Tupac's Influence

Jujux17 · 09-09-2016, 01:29 AM

We all know who Tupac Shakur is, and if you don't then I feel sorry for you... Tupac was not only a rapper/actor, he was also a revolutionary icon. Tupac's music was not simply gangster rap, rather his music was more like "gangster gospel rap". The messages in his lyrics let us know the anger and rage he felt over oppression, inequality and even police brutality. Tupac influenced my way of looking at these societal issues. I too began to feel rage over oppression, inequality, and police brutality the more i listened to his lyrics. His charisma and truthfulness made hime a very popular man and many people followed him because of it. His death brought a big change in hip hop, that still hasn't been fixed. How much influence did Tupac had in his prime, and how much influence does his content in songs, poems, speeches and interviews still have today? Do you even think he was influential?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 09-09-2016, 06:27 AM

Who is Tupac?

Blank. · 09-09-2016, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

Who is Tupac?

Type of toilet paper.

Black Francis · 09-09-2016, 09:39 AM

I always saw Tupac as a shady individual. The kind of guy who would preach to you one minute and then stab you in the back the next one. As an artist I recognize he was very influential but I never liked him much, I always preferred biggie over him.

**Goofle** · 09-09-2016, 11:53 AM

**Frownland** · 09-09-2016, 02:45 PM

Tupac taught the world that a tragic death is the easiest way to achieve fame.

djchameleon · 09-09-2016, 03:10 PM

Tupac is still alive though living on a remote island.

How was he able to predict the future? I highly doubt he was. He's still alive.

Jujux17 · 09-09-2016, 03:20 PM

Not only was his music influential, but his values and beliefs were also as powerful. Tupac was raised by the Black Panther party, and this transformed him into a revolutionary icon who was using music as a way to educate the world about the society he lived in. I didn't know tupac personally, but through his music and by watching all the interviews and speeches that he was a part of, I realized that Tupac was not a gangster, killer or a criminal. Tupac simply spoke the truth and for whatever reason the truth he spoke, was too much for society to handle, therefore portarying him as a bad person.

Vyle · 09-11-2016, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

I always saw Tupac as a shady individual. The kind of guy who would preach to you one minute and then stab you in the back the next one. As an artist I recognize he was very influential but I never liked him much, I always preferred biggie over him.

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09-09-2016, 01:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jujux17 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 9	Tupac's Influence We all know who Tupac Shakur is, and if you don't then I feel sorry for you... Tupac was not only a rapper/actor, he was also a revolutionary icon. Tupac's music was not simply gangster rap, rather his music was more like "gangster gospel rap". The messages in his lyrics let us know the anger and rage he felt over oppression, inequality and even police brutality. Tupac influenced my way of looking at these societal issues. I too began to feel rage over oppression, inequality, and police brutality the more i listened to his lyrics. His charisma and truthfulness made hime a very popular man and many people followed him because of it. His death brought a big change in hip hop, that still hasn't been fixed. How much influence did Tupac had in his prime, and how much influence does his content in songs, poems, speeches and interviews still have today? Do you even think he was influential?

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	I always saw Tupac as a shady individual. The kind of guy who would preach to you one minute and then stab you in the back the next one. As an artist I recognize he was very influential but I never liked him much, I always preferred biggie over him. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Tupac taught the world that a tragic death is the easiest way to achieve fame. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-09-2016, 03:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jujux17 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 9	Not only was his music influential, but his values and beliefs were also as powerful. Tupac was raised by the Black Panther party, and this transformed him into a revolutionary icon who was using music as a way to educate the world about the society he lived in. I didn't know tupac personally, but through his music and by watching all the interviews and speeches that he was a part of, I realized that Tupac was not a gangster, killer or a criminal. Tupac simply spoke the truth and for whatever reason the truth he spoke, was too much for society to handle, therefore portarying him as a bad person.