Rap music is rebellious in nature, which makes sense, since rap was created out of rebellion to disco music. ... Rap during this time was rebellious, yet socially conscious Most of rap's pioneers originated from New York City. ... However, both have songs that show how promiscuous they both were. "I Get Around" by Tupac and "Back Door Man" by Howlin Wolf not only show similar the two men are, but also show how similar their genres of music can be. ... In the song "Back Door Man" Howlin Wolf sings about how he is sneaks in mens' house when they aren&#...

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As I listened to many of Tupac's songs, I found a deep writer who described things how he saw them. As I listened, I began thinking how great it would be to have a talent such as his. ... How could Tupac have been hit all those times and Suge left with a single scratch (Sailo 1)? ... How bad was Tupac hurt (Sailo 2)? ... How could an officer be so clueless? ...

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Tupac happens to be one of the many rappers to become the greatest rappers of all time due to his success in music many people may think. ... As he was growing up in the rap industry he soon became a sensation and began being praised for his musical and acting talent, he later discovered rap then started performing in New York in the 1980s he moved to the West Coast and that is when he became a hit music artist, by moving to the West Coast made him see some things and he would usually feud with rappers from the East and West Coast and he insulted them in some of his rap songs ("Shakur&quo...

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Tupac Amaru Shakur will go down in history as a rapper who always lived up to his wild reputation. ... She would go on to lose her job as a paralegal after people found out who she was and how she was involved with the Black Panther community, and they would be homeless in the heart of New York, and Afeni grew addicted to drugs. ... This is where he wrote his first rap which was about gun control after he lost one of his good friends. ... This is when Tupac first started writing rhymes and lyrics and started thinking more seriously about rapping. ... Tupac made such an impact on so many pe...

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"That's how I feel, I"ma do whatever I like I was raised in this society so I can't expect me to be a perfect person cause I"ma do what I"ma do."... Tupac created a whole new and different style in which he was able to show people how the common lower African Americans lived in America. ... te a song called Dear Mama to his mom and thanked her for how she tried her best at raising him. ... (Tupac) If he judged a man, he judged them by what they do to or how they treat others. ... He has also influenced many future and present rap artists. ...

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So if rap isn't violent anymore, what is it? ... Rap certainly doesn't change because it ignorantly believes that as music it knows what the fans want to hear. ... Rapping or "Emceeing" as its more accurately titled is only one of these sub cultures. ... The style has been used since and now influences almost all rap music being made. ... - Talib Kweli (The Blast) This final quote is from Talib Kweli; another extremely intelligent artist who could be summarized with a self-quote "anyone can tell you how it is, I"m telling you how it is - AND how it could be." ...

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Before Tupac became an angel in the video he was shown being shot after leaving with a friend from a theater, detect how very similar both cases are to how he was actually shot in reality and being shot in the video, also do you recognize it was track 13 that was the first song to be released after he was dead, the number 13 relating to the date he was proclaimed dead. ... In the next video exposed under the name of "Makaveli" features Tupac, but how could he be in the video if he was actually dead. ... Tupac was in interviews pervious to his death, he spoke about how he wanted to escape al...

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How come? ... His LP All Eyez On Me (1996), rap's first 2 disc album, shot back up to the Billboard top 10 in the weeks following his death. ... In interviews prior to the shooting, he discussed how he wanted to stop rapping, being a gangster, and step out of the limelight. ... In this video, 2Pac walks out of a Las Vegas club and is shot much in the manner of how his death had really occurred. ... Well, if so, then you know how pictures can be altered, right? ...

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Tupac Amaru Shakur was an artist in every sense of the word. Before his untimely death on September 13, 1996, Tupac managed to influence the masses through his life, music and poetry. Although he was primarily known for his music, Tupac was a gifted writer. In his poetry anthology, "The Rose That Gr...

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