Tupac Shakur was a poet, rapper, actor, activist, and master songwriter. He influenced many rappers and people around the world with his music. You might be wondering how he was able to accomplish this. Tupac was not like any other rapper that you have heard of. He was different in his music; he would rap about the things that some people wouldn’t even consider rapping about. Like how hard it was living in the ghetto and how he had to look to the streets for money to support his family. Another thing he’d rap about was police brutality in the ghetto. He’d also rap about how to treat women, like how we should treat them with respect because they go through a lot. Tupac was born in 1971, on June 16 in Harlem, New York. His mother Afeni had two …show more content…
It wasn’t as dangerous but it still wasn’t safe. Even though Tupac was known as a west coast rapper his time at Baltimore built a strong foundation for his career. Tupac's rise to fame all started with his love for writing poetry; it also steered him away from a life of crime. He met a woman named Leila Steinberg. She was an artist mentor, he was a student in her writing workshop and Tupac was able to convince her to be hi manager. She would be Tupac's first manager and was able to get him in front of music manager Antron Gregory. He was an Entrepreneur, manager, Producer, and A&R he was very successful in the music industry. He gave Tupac a job as a roadie and dancer for the hip-hop group Digital Underground.They were an American alternative hip hop group from oakland, …show more content…
In his song Keep ya Head up he raps”I know they like to beat ya down a lot When you come around the block brothas clown a lot But please don’t cry, dry your eyes, never let up Forgive but don’t forget, the girl keeps your head up And when he tells you you ain’t nothin’, don’t believe him And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him Cause sista you don’t need him.” As u can tell Tupac is telling Women to stand up for themselves. Tupac Would also rap about how he grew up in a very hard society and he would rap about the hardships he went through. He wanted to be different instead of always rapping about the violence he would rap about his experience and the problems in the world. His music made people feel like they could relate to the things he was rapping about and inspired people to try to do better for