How Does Tupac Affect Society

Tupac Shakur was a leader and prophet to and youth and rap/hip-hop culture. He has talked and made songs about women, poor, and rich people. He has changed my perspective about the three types of people after I watched his interviews and had the things that he said broken down and explained. Tupac has pointed out many things wrong with the country and the people who run it. He even inspired a very well known rapper named Kendrick Lamar. He even went through the struggle of being falsely accused of rape and sodomy and went to jail.

First, he talks about greed in the world, people don't help each other enough. People starve in the streets and others can hit the lottery for millions or thousands of dollars. Millionaires make sometimes get humanitarian awards but they don't really do much for the people suffering. Nobody was just born independant, when you’re younger you are taught teamwork and sharing and then you learn to become independant. Even if you earn all the money you have you still owe. Give back to your community or at

least to someone in need. Tupac never had a father growing up so it was hard for him, his mother, and his sister. He said his best christmas growing up was when there were no gifts under the tree, and his sister’s principle knocked on his door and invited them to the school. At the school they were holding this charity event for the poor families. He got some cheap boots and trinkets, free cheese, free butter and he thought it was great because he had an empty fridge. He also felt very sorry for his mother because she didn’t have a man around to help.

Second, he talks about women, how much he loves them, and how some men talk to them. Tupac had very much respect for all women mostly because his mother raised him and taught him to show them respect. He points out the difference between women and b*tches. He says that a b*tch’s main thing is to get whatever they can get from you and break somebody’s heart without even caring. Tupac hates these types of women because they give good women a bad representation. He was always around girls and being very courteous. His best friend that he met in high school that was a female was a famous actor named Jada Pinkett Smith.

Third, he talks about rich people, poor people, and the inequality.

He tells a story about him being near a gas station and there were some kids pumping gas for people and they would get a quarter, so Tupac went over there and gave those kids $50. He says imagine if big corporations did this, they could send a representative to a playground and tell him to look for the nicest kid and give him a scholarship or something to help that kid out. Tupac thinks that instead of people talking about how bad slavery was and how big of a mistake it was, we should need to be helped out. We shouldn't just keep talking about it, just give us a little help since we’ve been a “good friend” to America. And not just black people, he says that they should help black kids, white kids, korean kids, or anybody. There’s no way that there should be millionaires and there’s people out there starving and homeless without clothes, tupac can’t make sense of

that.

Last, his inspiration to others. One of Tupac’s advices is to spark the minds of others and that's what he did. A rapper known as kendrick lamar studies him and tries to carry on what he was trying to say. He says when he was younger, Tupac came to him in a dream and told him, “Keep doing what you’re doing, don’t let my music die”, that was a wake up call for Kendrick. Kendrick learned the difference between different types of females, he escaped a gang life by rapping and being positive and motivated, and he tries to help his community by teaching. He educated his friends that he grew up with that are now in gangs to try to be positive and to better themselves.

In conclusion, Tupac is a more than a hero, he’s a legend. He went through the struggles so it forced him to talk about it and do something with the help and knowledge of his mother and record labels. He travels from baltimore to california to escape the violence then is accused of rape and sodomy. Tupac is sent to jail for rape and gun charges. In an interview he talks about how prison is killing his spirit and it's not easy for him to stay positive and creative because it's not a creative place. He finally comes out of jail and talk about how his image is trying to be ruined, he talks about how much he treasures women and then he gets falsely accused of rape. His image is trying to be ruined by the media. He makes some songs while he is in jail and does a few interviews. Then he gets out of jail and makes those songs in the studio. He does a few interviews when he gets out and gains back his love from his fans. He keeps making music and does interviews until he is shot September 7th, 1996 in a drive-by shooting in las vegas, Nevada. He has gone through the hero's journey and even created a new one in the process and that's what makes him a hero, he was an inspiration to most and a hero.