Simply, Tupac was the epitome of a gangster rapper. ... Gangster rap, often termed gangsta rap has maintained a bad rap since its beginning. ... While gangsta rap does have a strong condolence of violence, it is often simply a recollection of the rappers own historical conditions. ... While Tupac was put into the category of "gangsta rapper", he did not abide by many of the outlines that have been laid down to model what a gangster rapper is. ... Although Tupac was labeled as a gangster rapper and one who condoned and encouraged hostility, these songs laid a blueprint of his true meaning. ...

• Word Count: 3526
• Approx Pages: 14
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• Grade Level: High School

The songs included introductions to some songs with the rappers mocking the Judicial System and saying that white people are not in trouble for the abuse they give to black people. The group along with other rappers created a new genre of rap, called "gangster rap." This type of rap differs from most of rap that is heard in modern times with the exception of one of the newest rappers from Compton named Kendrick Lamar. ... It has been claimed by the general population of rap fans that Dr. ... The storyline of the album starts off with the song, "Sherane a.k.a. ...

• Word Count: 2640
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Many kinds of music have come out on the American stage within the last 100 or so and have had a great impact on it. American music is extremely varied and diverse. Instead of being dominated by the cultures and traditions of any one particular country (i.e. England or Germany), it is the proverbial...

• Word Count: 4261
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Canada is a place full of cultural wealth. Many different kinds of people, cultures, and races live in Canada and call it their home. One race that had a significant role in the construction, molding and forming of Canada is the Black people and they really are not ever shown any gratitude for what they have done. This country owes them for what they have done and it is sad that we do not learn about Black history, not even in our high school Canadian history courses do we lean about black people in Canada. They did so much for their country even when life was not fair to them. ...

• Word Count: 2905
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• Grade Level: High School

It is obvious that significant improvements have been made in the way that the criminal justice system deals with Blacks during the history of the United States. Blacks have not always been afforded a right to trial, not to mention a fair one. Additionally, for years, Blacks were unable to serve on juries, clearly affecting the way both Blacks and whites were tried. Much of this improvement has been achieved through various court decisions, and other improvements have been made through federal and state legislatures. Despite these facts, the development of the legal system with regard to race ...

• Word Count: 3584
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the song Keep Ya Head Up by Tupac Shakur he raps "And since we all came from a woman, Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman I wonder why we take from our women, Why we rape our women, do we hate our women" When I think of rape and compare it to those lyrics it saddens me because women are the one to give birth to men and for some of these men to abuse women just shows the lack of appreciation for women in the world. ...

• Word Count: 2997
• Approx Pages: 12
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