Tupac Changes

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Black Americans have never had it easy. The fight against drug abuse, gang violence, racism, and police brutality. Tupac embodied and understood that. Tupac was well known for living the life of a thug and for his heroic struggles. "Changes," a song written by Tupac, portrays the harsh reality of living in America while black. Tupac's main point in the song "Changes" is that, sometimes you have to sacrifice your morals and pride when you're out of options. Tupac Shakur experienced a turbulent upbringing filled with both artistic inspiration and hardship. On June 16, 1971, he was born in East Harlem, New York City, to Black Panther Party member Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland. Tupac's early years were influenced by his parents' political activities …show more content…

Tupac expresses his dissatisfaction with the difficulties African Americans encounter in the song and calls for constructive social change. It also highlights how important community empowerment and cohesion are. His songs offer a potent commentary on the hardships faced by the underprivileged and their aspirations for a better future. At the song's conclusion, Tupac opens to us about his thoughts and the things he sees every day. He stresses the importance of resisting "them" beating you. He is warning us to be strong and stand our ground. Then, he expresses incredible awareness of his predicament by saying,"Always gotta worry about the payback, Some buck that I roughed up way back, coming back after all these years, (shakur,3)". Black people are being challenged by Tupac to evolve as well. He realized that although the system is unfair, black people are aware of their role in their suffering. Tupac had a high level of wisdom and intelligence at his age. Black-on-Black crime, according to Tupac, "the only time we chill is when we kill each other." Subsequently, he states, "I see a portion of the truth and I'm being honest; let's build each other up." It takes skill to be real and time to

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