... was then that Death Row Records contacted Tupac about a record deal. Tupac accepted and in 1995 he released his first album All Eyez on Me which featured the infamous diss song "Hit Em' Up" ("Tupac Shakur." The Biography Channel website). "Hit Em' Up" was major for the rap community because Tupac, as one of the pinnacles of ... 50 Best Diss Songs" (Barber "Top 50 Best Diss Songs"). Also the album on which it was featured got (Simon & Schuster "Tupac Shakur Biography").This song did so well mainly because of its honesty. Tupac's fans admired how real and up front he was about the situati...

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... is rich and famous they can get away with anything. The Chronic, an album by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg, has many explicit lyrics and unnecessary foulmouthing. In one song they say, "that if you f--- with Dre you f--- with death row...", more or less saying that if anyone messes with them they will have to worry about everyone that is ... with Death Row Records. In the same song they tell a woman, referring to her as a bitch, to yell-187 (police code for someone that has been killed). In another song they ask anther black man why he has been talking crap about them, he says it was not...

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... throne of rap, and of course, his lyrics are highly controversial. "97 Bonnie and Clyde" appeared on the Slim Shady LP, and was about Eminem killing his wife Kim. The song was recorded when they were separated, and it was a way for Eminem to express himself through music and not actions. He said, "The pain that I felt at that time was ... so real that I really actually wanted to do that. That's why I just don't listen to the song anymore" (Croal). Rap is an art form that reflects life. Rap lyrics and violence are overvalued by today's society. The real problems are in the urban American...

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... all started when Tupac was shot and robbed in the lobby of a music studio in New York City. He was at the studio to meet with Biggie to work on a song together. After the robbery, Tupac blamed Biggie for conspiring to rob him. This brought on a heated dispute between the two artist's record companies. Death Row Records, which is headed by ... ...

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... feuds however. West rapper Tupac Shakur had a personal problem with East rap mogul The Notorious B.I.G aka Christopher Wallace. They often rapped about each other and were very personal. In one song Tupac claimed to have slept with Biggie's wife and the Notorious B.I.G. retaliated in his music by snapping back, offering threats on the lives of people that call him out. Then ... ...

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... , this started such a rivalry between both rappers, that it ended their friendship. The two entertainers then took to ridiculing each other in public events and in their songs. In one song entitled "Hit Em Up,"" Shakur bragged about having sex with Small's wife, and vowed to kill him (Ibid.). The threats made between both rappers and their labels, lead to a series ... ...

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... film. Tupac Shakur had a little time of the DVD but I felt he should have gotten more exposure because in my opinion he was the biggest star on Deathrow. In the song Keep Ya Head Up, Tupac is saying that no matter how bad the situation we must always keep out head up and don't let things keep us down. And the ... ...

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