Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. Essays

Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known as Makaveli was a world renowned American hip hop rap artist, poet and actor. Tupac sold over 75 million records worldwide which made him one of the best selling artists of all time. On February 21, 1995 Shakur released “Dear Mama”, which was a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur. The song went far and made it to the top of the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. The song was also certified Platinum by the RIAA on July 13, 1995. In the song, he depicts the story of  his

How obsessive love is shown in the six poems studied ? In this essay I will compare the poems that I have been studying. I will focus on obsessive love in each poem showing whether is it a negative or a positive love through contrasting and comparing the poems and showing the similarities through language techniques and the structural choices of the poems. The first two poems I am going to compare are Nettles and The Song Of The Old Mother. Obsessive love is really clear in these two poems.

In the past, racial profiling has been used numerous times by police officers and people who thought races other than white were the cause of every case and problem. They thought they were better because they were white and blamed people of other races for committing crimes by judging everyone based off ethnicity. In the play, Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez, Henry and the 38th Street Gang were accused of crimes they have not committed because they were Mexican- American. Today this is still seen society

My first theme is how Tupac made it big and became a successful artist. How he did that was in 1988 just two years after he moved to Baltimore, Maryland. Tupac and his family moved to Marin City, California just a short drive north of San Francisco. When he attended Tamalpais High School Shakur was heavily involved in the school's drama department. Later the next year in 1989 Shakur began going to Poetry classes taught by Leila Steinberg. Thanks to Steinberg, Shakur basically got his big break that

Who would’ve thought two friends using a rap beef to spark their career could turn into a deadly battle between the West Coast and the East Coast. Tupac and Biggie have made some huge accomplishments within their rap careers. This paper will tell you a little bit about Tupac, Biggie, their beef. In New York City on June 6, 1971 a soon to be Hip Hop legend was born. This individual was most commonly known as 2Pac, but born as Tupac Shakur. He was known for his poetic skills and being very controversial

reluctant to call themselves feminists. In 2010, when Erykah Badu was asked if she saw herself as a feminist, this was her response: “I don't see myself as feminist, I see myself as humanist. I try to be as honest as I can and encourage that quality in my art. The things that people feel, the things people connect with, that is true honesty in art. I encourage all women to be honest. I consider myself a spiritual being first, a human being second, a woman third, and fourth is pretty ... or ugly!” (Yates

made him my biggest inspiration to pursue music as a career. Tupac came from a life of poverty and violence growing up; nevertheless, he used his family 's tribulations as fuel to become an icon to millions of people worldwide. Poverty and violence did not play a role in my childhood, instead, like Tupac it was my choice to join a gang and start selling drugs as a teenager. Growing up being of a mixed race, Caucasian and Latino, was not easy for me. I encountered racism in my school, in my

Adrian Alonso Coach Dodd English IV 11 May 2018 2-Pac Rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known as 2Pac or Makaveli, was an inspirational ghetto superstar that could spark the mind to be something special. As Elvis was for the Pop back then, 2-Pac was that for Hip-Hop. Born in the streets of Brooklyn, violence was no stranger for Tupac as he becomes well known for his savage lyrics that earned him many fans. No doubt that his lyrics would relate to the problems he had growing up. From drug dealer to

He was much more than just a rapper, Tupac was a leader who influenced the world with his music. Shakur’s fifth album “Don Killuminati: The Seven Day Theory” was released only eight weeks after his death, also reaching number one in the charts. 4 more albums were released after his death that had been recorded while he was still alive. Tupac made 9 platinum albums, produced 713 songs altogether and sold over 75 million albums, all by the age of 25. Shakur was an amazing artist who made a change