Tupac's Influence

Jujux17 · 09-09-2016, 12:29 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?

09-09-2016, 12:29 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?