The 7 Day Theory: Remembering Why Tupac is Important
I had a conversation with a couple of people the other day about the importance of Tupac. Somebody told me that Tupac wasn’t one of the most globally known, or internationally recognized Black people ever. Another person said that his music wasn’t politically or socially relevant; that he wasn’t as important to Black music as Bob Marley.
All of this is just a couple of weeks after Blender Magazine said Pac was the most overrated musician of all-time.
So is the world coming to the end? Was Tupac really not that important, then and now?
Tupac was the most important Hip-Hop artist ever. He was important not just for what he did, but for what he said.
Whether it is twelve years after he pasted away, or seven days after the anniversary of his death, we must never forget what Pac contributed to the world in his short time here.
With the amount of books, documentaries, and articles produced on Tupac’s life, I never thought I’d be put in a position to have to defend Pac’s importance to Black people. I thought the fact that scholars like Michael Eric Dyson and Mark Anthony Neal, and institutions like University of Cal-Berkeley, studied Tupac was enough to justify his significance. I figured the murals of him in Brazil, the respect for him in Cuba, and the people who asked me about him in South Africa was a testament to his global impact. Perhaps being studied in a college classroom isn’t enough to show Pac’s importance to American history. And maybe Brazil and Cuba don’t show his global meaning.
Maybe time makes us forgetful.
But for those of us that love Hip-Hop, and believe in the struggle and glory of Black people in this world, we must always remember and celebrate how important what our prince did (and the message he brought) was to this world.
Tupac was the window to the soul of the first post-Black Power/Civil Rights generation. He is indicative of that generation in so many tangible and intangible ways.
His name shows his ties to the African Diasporic tradition: Pac was named after the Tupac Amaru, the leader of Peru’s indigenous rebellion against the Spanish Empire’s conquest of the Inca people. His mother (Afeni Shakur) and stepfather (Mutulu Shakur) were Black Panthers, and instilled in him a Black consciousness that showed him the history and power of his people. He enjoyed the best that America had to offer: Pac had a childhood education that allowed him to read Shakespeare, study Theater, and participate in the arts; he was well read, as evident by his reading and studing of political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince leading him to name his last recorded album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. His music allowed him to reap the financial benefits our society offers.
Growing up without a father, raised by a mother battling a drug addiction, and living in Harlem, Baltimore, and Oakland, he also saw the dark side of his generation: Drugs, poverty, and broken homes.
Education. Success. Poverty. It’s indicative of the struggle; the gift and the curse.
This story, this complexity, came out in the way Pac lived his life and in the music he produced. He wrote about how much he loved his mother despite her addiction (Dear Mama). He was misogynistic, sexist, and vulgar. He displayed sophistication and militancy in his music (Rebel of the Underground), while expressing charisma and intellect in his interviews. He crafted stories of urban Black life that was resonating for the time (Brenda’s Got a Baby). He could uplift and inspire (Keep Ya Head Up). But most importantly, he wasn’t afraid to be vulnerable (So Many Tears, Pain); Pac wasn’t afraid to bear his soul as witness to the struggle and pride of being Black in America.
Author, educator, and artist Dax-Devlon Ross gives perhaps one of the most poignant testimonies to what Tupac meant in his book, “The Nightmare and the Dream: Nas, Jay-Z, and the History of Conflict in African-American Culture:”
“I was a 21 year-old college student the night ‘Pac died. I wasn’t a thug or a gangsta. I hadn’t grown up in poverty. My parents hadn’t marched with King. I’d never been to jail. I’d never been shot. I’d never sold drugs…Existentially, though, we were kindred spirits. He showed me that I didn’t have to be the most intelligent or gifted person to bear my soul on the page…He let me know that it was ok to be vulnerable.
More than any other artist, Tupac explored the tensions stemming from our generation’s desire, and in some senses demand, to ‘keep it real.’ Hip-hop was born and bred by those people and in those communities that were left behind; by the children and grandchildren of those who didn’t make it to college and couldn’t enter the middle class…For Tupac that cultural experience wasn’t embedded in a single community, but in the soul of every community that knew poverty and the chaos it wrought.”
It is all these things that endeared Tupac Shakur to a generation, to the public, and to people all over the world.
This is why the life of Tupac Shakur is so important.
Many of us know this; millions of people across the world know this. And that is exactly why we must continue to remember him, and never downplay his significant because he is that important to us…Until The End Of Time.
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September 20th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Wow that was real deep read every word…..tupac is important to hip-hop and to people period!
September 20th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
http://thisisscolla.com/cms/content/view/228/2/
MUST READ!
for anyone who ever doubted Pac….thats because they never understood him
September 20th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
C’MON. PAC NOT RELEVANT? HE WAS RELEVANT TO MORE THAN JUST BLACK PEOPLE. MOREL LIKE EVERYBODY. HIS ALBUMS STILL SELL TO THIS DAY, AND NOT ONLY THAT, AS A HUMAN BEING, HE INFLUENCED YOU WITH MORE THAN HIS MUSIC.
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September 20th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
its a shame this blog wont get as many comments as a beef blog. great post
September 20th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Tupac as any great musician is important. There wil lalways be fututre artists influenced by how prolific he was or emotional in his raps and also learn from his mistakes.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Pac was the greatest.
It’s a shame cuz I know there’s gonna be a whole bunch of comments saying he was overrated and he wasn’t lyrical and blah blah blah… but oh well..
September 20th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Fuck What They Say .Pac Was That Nigga!!!
September 20th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
2 Pac and Bob Marley both made timeless music and would very much be relevant toaday. Look how many people were influnced by them in some way, most of these rappers toaday was influnced by 2 Pac, 2 Pac set the trends for others to match. To see 2 Pac influnced look how many albums was released after his death with that said please no more 2 Pac albums ever let the man rest in peace.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
fuck blender n all 2pac haters. they mad cuz in 5yrs he diid shit no other rappers done. where u think ya fav rapper got they style from??
