I love every aspect of their lifestyles, especially their music, Rap Music. ... Although that is when I began listening to rap, I never really listened. ... As I listened to many of Tupac's songs, I found a deep writer who described things how he saw them. ... In another song he raps: "Payoff the block, evade the cops, cuz I know they comin for me. ... As most rap fans know, Tupac changed his name from Tupac to Makaveli. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Tupac was cremated, but why would he want to be cremated when in the preponderance of his songs he raps about being buried, he was cremated the day after he died on Saturday the 14th, but since when have people been allowed to be cremated a day after a death in a murder case? ... Tupac has written similar words in some of his songs. ... Tupac is signed up to the same record company as a rapper called Snoop Doggy Dogg. ... In his song "Niggas Done Changed", Richie Rich and Tupac did a duet on this song and Tupac quotes the following lyrics "I've been shot and murdered, can't tell...

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"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 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. Approximately one month before the shooting occurred, Tupac recorded a new video for the song "I Ain't Mad At Cha." ... In the song "Lord Knows," he says "Ever...

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The difference of tone in his music can be exemplified by the song "All Eyez On Me,"" which was released shortly before his death. ... He started a movement of conscious rap and influenced his colleagues to explore their horizons. ... The song opens with Tupac speaking in a manner that can almost be identified as narcissistic. ... The mistrustful tone in this song continues and gets more specific in each verse. ... Within the anger and resentment in this song, Tupac finds ways to exhibit crucial aspects of his personality. ...

• Word Count: 1682
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School