also called “Mortal Man” by Kendrick Lamar which makes it really distinct and sui generis. Within the poem, Kendrick basically describes inner conflicts within himself that he seems to have no control over. He begins to question his life as well as who he really is and what exactly he is truly here for. The title becomes most significant at the…

culture has taken the art of rap and capitalized on the records sold by rappers, which are commonly referred to as “ Thugs”. Society has a extremely clever way of excluding persons who raises questions, an example Tupac Shakur. Tupac Shakur was a famous poet, actor and activist. Shakur uses powerful diction to speak to millions of Americans from all doctrine, creeds, and walks of life. America was gifted to have such a positive attribute, not only for our country but for the black race as…

tale “Only god can judge me” is Tupac Shakur. Tupac experienced the economic struggles at a young age, growing up in New York and California. Tupac’s use of figurative language in the song “Only god can judge me” proves the theme of judgment and how an individual and his God can judge his past actions. Tupac shows many pieces of imagery throughout his lyrics to support the theme of judgment. Tupac states “got a body full of bullet holes” described in his verse (Tupac 45). As an individual…

Live Tour,” makes copious claims leading to his argument: that holographic concerts by dead artists such as, Tupac Shakur isn’t a bright idea due to the fact that their presentation on the platform wouldn’t be genuine and overall it wouldn’t “have the complexity, or the humanity, to really compel our interests.” I disagree with Potter’s argument because a holographic concert by Tupac Shakur could potentially raise money for charity. For example, there was a holographic concert by Chief Keef on…

In this assignment, I am going to examine, in detail, my contributions to the Hip-Hop Wiki timeline in Module 1. My entries included Kurtis Blow being the first rapper signed to a major record label, Afrika Bambaataa’s impact on different genres, Tupac Shakur’s album, “Me Against the World,” and Kendrick Lamar’s single, “Alright,” and the reaction it generated from critics and media outlets. Kurtis Blow was signed to Mercury Records in 1979. This event was significant as it was the catalyst to…