Tupac Shakur as a Poet

Introduction

Born on June 16, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York, to a convict mother and a father who died too soon, the young Tupac carries the scars from his childhood to his people. He lived with his mother and stepfather who raised him as TupacShakur, but he never knew his biological father. During the first years of his life, which were going, on in the slums of New York, Bronx, Harlem. However, it was difficult for him to get out of this life of misery. He was only a teenager and her family first moved to Baltimore in 1986 that the young man very interested in music and rap. However, the early disturbing life of his had great influence over the poetries that later came in the lime light in the form of great music (Chopmaster, 1999, 81-93).

A life burned to twenty five years of misery in the background, the black, American ghetto, drugs, rebellion, and violence in his character completely that provided Tupac Shakur the short life which is made up of full time suffering. Thug dangerous for some, a hero in the manner of a Malcolm X for others, the young poet rapper was above all the voice of an oppressed minority and carrying a message of hope with his poetry. Torn between his life in misery from which it comes and hope for a better life for himself and for the American black people, the young Tupac Shakur, was always capable of the best and the worst (White, 1997, 218-237).

However, Tupac gets known to lead two lives simultaneously: on one side, he was a gifted poet rapper under the name MC New York, desperate to break, on the other, the young thug, crack dealer. Family life does not encourage him to find the right way: his stepfather was imprisoned for robbery and her mother succumbs to the charms deleterious crack. A new move to the California coast in 1988 and Tupac takes destiny. However, he stands quietly away from the drug trade and in 1990 joined his first rap group Digital Underground, in which he cut his teeth. The dancing and singing became his real motivation, so that was released in November 1991 his first solo album: Tupaccalypse Now (Hoye, & Ali, 2003, 250-267).

Discussion

When Tupac started his career with the first album which was a super hit. His poetry in the songs is violent convicted by the courts for inciting hatred and provoke many controversies. On several occasions, murders have been inspired by some of his songs. Noticed by his strong personality, the artist rapidly attracted the world of cinema, in which it is effective. He landed his first role (the role of rogue) in the movie Juice in 1992. He especially shines in 1993 Singleton film Poetic Justice with Janet Jackson. Despite his success and millions of records sold, known for the great poetry used in his super hit songs, Tupac pays back the news (White, 1997, 218-237).

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