September 20th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
He is overrated though.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
NO this is wat ive been trying to get across for a while dude is so overated and meant nothing to me then and means nothing to black music/or music in general now HE SUCKS!!!!!!1
September 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
“Somebody told me that Tupac wasn’t one of the most globally known, or internationally recognized Black people ever. ”
*STATIC* THEY ARE UNINFORMED LOCAL NIGGAS,THE FURTHEST THEY’VE TRAVELED IS TO THEIR LOCAL BARBER SHOP,OVER *STATIC*
September 20th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I mean severely ovverated its scary..
September 20th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
lol haters. tupac is the man, can’t deny it. To each their own.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
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September 20th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I’ve always been a big fan of Pac but I don’t know how important Tupac was or how much of an impact his music had. He did touch a lot of people but he’s no Bob Marley that’s for sure. Bob Marley is on another level.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
@ Superman – Hip Hop Fan and 199700352
Your bullshit negative comments are HIGHLY overrated.
Wonderful post!
September 20th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Great post! tupac is probably the most important rapper of all time and he’s not only part of black music history he’s a big part of music history PERIOD. But like someone else said “Bob Marley is on another level”.
September 20th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
its been 12 yrs since PAC has left us and his music is STILL bumpin…and puttin down all that Bullshit that out there today…12 yrs and ppl can still relate!!! how can his work be deemed irrelevant? overrated? helll naaaaaw…u guys must b trippin out hard….pac was the best….he still has shit that hasnt been released yet….great article
September 20th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Tupac
To say Tupac was sociall unimportant is like saying hiphop is socially unimportant,since there is no other hiphop artist who is as socially and culturally important as Tupac Amaru Shakur.
It was written that Tupac “wasn’t as important to Black music as Bob Marley”
That is a most true, for no other reason that there is no artist as important to Black Music and culture as Bob Marley.
This may be hard for all you non Rastafari out there, but when you speak of Bob´s Music,you are speaking of God Works, and you cant get more important than that.
However,when it comes to personality and charisma,i would put Tupac and Marley on an equal footing.
Another thing to consider is that HipHop is full of flaws, some might say that this flaws only make us love hiphop more,and i might agree, on certain things.
HipHop is an predominantly America art form, an art form that even though created by poor people,it was created in the most richest capitalist society….and many of those flaws of HipHop stem from that…the paper chasing,the fast cars and women,the drugs,the gangster mentality,all those things.
And Tupac,as beautiful an angel as he was, was plagued by all this flaws. You hear all these things in his music.
For one “Dear Mama”, you have a “Hit em Up”
Meanwhile,ones like Bob Marley had no inclination to make that “shake yo ass” song, or that “im gangsta” song, or that “i got money” song.
Bob could put his whole soul into what God meant for him to do.
For this reason alone,Tupac will never be as important as Bob Marley.
But i cannot think of anyone else who comes closer to Marley´s importance than Tupac Amaru Shakur
September 20th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
We still miss you,Pac
September 20th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
It would take for a white magazine like blender to disrespect one of our black leaders and we all fallowed like GOOD NIGGERS like they wanted. It took your favorite rapper to 10 to15 years to do what he did in four. As for the Lil Wayne comment, Pac died at 25, he’s just now starting at 25! Now who’s the best!
September 20th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Don’t get me wrong I do like Pac but let’s face it, every artist that dies especially in his/her prime gets overrated. Tupac was a great artist but is he overrated? Yes he is. If he was still alive people wouldn’t talk about him and his music the same way they do now. Some people even think the brotha faked his death and is still alive. The amount of myths about his dead and his lifestyle and everything made him larger than life when he died. The same goes for artists like Elvis Presley, John Lennon..etc It’s not only artists it’s the same thing with actors, athletes leaders..etc The best thing that can happen for their legacy is to DIE and if you’re a popular person who leave this earth while you’re still in your prime…OH man then you’ll definitely become overrated by millions of people.
September 20th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Pac i an icon, a legend… Every rapper got Pac’s name in his lyrics… you know it takes a lot to achive such a succes.. Pac is the greatest and will 4ever be… I’m from europe… and you know here wherever you go… young kids like 10 years old listening 2 2pac music and not 50cent or other mtv rappers. That just shows that pac is not the past he is also the future…. Thats sad for hiphop but true.. He was just on another level.. he could get to your heart in a sec… not a lot of rapper can do that nowadays… But pac is not overrated… Pac is loved.. Pac is 4ever… pac i the truth… Pac rep the pain every black brother feel tru the day… RIP PAC… WILL FOREVER BUMP YOUR SHIT… Was listening 2 krazy 2day… that song iz of the hook… 2pac 4EVER BITCHEZ!
September 20th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
First I would like to say this is an exceptional piece that should have been written a long time ago! But it’s sad that after all he’s said & done there are still idiots out there that missed what he tried to instill in his people!
95% of the rappers 2 day are 4 themselves period! Pac wanted to bring his people to the fore front so we could see the power strength & potential within ourselves. Regardless of what ghetto you were raised, that you can overcome adversity.
Pac wasn’t killed he was assassinated (do your research) because he had the knowledge, power & potential to wake his people up out of this disturbing state of self hate that has manifested its self within that’s causing us to kill one another over dumb shyit like the color of a rag!
If some of these people picked up a book sometimes instead of running off at the mouth they could find out the truth for themselves, but that’s too much like right.
Martin, Malcolm, & all the great leaders of our past sacrificed their lives to get their people on the right track but even they fell short because uninformed lazy a$$ people still doing pointless shyit like selling dope, sagging their pants, & gang banging!
Pac will always be important & relevant to Hip Hop, no matter what you weak & simple minded people think.. See how many other rappers have scholars writing books about them & what they stood for, how many college courses are started in honor & admiration of them.. Not a single solitary one!
Hov said it best “do u fools listen to music or do u just skim through it”! Wake up & open your eyes people KNOWLEDE IS POWER!!
September 20th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Tupac was and still his the best for me!!!
I miss that nigga on some real shit!
