Tupac Shakur

In life, society gives labels to people based on how individuals perceive you. When society puts a label on someone, they might believe it and if they believe it, then it becomes them. The labeling theory is seen through history. Derogatory name calling that takes place in society based off of another persons appearance or social standing. I disagree with the labeling theory because you can not judge someone based off of where you are from. A supporting claim to the labeling theory is that…

Over the years there have been many inspirational people that have passed away. Unfortunately, there have also been some people that have been assassinated. One of those people was John Lennon who was an inspiration but was murdered by a mentally insane person. John Lennon was and still is an inspiration. Him and the Beatles had toured the world to spread the influence of their music. Later on when they split up, John still continued to make influential music and say inspirational quotes such…

Chris Rock's routine "Niggas vs. Black People" distinguishes a nigga, which he defined as a "low-expectation-having motherfucker", from a "black person". In contrast, Tupac Shakur distinguished between nigger and nigga: "Niggers was the ones on the rope, hanging off the thing; niggas is the ones with gold ropes, hanging out at clubs." Tupac, who has been credited with legitimizing the term, said his song N.I.G.G.A. stood for "Never Ignorant Getting Goals…

The Fifth Amendment has been around for almost 230 years, and states that people can not be tried more than once for the same crime. Having a second trial can have many downsides such as, expenses, reduced quality, people biased because of a retrial, and personal heartbreak. Double jeopardy should be changed to Triple Jeopardy because finding new evidence, having new opinions, and bringing people long awaited justice can make the difference of a lifetime. Finding new evidence against a…

The Positive Influence on Rap Rap is “a style of popular music, developed by jockeys and urban blacks in the 1970’s in which an insistent, reoccurring beat pattern provides the background and counterpoint for rapid, slangy, and often boastful rhyming patter glibly by vocalist or vocalists” (“Rap Music”). Rapping is a major part of hip hop culture which was developed in the Bronx in the mid nineteenth century. A group of young African Americans and Latinos living in a low income area where there…

Although the lyrics were negative they were necessary to promote the abuse police inflicted on minorities. Aside from police brutality rap also addressed the everyday struggles of inner-city living. Legendary rappers Tupac Shakur (2Pac) and Christopher Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.) are probably the most influential rappers of all time. Some of their lyrics dubbed “ghetto poetry” that inscribed positive messages to their fans. They used their own personal experiences to express…

Tupac “2Pac” Shakur- Change September 7, 1996 will go down in the history books for many people. On the eve of that day, Tupac“2Pac” Shakur, who was sitting in a passenger seat, got shot in a drive by. 2Pac got rushed to the hospital and six days later, he died. He was known for his rap music which he sang about poor black African Americans going through their tough life, living in the hood. In this paper, I will discuss 2Pac’s song Change, which was recorded in 1992 but was remixed and…

“Sometimes, the person you’d take a bullet for ends up being the one behind the gun”-Tupac Shakur. I learned this lesson the hard way, from blindfolded trust and unconditional love it turned into poison when I saw her. Drake’s song “Keep Family Close” from his new album Views represents my relationship with a mendacious person. In this song, Drake discusses his trust issues with his “friends.” He explains how this leads him to get close to his family. When I was a courteous and strong individual…

reorder, or otherwise reimagine the material. R&b composers use this technique where they melismas. And they tend to always note the emotions or communication they are connecting it to. Some of the best hip-hop composers there are: Eminem, Jay Z, Tupac Shakur. Some of the best r&b composers are: Beyonce, Usher, and Whitney Houston. There are so many great composers that could be names within those two categories but those are just a few. Vocals in R&B tend to focus on clarity and musical…

I know how rap gets a bad name cause of rap today but what do you think of rap??? Personally my opinion is how did rap get this bad. To be honest I love listening to older rappers like 2Pac, Eazy E, and Biggie but now …. we got rappers like Young Thug, and Lil Wayne. And they produce some pretty dry stuff. And guess what. I HATE IT !!!!! But now I'm going to tell you how rap first started and it is kind of interesting. So thousands of years ago, Africa "griots" played music while they told…