Victor-Marie Hugo, a French playwright and poet, once stated, “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”. Music relives the past, acknowledges the present, and provides wonders about the future. It speaks on any event or situation during any period of time. Music can express the joy and beauty of an era, or it can shine a light on the struggles in reality. For example, in the 1990s, violence, abuse, and injustice plagued low socioeconomic communities. With crime, war, and poverty at an all-time high, a message of hope and strength needed to be delivered. Tupac Shakur, a California rapper with a dream of peace for struggling people, collaborated with rhythm and blues singer, Dave Hollister, and …show more content…
Shakur’s choice of sample fit perfectly with his song due to both works sharing the same central theme. The 1980s single has a more romantic meaning and features a slower beat than Shakur’s song. In the first verse of “Be Alright”, Zapp croons, “We can be together through love and shelter, our very last dime or last meal or last sip of wine”. Zapp enforces the belief that together they can overcome any adversity. The repetition of the word “last” embodies his message of being together until the very end of time. Zapp then sings, “Alright, it’s gonna be alright” as the vocal hook of the song. The rhythm and blues single lacked extensive lyrics but maintained substantial substance to enforce unity and love within people. Similar to “Keep Ya Head Up”, “Be Alright” encourages hopefulness and a sense of security and optimism among those who suffer …show more content…
He recites, “Daddy’s long gone and he left you by ya lonesome, thank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want em”. Although the absence of a male figure hinders development within youth, Shakur recognizes the life of youth as a blessing on its own because they lead the world’s future. He raps, “Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I’m sure, and if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more cause ain’t nothin’ worse than when your son wants to kno’ why his daddy don’t love him no mo’”. “Keep Ya Head Up” encourages young men to rise above the absence of their father even though the lack of love threatens to break them down. Shakur raps, “Dying inside, but outside you’re looking fearless, while tears, is rollin’ down your cheeks, ya steady hopin’ things don’t fall down this week”. The song displays how young men are forced to develop a hardened lifestyle that suppresses their true emotions due to the standard belief of a man’s strength. Although their struggle is endless and grows heavier, they can only hope that the worst can be prolonged until they are able to adequately resolve the issue. Shakur recites, “And now my son’s gettin’ older and older and cold from havin’ the world on his shoulders”. “Keep Ya Head Up” shows how young men are drained and transformed into toughened men with endless misfortune surrounding their existence. The use of the metaphor “world on his shoulders”,
In dear mama song , tupac is explaining how his mother was independent stuggling to raise them, but always made a way.even though she made mistakes he wrote der mama to let his mother know her forgives her and appreciates her for doing all she could . Ms shakur was a poor single motehr on welfare trying to provide for her 2 kids.over the years growing up tupac was less fortunate than the other kids.his mom had a hard time securing a job.with the scraps she was given she made miracles.always prepared them a hot meal and took care of them the best she could. growing up tupac das was never there.he had no father figure while he was was growing up. all he wanted was love from his father .growing up without a father figure is complicated , but is
Tupac Amaru, a very well known name to anyone who was an avid hip-hop or rap listener in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. However, not too many people would be able to tell you imporance of the name, “Tupac”. Thouhgh it may not be very evident, the name of this rapper has a very symbolic meaning which expresses much more than a name but a way of life. The pictures of Death of Tupac Amaru II and Children in the Peruvian Highlands, one is able to see the symbolic messages portyated by seeing graphic deaths and public humliations to expressses not only the imporacne of the name, but the imporance Tupac Amaru II himself.
Peterson Dorelus Enc1101 9:30 Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru shaker was born in New York 1971; known by his stage name 2pac was an American rapper. ‘’Shakur received an education in radical politics from his mother, but he also saw some of life's hardships through her struggles with substance abuse’ ‘Tupac was like an Elvis to hip hop in my eyes. Tupac was known for his rapping, his many talents like acting, Also his beef between the East coast and the West coast. To begin, ’‘I hear Brenda's got a baby
The passion to write the truth in poetry can be controversial, especially with two sides to the authors persona. The struggle of being a young black male rapper from the “ghetto”, your dream and passion to achieve much more than what your born with. Being able to be African American to have a dream during of time of those who are socially oppressed, to not live I location that are densely populated your own kind meant being black was only meant to be just our life and thw gang was your family. In collections in the book “The Rose That Grew From Concrete “group poems created by Tupac Amaru Shakur. His message was more simple and direct rather than complex to understand in the following poems, Shakur emphasizes the mood, allegory, allusion,
Hip hop has a message that reveals the social inequalities of our nations. In addition, McBride wants people to keep an open mind about hip hop and new thing that they may not be used to. In conclusion, he declares hip
In Tupac and My Non- Thug Life Jenée Desmond writes a vividly narrated story about a well-known rapper Tupac Shukar and how she relates her image and identity connection with the former rapper. Raised in the white suburb town and the only black high school cheerleader Tupac 's music and lyrics helped her get through her interracial blend as an African American teen. Jenée expresses her emotions toward her former icon as a teen girl. In the contribution to his death, Jenée Recalls vivid descriptions of her obsession with her image through her teen-hood, when his passing accrued Jenée recollects her past and explains her vivid descriptions when he passed away. She described the moment of his death a tragic moment.