R.I.P 2pac
September 20th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
i been listen to old pac shit lately & mathafuckas must be crazy Pacs music was an all around fukn problem and he lived one of the craziest lives imaginable
i never get the same feelin listen to any other rapper that i get from Pac……
September 20th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
u can say pac was overated cool(opinion) to say he just all around sucked cool(opinion) to say u didnt like his music cool(opinion) but to say he was not releven tand still is u crazy now u going against facts wat rapper u know got classes taught on em thas on a whole nother level and how the fuck can u say he aint relvent when his name all in yo favorite rappers music(lil wayne jay-z) TUPAC IS A LEGEND A ICON AND HAD A BIG IMPACT ON MUSIC BLACK PPL AND THE WORLD (YOU LOCAL NIGGAS WOULDNT KNOW ABOUT THAT ) AND HE HAS INPIRED A GENERATION AND WAS THE VOICE OF A GENERATION ALL THE THINGS I JUST SAID ARE FACTS SO JUST MAKE SURE U SEPERATE FACTS FROM OPINIONS NIGGAS EVERYTHINHG I SAID IN THIS POST WERE FACTS SO NON NEED TO RESPOND HATERS U CANT AARGUE FACTS
September 20th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
NO! People are just tripping, they just listen to the hit singles that Pac had…
They haven’t listen to all his songs and all his interviews. When they listen to his interviews (in depth interviews 10-20 minutes or longer) then report back about how they feel about Pac
September 20th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
pac is very important yo hip-hop
September 20th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I think tupac was ite but not the greatest I was more of a biggie man. And Nas and Jay-z are tied for Greatest rapper ever in my book and they did everything that pac did and more!
September 20th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
i could never figure why every now and then i run into the one odd person who doesn’t appreciate him or realize his impact and contribution to hiphop..i think it’s either those ppl never had the prevelidge to listen to a full tupac song or they’re just trying to seem different by saying they dont like him cuz everybody else does
September 20th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
WHat The Fuck Is EVery 1 Talkin About – Let That Nigga Pac R.I.P.
September 20th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Fuck blender magazine!!!!! Dem crackers be hating on pac cos he was larger and u crackers know u assasinated that brother 4real.. Fuck Blender and Fuck all dem faggotz on mtv dat said pac was a hater.. Black pple dont appreciate demselves,we jst hate on other pple wen dey r better than us… Even ur favourite rappers knowz pac inspired them….Fuck Blender magazine and i hope the faggotz dat said pac was the most overrated musician suck on a dick with hiv on the tip and die slow… Elvis is the most overrated musician on all time period crackers!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuck Elvis!!!!!!!
September 20th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
damn man that shit is real as fuck
people dont know about pac they forgot out of site out of mind with lack of radio play people just forget but in l.a. we fuckin love dude so people need to remember that pac is that dude he changed the world whether you want to believe it or not
September 20th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
pac is that dude he changed the world whether you want to believe it or not
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See there are comments like that..that makes him overrated. No, whether you like it or not tupac didn’t change the world
September 20th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
i mean people cant be serious when saying he wasnt as important as people make him seem or wasnt influental is just hands down a hater.im from brooklyn ny the home of biggie and jay-z and hands down have 2 admit he still to this day is the best rapper ever.he made rappers feel ok 2 be themselves and spit thier real life on songs,b4 him there was gangsta rappers but never a rapper so versetile.he mastered rap from every angle he made a rapper like emenim or 50 cent use contriversy to sell records with songs exposing rappers(hit em up,against all odds,bomb 1st)he made songs that can lift your spirits or for the club like jay-z does such as all how do you want it,all about you and thug passion.he made songs people can relate 2 like dear mama,keep ya head up and unconditional love.he made songs adressing real issues like brenda’s got a baby,letter 2 the president and wonder why they call you bitch.at the time he died(if he is dead,i dont believe he is)rappers werent really touring in other countrys and going over sea’s so it’s understandable why he isnt known worldwide like he should be but as said in the article how is it he’s a rapper with a class based on his life,statue’s,documentries,books and his name is a house hold name from the kids of today to the parents and grandparents of 2day.i think it would be hard 2 find a person younger than say 12 yrs old(which means they was just born when he died)and a person as old as 65 that doesnt know who tupac is when you mention his name.
September 20th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
“When I die, I wanna be a livin legend, say my name
Affiliated with this motherfuckin game, with no more pain”
“till the day I see my casket
Buried as a g while tha whole world remembers me
Until the end of time”
he not only predicted his death but also his legendary status after death.
pac literally had a song for every circumstance, obstacle, emotion that ppl go thru in life..the fact is pac’s music was pure art and he was so deep with every line he wrote that some dum asses will never fully comprehend him and that’s ok cuz his music wasn’t intended to be for idiots
September 20th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
to #33 he might have not changed the world but he did change many people, which might have helped change the world!
September 20th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
to #33 he might have not changed the world but he did change many people, which might have helped change the world
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and who are some of these people that he changed so they could change the world? Tupac was a good artist but when pac fanatics start talking about him changing the world and shit, that’s when people say he’s overrated
September 20th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
like Tupac once said ” My Music Might Not Change The World, But I Guarantee I Will Spark The Brain That Will.” – Tupac
September 21st, 2008 at 12:08 am
#12
yet you u a Wayne groupie!
Wayne is overrated like a mufucka yet i dont hear that comin from yo dickridin ass
September 21st, 2008 at 12:46 am
lol at people saying he isnt relevant or noy known internationally,im colombian and i fucking idolise these man,but believe me i know him very weel and for me there aint noone as brilliant as him,and lol at people saying nas and jay z did the same he did and more,this nigga have the record for best selling rap artist of all time all,he was just 25,thats almost a kid and he acomplished more than any rapper in any way,he changed a lot of things for a lot of people and dont come with that bullshit of him beeing big because he died,he was the biggest thing a rapper could be at his time and believe me,if a lot of rappers die,they will be forgotten quick as many has
September 21st, 2008 at 12:47 am
tupac was the most interesting person i have seen
September 21st, 2008 at 12:49 am
I don’t think any artist, President or whatever can change the world but certain individuals can have a big impact and inspire millions of people in a postitve way and make people “think”. Tupac was one of those individuals and his music and life still inspire folks around the world. Pac’s voice was powerful and you can hear his pain, happiness and struggle all in his voice almost like a soulsinger, so whether you’re poor or rich you could relate and truly feel Pac’s music.
