“California Love” is an iconic song that touts the California partying lifestyle – from a hip-hop perspective of course. It was released during the height of the East Coast vs. West Coast feud which dominated...
The phrase “only God can judge me” is kind of ubiquitous in contemporary American society. But people who use it nowadays may not know that it was actually Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) who coined the phrase on his...
The gospel is a doctrine in the Bible which in its most basic form serves a philosophy by which religious devotees are supposed to conduct themselves. And these instructions, as we all know, were brought forth...
Tupac Shakur (2Pac) was a rapper who stuck faithfully to the hardcore street thug theme while simultaneously portraying himself as an emotionally-fragile human being. And both of those personas are on full display in...
Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) recorded a bunch of raps shortly before his untimely demise which were eventually released posthumously. One of those is “Letter 2 My Unborn”. And like many other prominent raps he crafted in the...
The classic 2Pac and Outlawz song “Hit ‘Em Up” has been called “the most savage diss track ever” and for good reason. Rap music, as we all know, is a genre in which popular artists tend to...
Released shortly after Tupac’s (1971-1996) death in late 1996, “Hail Mary” is actually one of the songs that has best preserved his legacy and evolution as an artist. The title, as many of us are...
“Dear Mama” is a tribute to Tupac Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur (1947-2016). It is meant to acknowledge her irreplaceable impact on his life and sympathize with the particular struggle she went through as a single...