Hip Hop was the wildfire that started in the South Bronx and whose flames leapt up around the world crying out for change. James McBride’s Hip Hop Planet focuses on his personal interactions with the development of Hip Hop culture and his changing interpretations of the world wide movement. Many of his encounters and mentions in the text concern young black males and his writing follows an evolution in the representation of this specific social group. He initially portrays them as arrogant, poor, and uneducated but eventually develops their image to include the positive effects of their culture in an attempt to negate their historical misrepresentation.
No matter what it is, or how rough it may get, it’s going to be okay. He encourages them to keep pushing through. The next line in the song that stands out to me is when he says “ I almost gave up, but a power that I can’t explain.” I feel
Hip Hop is seen as something inspiring, but most people see it as a way to speak out the truth about a problem. As in “Hip Hop planet” being able say the truth can sometimes worsen any situation because sometimes what we say can promote violence and whatever happens after is not in our control. The essay is about how hip hop has changed into speaking out the issues that need to be taken care of in order to maintain a proper society. McBride talked about how rappers use violent lyrics to degrade women and gays and because of this it shows how the music has evolved into something entirely different that no one would have ever expected to have changed. In James McBride's essay “Hip Hop Planet,” he argues that hip hop has a negative influence on American Culture despite people thinking of it as inspirational and how people live through different experiences in life despite of your race.
In 1992, Tupac Shakur wrote a song titled “Changes” in response to injustice in black communities in America, and concerning the need for some serious changes to be made in order for life in these communities to get better. He directed this song towards black youth in an effort to persuade them to be the ones to propagate this change. The desperation, frustration, anger, and fear in this piece create a very distinct and powerful tone that proves effective in helping create rhetoric. Tupac uses his song as a vessel for a powerful piece of rhetoric. The first thing one notices when listening to this piece is the tone and diction it employs.
Hip-hop is an influential form of music that displays an artist’s honest and revealing story that many of the general public can relate to. One of the many songs that I can relate to is “Love Yourz” written by J Cole. The song talks about how Cole reflects on the most important things in life such as love and happiness. He realizes that the money and fame didn’t bring him the happiness he desired. To gain true happiness, he needed to appreciate himself and those that love him.
When having faith in oneself, is it possible to accomplish what others say is impossible? The Rose that Grew from Concrete is a poem by Tupac Shakur, and is a story about Tupac’s life growing up in the ghetto, and how through chasing his dreams and working hard he was able to become an internationally known musician and writer. Using symbolism, literary devices, and tone, Shakur shows how the timeless quote “anything is possible if you put your mind to it” (Steve Case), is still true today. In Shakur’s poem, he uses symbolism to help convey his inspirational message.
The song Dear Mama by Tupac Shakur relates to the ongoing struggle and hardships that numerous lower class single mothers endure, where Shakur describes how he learned to appreciate his mother and the sacrifices that she made for him as he became older. By formatting the lyrics with verses around a repeating chorus, Shakur was able to emphasize his personal narrative within the verses and allow for a recollection period between each verse to allow listeners to reflect on and comprehend what they just experienced. The form of Dear Mama is consistently strophic, where at the end of each verse Shakur repeats the emblematic phrase, “There's no way I can pay you back, but the plan is to show you that I understand, you are appreciated.” Appealingly,
It 's being portrayed that being a man equals violence, poorness, being from the hood, can not be a sucker or you 're going to be tested, have your game face all the time, showing no emotion, and when they pick up a microphone they are a totally different person than who they really are. It was once said, ¨We teach boys to be afraid of fear, of weakness, of vulnerability. We teach them to mask their true selves, because they have to be a hard man. ¨Men want to have so much power, but they don 't have any power at all. The hip hop artist just has physical power over their body and how they display themselves, so they dress certain ways to get respect to feel powerful which also is hypermasculinity.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was an African-American rapper, poet, and record producer during the 1990’s. In his adolescent years, he attended the Baltimore School for the Arts where he took acting and dance classes, like ballet. He was taught radical politics by his mother, which helped him develop ideas about topics he would later use in his many works. At an early age, Tupac had seen the injustices of the real world. His mother was a former Black Panther activist who turned to substance abuse during Tupac’s childhood.