If Tupac was a soulsinger he’d be someone like Sam Cooke. That’s the type of voice Tupac had from a rap perspective. Tupac is a legend and his music means a lot to millions of people of my generation and will continue the next generation and so on, because his music is timeless. 50 years from now people are still going to talk about Tupac Shakur MARK MY WORDS!!!!
September 21st, 2008 at 12:51 am
#36 q.. some say his fans were a part of a cult, which makes a lot sense cuz what pac had to say had an impact on ppls lives, u gotta understand he was morethan music..personally 2pac changed my life and throughout some taugh times he inspired me and motivated me, made me look at life from a different angle, gave me confidence and sometimes even made me proud to be black and young..
the world sometimes is crazy and so much happens that sometimes u just start losin hope, u feel trapped in ur circumstances sometimes feelin like there’s no way out..when u hear tupac explain the same exact emotion or circumstance ur goin thru, u realize that it’s not just u, then u realize that he always fights to overcome everything..that inspires u to do the same.. his music and his words could get in ur soul, this man was deep and real in an unimaginable way. now we sort of here rappers talk about their lives, that’s all because of pac, only difference is tupac was first to do it and he spoke the truth from his heart
u might not relate to his music the same way because u might have lived under different cisrcumstances and u might have not had the same expeiences…but u’d be surprised how many people tupac inspired and how much impact he had on so many ppl’s lives.
the way i see it, he changed my world, he changed the world 4 me and i think that’s what ppl mean when they say tupac changed the world
September 21st, 2008 at 1:20 am
RIP Pac, I can’t speak for everyone but he definitely influence me. And to the haters, think about it seriously…..12 years later this man is still being talked about. I don’t hear about Big L,Pun,E,or even Biggie as much as we hear about Pac. THINK ABOUT IT!
September 21st, 2008 at 2:01 am
haters, think about it seriously…..12 years later this man is still being talked about. I don’t hear about Big L,Pun,E,or even Biggie as much as we hear about Pac.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cosign#40 .
September 21st, 2008 at 3:19 am
2pac Was the best At eveything he did
he is What you call a true artist to hiphop
Sure he said and done some shit That Was bad but Damn how Much can A man take Before he snaps?
He Was a target since day 1…..to the cops And haters
i dont care what know one says
HE IS HIP HOP
September 21st, 2008 at 3:27 am
#14 IS REALLY DUMB
September 21st, 2008 at 3:52 am
He is important as hell, if there is one rapper I rather people listen to, its 2pac. Hes one of the few RELEVANT rappers that shouldnt have died.
September 21st, 2008 at 4:37 am
Pac live to be in our shoes dudes will die to live in his – Joe Budden
That says it all
September 21st, 2008 at 8:28 am
The only way Blender Magazine to have more readers is to say something that is stupid and untrue!!! They like to start some shit…anyways put it like this all YOUR favourite rapper…they have 2pac in TOP 5 if not #1…i am from Holland…nd people LOVE 2pac down here…trust me every where you go people know about 2pac…my point is he is the most influential rapper EVER!!!
September 21st, 2008 at 9:27 am
@ 36
Took the words right out of my mouth. Yes he did say that he wouldn’t change the world, but he would spark the brain that would change the world. Bottomline is…anybody who says that he wasn’t an influence on hip-hip is very uninformed. They probably only know of his work by listening to him on the radio.
@25
You think that Pac and his life was an all around problem? He only rapped about what he saw and what he lived. He rapped about the issues that existed in society and it’s impact on the community. He didn’t create the problems and they existed long before he was here. He just had the courage to speak up about the issues when no one else was. Issues that still exists now even after his death. For example: His songs, “Brenda’s Got A Baby” and “Keep Ya Head Up”. In those songs he talked about real issues that happen everyday. I just heard on the news yesterday a baby was found in the trash can because some man dupped it in there. Who else is stepping up to the plate to talk about these issues? Not many, because too many people are worried about rapping about their Bentleys, bitches, and bank accounts. I see some of the comments said that some rappers today who are living have surpassed him and his success, but you have to ask yourself, who would have had the balls to step to him lyrically? Who had the balls when he was here? He may have rapped about his cars and his women, but he knew that there was more to life than just that and he talked about it. He was never 1 sided.
@ #9 and #14 If you knew more you would probably change your opinions and views on him. Like #26 said they have courses on the man’s life. I suggest you get 2 studying.
September 21st, 2008 at 10:59 am
he is not the greatest rapper of all time
his was important to hiphop
but he was more important to black people/or he couldve been
i dont look at pac as a rapper wit alot of depth
i look at pac as a man with alot of depth, that happen to rap in his spare time. but outside of rap is where pac made his mark on this world.
pac should not be catogorized as a rapper/actor/poet/whatever
when speakin on pac we should only judge him as a man period
when we wanna talk rappers, we can talk biggie,jayz,nas whoever
September 21st, 2008 at 11:14 am
greatest rapper : jay-z
most overrated : tupac
hes nice but come on alot of rappers have better flow im not sayin they better they jus got a better flow
im not a hater and im not a go hard for pac im very neutral when its comes to his muzik
personally pac aitn do shit for me **rip **
like to each his own if niggas think pac is wack let them think that
or as in words of jay: ” i let you do you/ y yall ridin my shit “
September 21st, 2008 at 11:14 am
greatest rapper : jay-z
most overrated : tupac
hes nice but come on alot of rappers have better flow im not sayin they better they jus got a better flow
im not a hater and im not a go hard for pac im very neutral when its comes to his muzik
personally pac aitn do shit for me **rip **
like to each his own if niggas think pac is wack let them think that
or as in words of jay: ” i let you do you/ y yall ridin my shit “
September 21st, 2008 at 11:44 am
^^^^^that’s cool man like u said, to each his own and u definitely got the right to ur opinion, atleast u gave a reason, u mentioned u dnt like his flow so it’s cool. what i hate is when ppl just says his overated 4 no reason..
i disagree with u but i can definitely respect ur opinion
September 21st, 2008 at 12:32 pm
2pac is the most listened to artist by soilders b4 war thats a fact look it up this mans words can get you ready 4 battle to me thas nuff said
September 21st, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Pac overrated ??? I dont think so !!!.
