Analysis of Tupac’s Music and Lyrics

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Fig. 1 Photograph of Tupac by Oltidimni from MyLot.com.

Theme

Life experiences Society Racism Social Issues Love Brotherhood

The Top 3 Songs I Am Using

Dear Mama Changes Life Goes On

Dear Mama’s Overview

In February 14, 1995, Tupac was in a penitentiary

It was released on February 21, 1995

It was dedicated to his mother

This song was selected for US library of Congress

Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur is honored

Fig 2. Photograph of Tupac uploaded by Life Guru from MyLot.com.

Lyrics I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell

Huggin on my mama from a jail cellAnd who'd think in elementary?Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one dayAnd runnin from the police, that's rightMama catch me, put a whoopin to my backsideAnd even as a crack fiend, mamaYou always was a black queen, mamaI finally understandfor a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a manYou always was committedA poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did itThere's no way I can pay you backBut the plan is to show you that I understand

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I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to youCause when I was low you was there for meAnd never left me alone because you cared for meAnd I could see you comin home after work lateYou're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plateYa just workin with the scraps you was givenAnd mama made miracles every ThanksgivinBut now the road got rough, you're aloneYou're tryin to raise two bad kids on your ownAnd there's no way I can pay you backBut my plan is to show you that I understandYou are appreciated

Changes’ Overview

Song was produced after Tupac’s Death It was one of unreleased songs of Tupac It is one of the best songs of all time It was dedicated to the world

Fig 3. Photograph of Tupac uploaded by Titooti from MyLot.com.

Lyrics

I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myselfis life worth living should I blast myself?I'm tired of bein' poor & even worse I'm blackmy stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatchCops give a damn about a negropull the trigger kill a nigga he's a heroGive the crack to the kids who the hell caresone less hungry mouth on the welfareFirst ship 'em dope & let 'em deal the brothersgive 'em guns step back watch 'em kill each otherIt's time to fight back that's what Huey said2 shots in the dark now Huey's deadI got love for my brother but we can never go nowhereunless we share with each otherWe gotta start makin' changes

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Lyrics I see no changes all I see is racist faces

misplaced hate makes disgrace to racesWe under I wonder what it takes to make thisone better place, let's erase the wastedTake the evil out the people they'll be acting right'cause both black and white is smokin' crack tonightand only time we chill is when we kill each otherit takes skill to be real, time to heal each otherAnd although it seems heaven sentWe ain't ready, to see a black President, uhhIt ain't a secret don't conceal the factthe penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacksBut some things will never changetry to show another way but you stayin' in the dope game

Life Goes On’s Overview

It was dedicated to Tupac’s friends. The song is about life

Fig 4. Photograph of Tupac uploaded by Sourceseeker from MyLot.com.

LyricsAs I bail through the empty hallsBreath stinkin' in my jawsRing, ring, ring, quiet y'all, incoming callPlus this my homie from high school, he gettin byIt's time to bury another brother, nobody cryLife as a baller, alcohol and booty callsWe used to do them as adolescents, do you recall?Raised as G's, loc'ed out and blazed the weedGet on the roof let's get smoked out and blaze with meTwo in the morning and we still high assed outScreamin thug till I die before I passed outBut now that you’re gone, I'm in the zoneThinkin I don't wanna die all aloneBut now ya goneAnd all I got left are stinkin memoriesI love them niggas to death, I'm drinkin HennessyWhile tryin to make it lastI drank a fifth for that ass when you passedCause life goes on

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Conclusion

Tupac’s songs influenced the world 14 years have passed, people still listen to his

songs He used his time in prison to change his personality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVu7BMsWfqo&p

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