Tupac Shakur by Christa Lackey https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7 Rap en-us 2016-09-27 03:09:07 UTC 2016-09-27 03:47:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Tupac Shakur klackey2 https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126549425 American Rapper]]> 2016-09-27 03:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126549425 "Keep Ya Head Up" klackey2 https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126549947 [Verse 1:]
Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots
I give a holler to my sisters on welfare
Tupac cares, if don't nobody else care
And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot
When you come around the block brothas clown a lot
But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up
Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up
And when he tells you you ain't nothin' don't believe him
And if he can't learn to love you you should leave him
Cause sista you don't need him
And I ain't tryin to gash up, I just call em how I see em
You know it makes me unhappy
When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy
And since we all came from a woman
Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
I wonder why we take from our women
Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?
I think it's time to kill for our women
Time to heal our women, be real to our women
And if we don't we'll have a race of babies
That will hate the ladies, that make the babies
And since a man can't make one
He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
So will the real men get up
I know you're fed up ladies, but you gotta keep your head up

[Chorus:]
Keep ya head up, oooo child things are gonna get easier
Ooooo child things are gonna get brighter [2x]

[Verse 2:]
Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me
He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be
And suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tough
And though we had it rough, we always had enough
I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two
And I realize momma really paid the price
She nearly gave her life, to raise me right
And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream
Of how I'd rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen
I'm tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
It's hard to be legit and still pay tha rent
And in the end it seems I'm headin for tha pen
I try and find my friends, but they're blowin in the wind
Last night my buddy lost his whole family
It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
It seems tha rain'll never let up
I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up
You know it's funny when it rains it pours
They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor
Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is
It ain't no hope for tha future
And then they wonder why we crazy
I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby
We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup
And even if you're fed up
Huh, ya got to keep your head up

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
And uhh
To all the ladies havin babies on they own
I know it's kinda rough and you're feelin all alone
Daddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesome
Thank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want em
Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I'm sure
And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more
Cause ain't nuttin worse than when your son
Wants to kno why his daddy don't love him no mo'
You can't complain you was dealt this
Hell of a hand without a man, feelin helpless
Because there's too many things for you to deal with
Dying inside, but outside you're looking fearless
While tears, is rollin down your cheeks
Ya steady hopin things don't all down this week
Cause if it did, you couldn't take it, and don't blame me
I was given this world I didn't make it
And now my son's getten older and older and cold
From havin the world on his shoulders
While the rich kids is drivin Benz
I'm still tryin to hold on to survivin friends
And it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up, but
Please... you got to keep your head up]]> 2016-09-27 03:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126549947 https://bizgovsoc9.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/tupacs-keep-ya-head-up/ klackey2 https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126550481 2016-09-27 03:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126550481 https://bizgovsoc9.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/tupacs-keep-ya-head-up/ klackey2 https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126550522 2016-09-27 03:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126550522  "Tupac's   rap song "Keep Ya Head Up"  delivers a positive message to one of the most oppressed groups in the U.S: poor, black women. Rap music provides many critiques of our world, especially as they relate to race, money, gender, and forms of criminal activity.  I learned  the song is dedicated to Latasha Harlins, a fifteen-year-old woman shot and killed by a shop owner in LA. Her death is cited as one of the causes of the LA riots in 1992.In the first verse, Tupac raps:“You know it makes me unhappy (what’s that)When brothers make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy And since we all came from a woman Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman I wonder why we take from our womenWhy we rape our women, do we hate our women?”In this verse, Tupac addresses the contradictory perceptions of women in culture. After presenting this contradiction, he specifically calls on men of color to treat their women and children with respect. He also asks women and children to “keep ya head up” though our society makes it difficult to survive in a one parent family. Part of the second verse:“You know it’s funny when it rains it pours They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor Say there ain’t no hope for the youth and the truth is it ain’t no hope for the future And then they wonder why we crazy”In this verse, Tupac addresses the government’s role in perpetuating poverty among people of color. He makes a connection between negative perceptions of the youth and the larger societal forces that create inequality.Part of the third verse:“To all the ladies having babies on they own I know it’s kinda rough and you’re feelin all alone Daddy’s long gone and he left you by ya lonesome Thank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want em Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I’m sure And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more Cause ain’t nothing worse than when your son wants to know why his daddy don’t love him no more You can’t complain you was dealt this hell of a hand without a man, feeling helpless Because there’s too many things for you to deal with Dying inside, but outside you’re looking fearless”Here, Tupac promotes a two parent family. In the absence of one, he calls on mothers to stay strong, even when they are struggling, because eventually things will change. He also mentions the harm to children that can occur without strong male role models." klackey2 https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126550666 https://bizgovsoc9.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/tupacs-keep-ya-head-up/]]> 2016-09-27 03:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/klackey2/zbwjorzjhvo7/wish/126550666