Tupac Amura Shakur was born June 16, 1971 in New York City, New York. Tupac also known as 2Pac, Pac, became more famous he adapted the name Makaveli. Tupac was a rapper, lyricist, MC, poet, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Tupac began with his early life. He moved to Baltimore, MD, where he attended The Baltimore School for the Performing Arts studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet. He soon moved to Oakland, California where Tupac’s career began with the group “Digital Underground”. Tupac debuted
but for some, TuPac is not gone forever, he has simply gone into hiding. With the thought that he may be shot at any time, wherever he went, it is easy to believe that TuPac just took the opportunity to run and is still alive today. Perhaps he went into hiding to see if he could make an impact on the gangs, or the industry when they looked closely at what the life of a gangster does to a person. Perhaps he went into hiding because he could not call a truce with the rival gang
was saying in his music. His real name is Tupac Shakur, but before he had that name his name was Lesane Parish Crooks. The speaker states," Tupac Shakur means shining serpent”(BIO). Tupac was born in June 16, 1971 in New York City. He only lived with his mom named Afeni Shakur. After all that Tupac would have a difficult childhood being raised in the projects in New York. Also would have to adjust with moving many times around Brooklyn and Bronx.
form his everyday life on rough streets. Undoubtedly this helped him to become a famous rapper. During the 1990s Wallace became involved in the East Coast West Coast Rap Rivalry during which, he butted heads with West Coast Rappers including Tupac Shakur. The East Coast West Coast Rivalry can be linked with Christopher Wallace’s death. The mystery behind Christopher Wallace’s murder can be summed up in two theories: Suge Knight ordered him to be killed or the FBI committed the murder. These are
Me” Tupac Shakur’s music is very influential and relevant in popular culture nearly 20 years after his demise. The late star still has millions of fans world wide, his music crosses all borders. His discography is so vast, and he put out so many chart topping albums, both during his life and after his death that it is hard to say which of his albums is the greatest and had the most impact. However, the case can be made that his album All Eyez On Me is one of, if not the greatest album Shakur ever
It’s What’s On The Inside That Counts. Tupac Shakur once articulated that, “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender”. In the memoir, We Beat The Streets, by authors Dr. Rameck Hunt, Dr. Sampson Davis and Dr. George W. Jenkins, the authors put their interpretation on the versed lesson of perseverance; nevertheless, the difficulties one encounters should not affect the person one becomes. We Beat the Street is based on the adolescent
i woke up, one day i thought, is life worth living try to blast myself? Life ain’t fair, it was never. People make their own ways in order to survive or yet make their mark on the books. Society gave its own standard for us to deal with, therefore change is inevitable. Having no choice on life feels like a dead end. seeing nothing in front of you and having no other choice may lead you on paths you’d never expect. God’s biggest mistake was giving man freewill. It is this freewill which causes us
to want to escape from these things."(Eliot) Poetry is a beautiful apparatus which issues across messages and creates vivid sensations. Moving on, a notable poem I admire is "Dear Momma" by Tupac Shakur. This poem is significant since it was written by a legendary rapper who I personally look up to. Tupac Shakur was a rapper who had a hard journey to meet his dream; he serves more than four years in jail and still writes music. This inspired me to believe that nothing is impossible and everyone will
December 18, 2015 Period 4 Mrs. Dowling Not A Thug Tupac Shakur was known as a rapper. He was put under the stereotype of an unintelligent, gang affiliated, African American criminal. Many people did not take the time to understand his views on the world and just saw the surface of Tupac. Tupac was more of a poet. He wrote music that people could relate to. His music was not all about issues in America, he also wrote about hope for a better place. Tupac was the most influential person of the 90’s for
made concerning their rights, it is saddening to see how poorly they are still treated today. Rapper Tupac Shakur describes a world of degradation towards women in his music video “Keep Ya Head Up”. From catcalling a girl in tight jeans and a loose white top and even violence towards women are just some of the prevalent themes in this video, especially in the black suburban communities. However, Tupac gives a symbol of hope to women who are demoralized by objectification and provides a strong lesson