Tupac Shakur, also known as “2Pac”, was a very successful rapper in the 90’s. Tupac created a wide spectrum of music in his lifetime, his legacy will live on forever. One very close song to me, a song that portrays such a strong meaning within the lyrics is “Changes”. With his lyrically poetic justice, he sheds light to society and brightens our views on life. “Changes” sites ideas of gang violence, drug use, and overall ideas of discrimination towards people of color. Tupac refers to being a colored man in a world full of discrimination. One of his first lines states, “I’m tired of bein’ poor, and ever worse, I’m black, my stomach hurts, so I’m looking for a purse to snatch.” (Tupac) This line is very powerful, in that it represents poverty in one’s life that reverts one to solely adapt to living the life of a criminal in order to get by. Tupac’s poetic-analysis reflects ideas of the life he once lived. He …show more content…
His subject of “Change”, is the most important piece, in that it is crucial to understanding the lyrics. Tupac includes the problem, but for the song to have meaning and purpose, there needs to be a solution Tupac brings out the solution in one word. Change. He tells us to change our habits, how we interpret and most importantly how we treat others. He even goes to say that the, “old way wasn’t working.” I feel a very strong emotional tie to this part. Growing up I had problems with my family and with school. One of my mentors, a teacher, told me, “Things happen for a reason and sometimes you just have to roll with life’s punches, but sometimes change is needed to get us going in a new direction that has a brighter path for us to go on.” I will never forget Ms. Andersen in my 6th Grade Homeroom. This just goes to show how emotionalyy invested Tupac was to put his life story in his lyrics and to show not only strangers but family, friends and