1) I´ve been a fan since I heard “I get around” in 1993
( Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., )
2) I was bumpin “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory” just the other day” which I concider to be one of the greatest HIP HOP albums ever.
3) Kids around my neighbourhood got Pac on their phone and they were just born when he died.
Peace.
September 21st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Thank you for this post its is the greatest one I have seen on this sight. Those who speak of Pacs irrelevance are strictly irrelevant themselves. They do not exist to those of us with souls and passion. They are nothing.
September 21st, 2008 at 2:11 pm
SMH at how many of yall niggas defend pac but love niggaz like Jeezy and lil wayne…if u fuck wit Pac and/or B.I.G u cant possibly like none of these new rap niggaz….lol loser ass fans nowadays
September 21st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
“I might not change the world, but i guarentee i will spark the mind that will”. PAC
Fuck all the pac haters, No matter what yall say he still the Greatest to ever touch a mic. Dud had hundereds of songs and he still putting out songs thats relavent. No matter how long Jay Z stays in the game he aint never gonna touch the King legacy cuz Pac was the realest he spoke from the heart thats why so many people relate to him. People that dont even know about rap music Know Pac.
And those of yall that said pac is not known world wide is trippn cuz pac got streets named after him in Africa and paintings of him everywhere.
And oh yeah Jay z u need to quit trying cuz u aint never gonna be loved as much as Makaveli.
R.I.P 2pac
Greatest Ever
September 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
whoever says pac wasnt important was because they didnt kno what the fuck he’s done and wtf he rapped about and they dont know his history. he wasnt just a rapper he was a poet, a politician, a leader, a socialist.
September 21st, 2008 at 3:04 pm
i dont giva fuk what others think abotu 2pac
but every ghetto u go, they will respesct 2pac more than any other rappers
go to jail
everymuthafukers b rappin 2pac words to words
real fuks wit PAC
all ya youngins and faggots duno shit abot real hiphop can eat a dick
makaveli the don til im gone
reppin pac sing late 94
fuk how ya feel
September 21st, 2008 at 3:11 pm
PAC WAS WACK!
September 21st, 2008 at 3:27 pm
^^^^ he was so wack that his the most influential rapper ever, the top selling rapper ever, most socially conscious, most dominating and respected even before his death, most dynamic and charismatic performer in the hisory of rap..
September 21st, 2008 at 3:32 pm
This man was bigger than Hip Hop, he is our generations’ Bob Marley and Malcolm X.
OVER 75 MILLION RECORD SOLD!!!!!!! Overrated? I beg to differ.
September 21st, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Tupac was wack…
September 21st, 2008 at 3:48 pm
PAC NEVER CARED WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT ABOUT HIM ONCE HE WENT THUGGED OUT SO F*CK WHAT BLENDER IS TRYING TO DO!!! ALL THEY TRYING TO DO IS FOR ONCE TRICK THE MASSES SO EVERYBODY CAN CLEAR THE SHELVES WITH THIS GARBAGE TALK, THAT’S WHAT THE MEDIA IS FOR!! IF BLENDER SOLD 200,000 COPIES LAST MONTH THEY WILL SELL 3 MILLION OFF THIS ISSUE. I GUESS SUGE (SUGAR BEAR) KNIGHT ISN’T THE ONLY ONE TRYING TO PROFIT OFF YOUR BOY!BLENDER MARKETING STRATEGIES IS WONDERFUL!!! LIKE PAC WILL SAY “ME AGAINST THE WORLD”!!! R.I.P TUPAC SHAKUR!!!!
September 21st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
at #68.young berg…
u cant be a tupac fan and still like young berg and this hot garbage thats out lately like #62 sbthakid said…ppl like u are few and pac’s music wasn’t made 4 ur kind..ur better off with soldier boy and young berg etc..
September 21st, 2008 at 4:14 pm
@#70
Tupac hasn’t done anything for rap but kill it!
September 21st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
@Young Berg
You don’t even like “dark butts”, so why are you even on this site? Go find 1 to your liking. Maybe Cmz is for you, but not this one. It’s 2 real. Quit wasting space and leave it for somebody who has something to say worth reading. Anyways, as far as this post is concerned he was influential whether you like it or not. If the man has sold 75 million records he must have done something right.
September 21st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
First of all, shout out to Michael Partis for putting this post up. Now to all the ney sayers out there let me break it down for you. When people say that Pac is the greatest or one of the greatest, they mean that sincerely. Pac wasn’t just a rapper, he was an revolutionary and an visionary. As a hardcore fan I agree with some of you that he was not the best emcee(Andre 3000). BUT, that’s not what makes you great. What make you great is base on how you influence an individual. At the end of day Pac related to more people more than anyone in hip hop’s past or present. You didn’t just listen to Pac you actually experience him and FELT him. Not too many rappers can do that. This man bared his soul to the world. And if you can’t appreciate that, then I don’t know what to tell you.
September 21st, 2008 at 6:22 pm
@Nonis Ex16
Donät tell me you think that’s really Young Berg?
