examples of his lyrical diversity. I intend to show the contrast in Tupac’s lyrics from one album to another. One of the songs on Tupac’s album Me Against the World is called "DearMama". In this songTupactalks about how his mother managed to raise him regardless of the struggles they...
“dear mama,” it is called, and she’s what it’s all about: a single mother on welfare who came home after working late and tried to fix her kids a hot plate; a woman who “even as a crack fiend always was a black queen”; a heroine who “always was committed.” “tell me...
Librarian of Congress James Billington hailed R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe" for its "raw immediacy" and praised Tupac's "Dear Mama" as a "moving and eloquent homage" to both his own mother and mothers struggling to keep their family together "in the face of addiction, poverty and societ...
Tupac Quotes And Lyrics From Songs “You gotta learn to hold your own” –Tupac Shakur, “Changes” “For a woman it ain’t easy tryin’ to raise a man” –Tupac Shakur, Dear Mama “Even though you’re fed up, you gotta keep your head up” –Tupac Shakur, “Keep Ya Head Up” ...
Favorite Song:A lot of artists learned from his swag. It was his confidence in himself that made the man. I loved his music — my favorite song is “Dear Mama.” I was raised by a single mother and on every Mother’s Day, I send that song to her. ...
“Dear Mama:” The Story Behind Tupac Shakur’s Hit Albums Getty Images Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago in March 1994. Tupac, who only released four albums in his lifetime, has 21 albums to his name, 10 of which have earned platinum, multiplatinum, or diamond...
Earlier this year, Allen Hughes’ FX docuseries “Dear Mama” offered a far-reaching study of Shakur’s life by focusing on his relationship with his mother, Afeni Shakur (herself a trailblazing figure of the Black liberation movement whose life would have been documentary-worthy even if her ...
Look around you in this studio right now. I have women working on my music. They understand where I''m coming from. So does my mama. I always play my music for her before it comes out. Why do you think I wrote "Dear Mama"? I wrote it for my mama because I love her and I ...
FX’s Dear Mama is both an audio and visual experience. Tupac’s timeless message is undeniable as beats evaporate into soundscapes and his lyrics are revealed to be mantras of passion and politics. It eschews strict chronology for a style that slides back and forth in time, finding linkages...
His best known song, 1995’s Grammy-nominated “Dear Mama,” was a tender expression of love for his mother--and his thanks for all the sacrifices she had made. “I wish I could take the pain away,” he wrote in the song. “If you can make it through the night, there’s a brig...