... between some songs one the recording, listening to various sounds effects throughout the recording, listening closely to the lyrics of the first song Bomb First, the fifth song - Blasphemy, and the last song - Against All Odds, reading the un-coded message inside the CD/Tape cover, reading the words on the CD/Tape front ... CDs you hear his voice say, "Suge shot me- if he did die, this could not have been added; maybe he was foretelling something (Alive 5). In another song he raps: "Payoff the block, evade the cops, cuz I know they comin for me. I be hesitant to reappear, been away for...

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... way to expressing his feelings, it's not against the law, and it's the truth. Tupac uses a lot of profanity, and his lyrics are inappropriate for kids. The song "Hit em" Up" starts off with vulgar language and has negative content. "First off, *censored* your bitch and the click you claim West Side when we ride ... through his music. That's a talent that not many people have. Here is a sample of how he expresses his views towards all the injustices in life. In his song "Changes", he raps about prejudice and all the sick aspects of the world. "I see no changes all I see are racist faces M...

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... Gang, The Fatback Band, and Grandmaster Flash were among the first to gain popularity. In 1982, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released the first popular politically based rap. Grandmaster's song "The Message" deals with life in the inner city, and the stress of being around violence and drugs. It included such lyrics as, "Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat ... language of these lyrics may be offensive to many, but if a buyer or a retailer is discouraged because of the warning label, listeners might also miss out on a song like "Alive on Arrival." In this song Ice Cube des...

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... said before and after his death, actions done before and after his death, and other reports. "I got a big money scheme, and you ain't even wit" it," 2Pac states in the song "I Ain't Mad At Cha." 2Pac certainly earned a lot of money by faking his death. His LP All Eyez On Me (1996), rap's first 2 disc album, shot back up to the ... shooting, he discussed how he wanted to stop rapping, being a gangster, and step out of the limelight. Approximately one month before the shooting occurred, Tupac recorded a new video for the song "I Ain't Mad At Cha." In this video, 2Pac walks out of a Las Ve...

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... sophisticated style of rap Tupac had and started mixing songs with him. (Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel-The Life of an Outlaw) Tupac had his first success with the single "Same Song," which he recorded with Digital Underground. It was not only a big success to Tupac that he had made it in the rap game, but to all the people in his ... ...

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... spent his first two years there homeless. He grew up with only his mom and loved her very much. On one of his many hit CD's, he even wro! te a song called Dear Mama to his mom and thanked her for how she tried her best at raising him. His public career started when he joined the seminal Bay Area rap ... ...

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... Shakur's death, because Mobb Deep and Tupac did not like each other because both Mobb Deep, and Tupac made lyrics insulting each other. Also following Tupac's death Mobb Deep made a song with the following lyrics about Tupac's death "you tried to test my patience, but I got somethin for ya, I creeped on ya weakness, then came to California, my crew loadin nines ... ...

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... Ice's debut, To the Extreme, sold over 13 million copies worldwide, and "Ice Ice Baby" was a #1 chart hit. 1. "Ice Ice Baby" "stole" the opening bass riff to Queen/David Bowie's song "Pressure" ii. After that he took a nosedive and crashed hard. iii. He is now trying to make a name for himself in rapmetal/hardcore scene. b. MC Hammer The multi-platinum artist ... ...

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