September 21st, 2008 at 7:00 pm
what did pac do 4 hip hop the biggie didnt do? y big don’t get the same att. pac gets. when more ppl say big is better then pac bar 4 bar line 4 line. n my eyes pac was just another rapper that didnt get hard til he got a record deal. shit niggas out now better then pac would have ever been. niggas better check look at these underground niggas. r.i.p. stack bundles shouts 2 max b
September 21st, 2008 at 7:49 pm
@ 74
No I’m being funny, because everybody here is getting little too serious for me. But just in case it is him I just wanted 2 let him know that his comments are not acceptable. Your welcome here Berg! I’m sorry
September 21st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
oh yeah @ WTF
See thats just what I’m talkin about people like you wasting blog space. You took the time out to comment on me gettin at somebody else and you didn’t even have nothin to say about the article that’s posted. Are you Young Berg trying to be incognitio? If not, stay out of grown folks business please. Thank yooou!
September 21st, 2008 at 8:15 pm
2 say tupac was overated is a insult 2 that man.in my opinion he is the best 2 ever do it.im just saying look at it from my point of view and hear me out.for starters he was 25 when he died(if he is dead,i dont think he is)tell me what rapper had the impact he had on rap in such little time.all eyez on me dropped 02-13-96 and it was the 1st double cd ever in rap(which so far song 4 song is the best double cd to come out)but look at his record sales in a matter of months.it is hard 4 a rapper 2 move 2 a new neighborhood and claim it and not get exposed but he took over a whole coast.he made rappers feel comfortable 2 be themselves and there were gangsta rappers b4 him but never 1 so versetile.he mastered rap from every angel,he made rappers like emenim or 50 use contriversy to sell records with songs like hit em up,troublesome or against all odds.he made songs you can feel good listening 2 such as how do you want it,all about you or california love.he let us in his life like dmx or emenim does with songs like dear mama,unconditional love or i aint mad at cha.he was political like epmd or nas with songs like letter 2 the president,changes or wonder why they call you bitch.he made songs for the ladies
September 21st, 2008 at 8:16 pm
#75 cnth8me….good question and the answer to that question is the reason y ppl will never 4get and why ppl constantly talk about him and why he gets more attention than biggie.
tupac brought a lot to hip hop
1. he made it cool to show emotion, vulnerability and sensitivy in hiphop, which is somethin rappers before him were scared to do. he was just himself no matter what. after him rappers tried to do the same but they were being true to themselves and thats what’s killing hiphop in general cuz ppl sense it’s fake.
2. most of his songs were about real life issues, emotional, social, political or racial issues ..etc real live ppl could relate to him and not just the music
3. he didnt only write words to make it rhyme, he always made sure he spoke from the heart so ppl could always connect to every line he wrote..
4… he made some songs that had impacted ppl the same way a martin luther king or malcomx speech would impact ppl
5.in interviews as well as songs he always spoke out against poverty, abuse, racism, black on black crime, police brutality, unequality in general
6. he was capable of making a party song like biggie use to do, but pac was always about morethan just the party or gangsta songs.even in his gangsta songs, he never once talked about hurting any1 innocent or that didnt attack him …..
7…overall he was just a fighter..he faught for black people, he faught against some of his peers that attacked him..he just faught against unequality overall…he was really an activist before everything else..
People will always talk about him i guarantee u, 40 years from now if u still alive u’ll keep hearin about him.
September 21st, 2008 at 9:57 pm
all the niggas dissin pac. eat a dick n die
September 21st, 2008 at 11:10 pm
can we just let this nigga die already? i mean damn he wasnt that good enough for everyone to be on his nuts several years after he died. i honestly liked only like 2 of his songs outta all dem albums he put out. *shakes head and chuckles*
September 21st, 2008 at 11:47 pm
^^^^#80 h… lol that’s ok cuz who ever ur favourite rapper is, he likes morethan 2 of tupac’s songs and ur favourite rapper’s albums were most likely inspired by tupac..people like u are few, there’s a small percentage of u but u sure are annoying ur equivilant to a cockroach cuz ur meaningless and unwanted..u most likely don’t know shit about hiphop, ur really not important and ur opinion is irrelevant..
lol.. ur gonna need a shrink to regain ur confidence after dis one…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:25 am
put it this way.. pac was ur favorite rapper’s favorite rapper//.
download 2pac – Ghetto Super Star (original version)
he can delivery a flow lik a fukin song
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:27 am
Pac hung out in the real hoods even when he got famous in 92-94
mutahfuker was in the BAY
sellin crakz, gettin beat up by copz, probably got jack in the bay
but he went thru all the hoods out in cali
he was the realest..
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:56 am
Pac hung out in the real hoods even when he got famous in 92-94
mutahfuker was in the BAY
sellin crakz, gettin beat up by copz, probably got jack in the bay
but he went thru all the hoods out in cali
he was the realest..
And what did that get him??? Dead at 25.. I mean fuck you got so much more living to do…. But the thing that tarnishes his legacy of being an educated man is that he associated himself with the likes of suge knight… Now that was just plain stupid
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:12 am
I had to post something simply off the fact that u read the whole thing ..
Shit was deep and very true ..
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:59 am
pac was the best ver cant no rapper alive fuck wit em
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:58 am
@ 83. i wonder how long it took u to type that. i mean u can lick his dick all u want and so can the rappers i listen to. but that doesnt change the fact that thats my opinion. so basically, eat a dick.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 am
2pac with out no doubt is the best rapper…to ever do it..people that say stupid shit like i dnt like him jus like to get on other niggaz nerves…they the type of kids dat if u got a new album everyone has it..but they dont..they tryna put u down by sayin ohh he shit i dnt like him…they just frontin…HE is not overrated…the nigga that is overrated is JAY-Z i dnt like his flow..people say he good with lyrics this that…when i hear his interviews jay-z dont talk the same like he does in his songs…meanin that he dont use no fance words nd my man his sentences aint dat correct..newayz i believe he dont write himself his lyrics!!!! PAC THE GREATEST RAPPER!!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
@86
“And what did that get him??? Dead at 25.. I mean fuck you got so much more living to do…. But the thing that tarnishes his legacy of being an educated man is that he associated himself with the likes of suge knight… Now that was just plain stupid”
thats the realest thing in this post, with out his death row era, he would’ve been hands down a legendary man, NOT RAPPER, LEGENDARY MAN. but he tarnished his legacy somewhat by doin dumb shit wit dem death row niggas, being led by money instead of his heart. pre-death row he was speaking from the heart truly. even ice-t said that like 8 or 9yrs ago, he said pac was wilding livin a life that wasnt truly him lettin dem gangstas get into his head and pockets. ice-t knows pac was better than that he just made 1 wrong turn.
