Tupac's All Eyez On Me

When the words “Pac’s alive” are uttered from someone’s mouth, often times, both hip-hop enthusiasts and adversaries may find themselves divided. Ever since West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas of 1996, most of the public has accepted this great loss to pop culture. The rapper, by creating music, was able to philosophize and weave compassion into his craft unlike any rapper ever had or has done even to this day. Shakur may have been considered a feminist and a racial activist, preaching equality through his lyrics. Some refer to him as a poet, on the same level as the late William Shakespeare.

Everyone knows a guy by the name of Tupac Shakur, but how do people know Mr. Shakur? Maybe it is by the hardcore gangster and obscene rap lyrics directed towards people, more so aimed towards his east coast rivals. As years went on, more and more people viewed a handful of Tupac’s music as a true work of art, containing strong messages along with stories from his troubled childhood and young adulthood. Later on in both Tupac’s life and career, he began to realize the demise of the African American culture as a whole. During his last stint in prison, not only did he realized all of this wrongdoing throughout this life, but also the negative influence rap and hip hop had over the young African American community. What happened during his incarnation,

Tupac believes that justice and liberty are unfair when it comes to race and status in America. When reading this poem the first thing I noticed was his syntax. The syntax is very interesting because he uses “text talk” to spell some words, such as saying “R” (Line 3) instead of are and “thru” (Line 4) instead of through. He also uses slang terms such as “‘em” (Line 17) and “Trippin” (Line 6) to emphasize the “Thug Life” that he lives. Another thing I noticed was that he seemed to capitalize random words as if they had a significance to him, such as, “Big Toe” (Line 9).

When most people hear the name Tupac, they think of a tattooed thug, a gangsta rapper killed in a tragic shooting who only got what was coming to him, a man who lived by the gun, and who died by the gun. However, those people probably have never taken a chance to look beyond what their eyes tell them, past the ignorance and into the depths of the man who really was Tupac.

To gaze into the lyrics of both Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur is like living in the ghettos of New York City where violence never stops. Both of these artists grew up seeing and living a life filled with violence. Gunshots and drive-byes, death and murder were a daily occurrence. Although the lyrics of both artists are simply telling their life stories and how hard it was to grow up in their “hoods” they contain vulgar, hateful, and sexual verses that send the wrong message to their listeners. Whether these listeners are teens or adults, white or black, they are continually sending notions of hatred and fear through their lyrics and actions. Ultimately,

Tupac Shakur’s eminent role in the development of American culture flourished, though poverty, drugs, the controversy, the legal system and critical analysis of his character even through the

Tupac has always emerged in the rap diversion in light of his capacity to be lovely while being a criminal rapper in the meantime. " Changes" is one of Tupac Shakur's most acclaimed songs. The rapper bargains his more predominant bad kid criminal side to handle African American social issues in this eminently splendid song. In the first couple lines of the song Tupac raps "I'm burnt out on bein' poor and surprisingly more terrible I'm dark, my stomach harms, so I'm lookin' for a tote to grab," these lines represent what number of dark individuals in America live in destitution and are not given the same number of chances to do right so all things considered they redirect to being lawbreakers just to get by.

Millions of people in the world listen to music for all different reasons. Most people all over the world listen to different genres of music in order to relax, but not too many people pay attention to the actual lyrics of a song. If you listen to the lyrics of a song you will realize that many songs have important messages or themes to them. An example of this is the lyrics of the song “Changes” by Tupac Shakur. If you listen to this song, you will realize that Tupac raps about not only the problems that African Americans face from society, but also the struggles that poor people in society have to endure and overcome. Many

The song Changes was recorded by Tupac Shakur, a deceased African American hip-hop artist. He rapped about the African American subculture in America. The record label released this song in 1998; it is still popular within subcultures of America. He grew up in the 1980s, and the social policies of that period, such as the War on Drugs, influenced his music. The videos of the song were found after a quick search on YouTube. The lyrics of this song are found on the internet from Google search of “Tupac, changes”. I have read the lyrics and listened to the music. Tupac focused on “that’s just the way it is” through the song (2Pac-Changes). He wanted the African American community to change their behaviors and rise above the social perception

For most people that listen to music, a song can be classified as simply a plethora of words constructed into verses in the midst of an appealing tune playing in the backdrop. But it is when an artist can take all of this and add even more to it to make it memorable and even sometimes controversial he or she is considered a great artist. Perhaps one of the most misunderstood rap, along with hip hop artist of the 20th century is the late Tupac Shakure. ... However, to his fans and critics, he was perceived as a political poet and a lyrical genius. Though I wasn’t supposed to, I have listened to Pac since I was a child...and Ill have to

The song ¨Changes” is written and performed by Tupac Shakur who was born June 16, 1971 and was shot down September 13, 1996. Tupac was quite successful and was known to be a gangsta rapper as well as a poetic rapper at the same time. Changes seeks the best out of both these worlds and addresses the issue of poverty and poor treatment by police that the African American community face often on a day to day basis.

The song I decided to write my analysis on is Tupac’s Changes ft. Talent. It was produced and released in 1998, making its way to the Greatest Hits chart during that time. The reason I decided to pick this song is because it speaks major volume to the history during that time and the struggles a black man faced as a young rapper. Tupac has always stood out as a rapper considering he speaks from the heart but he’s able to form his songs into poetic legends. ”Changes" is one of Tupac’s most famous songs. He compromises his more dominant bad-boy gangster side to cover social issues.

Tupac Shakur released the song “Keep Ya Head Up” first in 1993 on his album “Strictly for my N.I.G.G.A.Z.”, then as a single in 1994. Tupac’s “Keep Ya Head Up”, one of his most notable and recognizable singles, received acclaim upon its release and continues to do so. The record centers on the social climate in the 90’s, and Tupac’s own experiences from his youth. Around the time of the song’s release, Tupac’s indictment in a rape case colored the reception of the song although it remained mainly positive. Tupac speaks on multiple issues through his lyrics, making it effective as a critique of society; moreover, the other creative devices he uses – phrasing, rhythm changes, and samples – make the song effective as an artistic project and back up his social message.

Changes - Tupac Shakur Changes by Tupac, is a song about the struggles and racial issues of African American people living in the poverty stricken areas or ‘Ghetto’s’ of America. Tupac sings about the injustices for his people living in poverty and how people need to stand up and make a change for the better, as the way things are going are not helping to

Tupac is just one of the many artists that talked about social justice issues. He along with many others gave a voice to people that were scared whilst expressing themselves. Even though Tupac did not have the best life he still found a way to express himself through music. Social justice issues are something that we can left untouched that is why artists talk about them throughout