... car robbery. He grew up in hardship, his family moving from the Bronx, Harlem, and homeless shelters which caused distress in his life. "I remember crying all the time. My major thing growing up was I couldn't fit in. Because I was from everywhere. I didn't have no buddies that I grew up with" (Thug - Shakur). He grew ... in the ghettos and was involved with street gangs and drug dealers. The struggles of the ghetto life and his friends would influence his lyrics to come. His mother was introduced to crack from these drug dealers and developed an addiction that hurt him deeply. From thi...

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... a "payoff" city, meaning all sorts of people were known to be bought, from the doctors to the media (Sailo 1). As I began to piece together all of the facts of the death, I then targeted the investigation for clues. The first detail that caught my eye was the fact that the shooting took place in the heart of Las Vegas after a huge heavyweight fight had let out ... Killuminati: the 7 day theory," and inside the cover reads, "Exit: 2Pac, Enter: Makaveli," as if to say Tupac is dead and Makaveli is born (Sailo 2). Throughout the album there are lyrics speaking of resurrection on tracks lik...

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