#85 tojo i dont believe for 1 fuckin second that pac was in the bay selling crack, u sound like the dumbest nigga i’ve ever heard in 94 he was sellin crack??? if u didnt personally purchase sum crack from pac stfu
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
RIP 2Pac…the Greatest to ever do it
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:16 pm
“makaveli the don
spittin spiritual lyrics like the holy quaran
niggaz get shook like 5 0
my 4 5 stands next to me when we ride for survival”
man pac just had it..he didnt need no fancy punchlines ..u couldn’t fuck wid im in anyway what so ever
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:48 pm
they’ll never take me alive, i’m gettin’ high with my four-five
cocked on these suckas, time to die
even as a youngster causin’ ruckus on the back of the bus
i was a fool all through high school kickin’ up dust
but now i’m labelled as a trouble maker who can you blame?
smokin’ weed helped me take away the pain
so i’m hopeless rollin’ down the freeway swervin, don’t worry
i’m about to crash up on the curb cause my visions blurry
maybe if they tried to understand me, what should i do?
i had to feed my f**kin’ family, what else could i do
but be a thug
out slangin’ with the homies
f**k hangin’ with them phonies in the club
got my mind on danger
never been a stranger to homicide
my cities full of gang bangers and drive bys
why do we die at an early age
he was so young
but still a victim of the 12 gauge
my memories of a corpse
mind full of sick thoughts
and i ain’t goin back to court
so f**k what you thought i’m drinkin’ hennessey
runnin from my enemies will i live to be 23
there’s so much pain
they got me mobbin like i’m
loc’ed and ready to get my slug on
i load my clip and slip my motherf**kin’ gloves on
i ain’t scared to blast on these suckas if they test me
trust, i got my glock cocked playa if they press me
bust on motherf**kers with a – paaassion
better duck cause i ain’t lookin when i’m – blaaastin
i’m a nuttin drinkin hennessey and gettin’ high
on the lookout for my enemies, don’t wanna die
tell me why cause this stress is gettin’ major
a buck-fifty across the face with my razor
what can i do but be a thug until i’m dead and gone
keep my brain on the game and stay head strong
these sorry bastards
want to kill me in my sleep but will they can i see
and everyday it just a struggle
steady thuggin’ in the streets
and i’ll be ballin’ loc
don’t let ‘em make you worry
keep swingin’ at these suckas till you buried
i was born to raise hell, a nigga from the gutta,
with a mother on drugs
i’m kickin dust up
ready to bust
i’m on the scene steady muggin’ mean
until they kill me
i’ll be livin this life
i know you feel me
there’s so much pain
man y r we even having this discussion, theres noone better or even close to tupac and there never will be
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:05 pm
They got a nigga shedding tears, reminiscin on my past fears
Cause sh*t was hectic for me last year
It appears that I’ve been marked for death
My heartless breath, the underlying cause of my arrest
My life is stressed, and no rest forever weary
My eyes stay teary for all the brothers that are buried in the
cemetery
Shit is scary, how black on black crime legendary
But at times unnessecary, I’m gettin worried
Teardrops and closed caskets, the three strikes law is drastic
And certain death for us ghetto bastards
What can we do when we’re arrested, but open fire
Life in the pen ain’t for me, cause I’d rather die
But don’t cry through your despair
I wonder if the Lord still cares, for us niggaz on welfare
And who cares if we survive
The only time they notice a nigga is when he clutchin on a four-five
My neighborhood ain’t the same
Cause all these little babies goin crazy and they sufferin in the game
And I swear it’s like a trap
But I ain’t given up on the hood it’s all good when I go back
Hoes show me love, niggaz give me props
Forever hop cause it don’t stop… on my block
Now shit’s constantly hot, on my block, it never fails to be gunshots
Can’t explain a mother’s pain, when her son drops
Black male slippin in hail when will we prevail
Fearin jail but crack sales got me livin well
And the system’s sucidal with this Thug’s Life
Stayin strapped forever strapped in this drug life
God help me, cause I’m starvin, can’t get a job
So I resort to violent robberies, my life is hard
Can’t sleep cause all the dirt make my heart hurt
Put in work and shed tears for my dead peers
Mislead from childhood where I went astray
Till this day I still pray for a better way
Can’t help but feel hopeless and heartbroke
From the start I felt the racism cause I’m dark
Couldn’t quit the bullshit make me represent
Hit the bar and played the star, everywhere I went
In my heart, I felt alone out here on my own
I close my eyes and picture home… on my block
And I can’t help but wonder whhhy, so many young kids had to die
Caught strays from AK’s and the driveby
Swollen pride and homicide, don’t coincide
Brothers cry for broken lives, mama come inside
Cause our block is filled with danger
Used to be a close knit community but now we’re all cold strangers
Time changes us to stone them crack pipes
All up and down the block exterminatin black life
But I can’t blame the dealers
My mama’s welfare check has brought the next man chrome wheels
Shit’s real, I know ya feel, my tragedy
A single mother with a problem child, daddy free
Hangin out pickin up game, sippin cheap liquor
Gamin the hoochies hopin I can get to sleep with her
It’s a man’s world, stayin strapped
Fantasies of a nigga livin phat, but held back
Pipe dreams can make the night seem hopeless
Wide eyed and losin focus… on my block
And block parties in tha projects lastin way past daylight
A young nigga learned to break nine
Used to play fight with my homies but they stuck in the pen
I send them ends, but it’s tough on a friend, in my mind
I see the same motherf**kers ballin
Alcohol will make a lazy nigga slip and fall, miss his call
I know the young niggaz understand this
Growing up in this world where everything is scandalous
I reminisce on tha fast times, past crimes
Tryin to cop a slice of pizza with my last dime
Can’t explain, just what attracts me to this dirty game
Gold chains, some extra change, and the street fame
And what’s strange is that everybody knows my name, swear they all
know me
And lots of cash make a nigga change
I hit the green just to maintain, feelin pain
For all the niggaz that I lost to the game… from my block
…man u gotta be on some hard drugs to think there’s a rapper better then pac
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:49 pm
never was a fan of pac
but he has like a cult like followin
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:22 pm
IN A INTERVIEW, 2PAC SAID: “I DON’THINK I WILL CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT I GURANTEE I WILL SPARK THE BRAIN THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD”.
