50 Cent: I never did any drugs

Tupac Shakur died 15 years ago today

It’s tragic to lose a voice so young, whose violent passing mirrored the culture he was so influenced by.

He was not a rapist. Yes he did used drugs and drinks alcohol, but there are plenty people out there that you would classify as good that do the same thing…how about you get off your high horse and stop judging people and use your brain and actually do some reseach. Look up Tupac speeches and you will see the other side of a man who was also fighting to help kids living in bad situation find a wau out. This artical is very untrue and bias. What he really meant by the “keep it real” staement is that he spoke about the things that were actually going on in those neigborhoods. He talked about the things that the world didnt want to. Did he do plenty of things wring and had a rebel side that at times didnt respect the law, yes, but when you grow up where he did (as i did) you see how the “law” is thdere just to make your life harder and when you need them the law does not care. This man was very smart and new how to speak and uplift plenty of people who thought no one in the world cared about them and wanted to help. Please do me a favor and listen to the song “Keep you Head Up”. The songs and bad language was a way to make a living. Dont just believe everything you here, take the time to do you own reseach and come to your own conclusion, is not that hard. God Bless

From poetry to rap: the lyrics of Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur's death on Friday, September 13, 1996, at the early age of 25, brought to an end a complex life marked both by personal controversy and artistic success. His impressive achievements include six solo rap albums, over 30 singles, starting or significant roles in six movies and a body of poems anthologized as The Rose that Grew from Concrete and published posthumously by his mother, Afeni Shakur. Tupac was clearly a performer with multi-dimensional abilities whose contributions to his art deserve to be studied from a variety of disciplinary viewpoints (see Armond White, 1997). This paper is meant to contribute to that effort. It will focus on comparing linguistic and discourse features of Tupac's poetry with the lyrics of the raps in his debut album 2Calypse Now with a view to explaining his success as a rapper compared to his limited impact as a poet. First, I propose that Tupac's upbringing contributed to his complex personal and artistic behavior and also to the central differences between his raps and his poetry. Then I compare and contrast the poems and raps in terms of topics, style, and content. Finally, I offer some general hypotheses about the reasons for the success of the raps compared to the indifferent reception of the poems.

Tupac was born in 1971 and raised in poor inner-city neighborhoods in New York. His father, Billy Garland, as well as his mother Afeni Shakur, had been significant figures in the Black Panther Movement of the 1960s. Thus, from the beginning Tupac was immersed in the culture of the African American urban working class while simultaneously being influenced by the political views, militant passions, and wider social exposure of his mother and her Black Panther colleagues.

Mary J Blige Covers Billboard Magazine

The 'Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul' Mary J Blige Has Covered The Latest Copy Of Billboard Magazine.

I'm really feeling the look Mary is going for, she is subtle, stylish & at 36 years old, still remains sexy as ever. I must admit that Mary has had a few fashion disasters over the years, but 90% of the time she looks on-point.

Mary will be is prepping the release of her new album Growing Pains over the coming weeks, so be on the look out for her. Check out the cover below & let me know what you think?




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"Rihanna - Breakin Dishes"

R&B Beauty Rihanna Is Continuing Her World-Wide Domination Of The 'Pop-R&B' Market With Her Fifth Single From Good Girl Gone Bad.

Breakin' Dishes is a high-tempo, energetic song which, in my opinion, is a highlight of her very likable 3rd album. The track's theme (is you can call it that) is Rihanna getting pretty pissed with her man & starts; Breakin' Dishes.

Although Rihanna does not have the vocal ability to match the likes of Beyonce or Mariah, nor the charisma. I find it so hard to hate on her, she is a cool, young woman making some very radio friendly music. Check out the track below & let me know what you guys think of it?

LISTEN: "Rihanna - Breakin' Dishes"

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