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Defending Tupac's Writings — If you look at Tupac and see just a ...

(PRWEB) July 11, 2004

Rap music started as a way to express social ills and as a way to bring awareness to the many social problems of people whoÂ’s voices are not heard or cared about.

Today’s ‘rap’ music is nothing more (in most cases) than cars, hoochies and gym shoes.

Recently there was an article released over teachers in Worcester Mass. Placing Tupac Shakurs book of poetry (The Rose That Grew From The Concrete) on the summer reading list for students.

The article written by Michelle Malkin just proves that many have opinions, but when your opinion is backed by twisted facts and an underlying racist view; your opinion becomes somewhat meaningless.

Every generation has their icons, their voice. Bro.Malcolm X, James Dean, Elvis Presley, Martin L. King all enjoy icon status in their respected generations. Can I find fault with them? Of course if I would approach with a less than informed mind set.

To many Tupac Shakur is a Hip Hop Icon. Not just because of his artistry as a rap musician. Tupac was deeper than that. He was a poet, a musical talent, an actor, a social commentator; a souljah. That along with his personality, his understanding of the everyday struggle of just not inner city residents, but of all who have been used, miss-used and abused by the system.

Born into an activist family, Tupac was born into the struggle. He seen how those that where involved in bringing about change were treated; he lived it.

This upbringing formed the social stance that Tupac had.

If you look at Tupac and see just a ‘gangsta rapper’ you missed the true Tupac.

To call Tupac Shakur “the drug dealing, baseball bat wielding, cop hating, Black Panther worshipping, convicted sexual abuser” only shows that the ‘eyes’ that wrote that article see Tupac with a twisted bias view.

If one sees Tupac and his legacy as only that, then the writer is either misinformed or writing for controversy.

I think school board members and school officials, that actually have contact with our children, know how and what will reach them. A reading program is designed to teach, but also to GET CHILDREN TO READ.

A lot of TupacÂ’s writings are about the struggle of real people in real life. He talks of the love for his mother and the respect for women is evident.

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