THEN HE WENT ON TO SAY, “WHEN I CREATE MY MUSIC, ITS LIKE SHAKESPEARE WRITING A PLAY. I’M HAVE TO DIG DEEP INSIDE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH WITH MY LYRICS”. —SHIT! THE DUDE WAS BRILLIANT AND W/ NO ?, HE WAS ON A SPIRITUAL MISSION. PLS GIVE RESPECT WHEN ITS DUE FOR REAL
HERE ARE THE FACTS THAT IMPRESSED ME:
1. 2Pac became a living symbol of his generation’s frustration and rage – SHOT TWO COPS AND BEAT THE CASE. Shout to Sean Bell
2. His mother was a crackhead but look at what he became, “a man of influence and intellect”
3. The man was a ghetto scholar “his book game was bananas” and his rhetoric turned alot of heads with poems like “the rose that grew in the concrete”. Listen to that joint and ponder on what he said, “don’t ask why, ask how”
Plus he gave me hustle, with lyrics like:
“Make sure your eyes is on the meal ticket
Get your money motherfucker let’s get rich and we’ll kick it
All eyes on me!”
And other songs like “a white man’s world”. He said, on that joint “it ain’t them that knocking us off, its us that’s knockin us off” and that shit made me fall back and become alitle more civilized.
2Pac gave a young boy like myself (at the time),perspective on how the world is. One of the illest lines the big homie said was “I know the young nigga understand this/ growing up in a world where everything is scandalous.” Wooow… at 17, that shit is so fucking real while you drinking your Old English and rollin a dub on the block.
I keep it funky… I ended up going to college cause of Pac. I use to hear him talk and I felt like there was hope, maybe if I try, I might get there. So respect real N.I.G.G.A. (never ignirant getting goals accomplished). Now when I come thru in my Benz Coup, I make sure I keep my nigga Pac on blast! 1 kid
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:30 pm
–IN A INTERVIEW, 2PAC SAID: “I DON’THINK I WILL CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT I GURANTEE I WILL SPARK THE BRAIN THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD”.
THEN HE WENT ON TO SAY, “WHEN I CREATE MY MUSIC, ITS LIKE SHAKESPEARE WRITING A PLAY. I’M HAVE TO DIG DEEP INSIDE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH WITH MY LYRICS”. —SHIT! THE DUDE WAS BRILLIANT AND W/ NO ?, HE WAS ON A SPIRITUAL MISSION. PLS GIVE RESPECT WHEN ITS DUE FOR REAL
HERE ARE THE FACTS THAT IMPRESSED ME:
1. 2Pac became a living symbol of his generation’s frustration and rage – SHOT TWO COPS AND BEAT THE CASE. Shout to Sean Bell
2. His mother was a crackhead but look at what he became, “a man of influence and intellect”
3. The man was a ghetto scholar “his book game was bananas” and his rhetoric turned alot of heads with poems like “the rose that grew in the concrete”. Listen to that joint and ponder on what he said, “don’t ask why, ask how”
Plus he gave me hustle, with lyrics like:
“Make sure your eyes is on the meal ticket
Get your money motherfucker let’s get rich and we’ll kick it
All eyes on me!”
And other songs like “a white man’s world”. He said, on that joint “it ain’t them that knocking us off, its us that’s knockin us off” and that shit made me fall back and become alitle more civilized.
2Pac gave a young boy like myself (at the time),perspective on how the world is. One of the illest lines the big homie said was “I know the young nigga understand this/ growing up in a world where everything is scandalous.” Wooow… at 17, that shit is so fucking real while you drinking your Old English and rollin a dub on the block.
I keep it funky… I ended up going to college cause of Pac. I use to hear him talk and I felt like there was hope, maybe if I try, I might get there. So respect real N.I.G.G.A. (never ignirant getting goals accomplished). Now when I come thru in my Benz Coup, I make sure I keep my nigga Pac on blast! 1 kid
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:25 pm
“And what did that get him??? Dead at 25.. I mean fuck you got so much more living to do…. But the thing that tarnishes his legacy of being an educated man is that he associated himself with the likes of suge knight… Now that was just plain stupid”
he put his life out as a movie to show ppl that this isnt hte life supposed to b, he was rdy 2 die
that s how crazy he was//. lik he said U CAN to watch him lik a soul opera.. u will see his downfall his fame n his death
cant beat that
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
i got all the 2pac DVDs n documentaries
plz dont tell me what i kno n iduno
i actually studied pac
and im caked up right now after all the harsh shit i been tho
onyl a real nigga kno
Pac wasnt good at sellin crack. he tried but fell it wasnt his thing
when ur in the bay it gets down lik dat
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Nice to meet you ..I believe tupac keep living inside each of us, he is present now…inside our heart…
MARCI
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Pac 4 life!
June 11th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Your writing has many small flaws. 2pac was the best there was (although I think Nas comes close in this area) at painting a picture of the ghetto, but one of the thing which made him so good were the details in his songs. Little things, making every word matter. You should strive to do the same. I feel like you have a lot to say, you just aren’t executing perfectly. I’m sure you know that writing is an art, so getting better at it never really ends.
June 14th, 2009 at 5:53 am
I believe that Tupac would have been one of the most influential and relevant people ever. He was so young yet enlightened. If only I could give up my life so he could live, I’d do that instantaneously. He would have changed the World…..