Tupac and Latasha were born four years apart. It is Latasha, however, who appears in Shakur’s music throughout his career, even long after his death. Tupac Shakur on the set of Above the Rim in Harlem, New York. What’s the use? / Unless we’re shooting no one notices the youth, he asked in the 1995 track “ Me Against The World. He didn’t wanna look like he was trying to sell records.”įrom Robert “Yummy” Sandifer to Qa’id Teal Walker - the 6-year-old boy from Marin City, California, who died from a stray bullet in 1992 following an altercation between Tupac’s entourage and former acquaintances - to Joshua Torres to Latasha Harlins and countless others, Shakur was a voice for young people who were and are so often ignored by society. He wanted to be able to set up something that would help those children, but he wanted to do it quietly. Or who had parents who were incarcerated. “He had a real affinity, especially for children who had parents who were drug-addicted. “There were charitable things that he was interested in, primarily education for kids, and helping minority children,” Karen Lee, Shakur’s former publicist, said in the 2002 documentary, Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw). He died at 25 with no children - once saying he feared bringing a son or daughter into “ such a corrupt world.” The rapper’s deep devotion to kids, however, was evident both in and out of the recording studio. The idea of this song is transcendental in nature.Tupac Shakur would have been 45 years old had he survived the September 1996 drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. We need to hold our heads up high, and try and make the most And even though you're fed up Huh, ya got to keep your head up” This message from this song is that even though society does not function the way it should, it is our goal to rise above the frustrations that we have with this country. We ain't meant to survive cause it'sĪ setup. There ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is It ain't no hope for theįuture . “They got money for wars but can't feed the poor . Tupac was criticized by the government for sending negative One of the primary reasons Shakur was disliked amongst government officials was because he often discussed the flaws in the government policies. Additionally, he encouraged impoverished people to fight backĪgainst the corruption and stand up for what they believe is right. Of crime only if changes are made in the government. He indicated that the nation’s poor would be saved from a life The support to the nation’s impoverished. Heīelieved that the youth of this country's future is doomed because our government does not provide Transcendentalism is found throughout this song as Tupac referred to the corruption in our government. “Keep Ya Head Up.” Tupac truly believed that standing up for one’s beliefs is Tupac understood the issues with today’s society and wrote about them in his song To live a more simplistic lifestyle away from the mainstream issues of society. Impressed with the material belongings of the wealthy and would prefer Velvet cushion.” This quote from Walden explains that Thoreau is not Would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a However, they were upset that the government has continued to corrupt society with unjust laws. They were not agitated with the governmentįor locking them up. Locked up.” Thoreau and Tupac have both gone to jail for expressing theirĬomplaints with regard to the government. Institution which treated me as if I were mere flesh and blood and bones, to be A famous quote from Thoreau’s Civilĭisobedience is “I could not help being struck with the foolishness of that Trying to express your issues with the government by critiquing it from the insideĪnd from the outside by peaceful protest. Individual, and standing up to a ruling force. Song portrays Thoreau’s precepts of free thought, society’s effect on the
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