... for them at concerts. Tupac continued writing poetry and rap during this time and the songs that he was putting together would later on proved Tupac's belonging. Tupac had his eyes on a solo career in which he could make, as he would say, "mad cash" so he could "buy my mom the house I've always promised her." He cut ties with ... Tupac Shakur really still being alive is in a interview in 1994 with Shakur in which he stated that "I want to get out of the limelight and stop being such a big star." What is a better way to get out of the limelight and not have paparazzi surrounding you all ...

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... , You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. " she also says: "You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise. " And she ends her poem by: "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and ... . Throughout his life Tupac struggles to find his identity. He is the son of a radical political activist and a gangster living his early life as an outcast. As a rapper and movie star he lives what he described as "Thug Life" - a life of rebellion. Tupac is a symbol of black r...

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