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Above: Tupac Shakur shown in his early 20's. |
Admittedly, Amare Tupac Shakur is not one of my favorite rappers. Both of my parents listen
to New York based artists such as Nas, Kurtis Blow, and Jay Z, thus
causing me to be biased towards these kinds of rappers. Because of my favoritism, I am a bit hesitant
to engage in The Rose that Grew from
Concrete, written by Tupac Shakur. However
I have decided to read it to gain a new perspective on hip-hop music, a
perspective from Los Angeles.
I know a small amount of background information on Tupac
Shakur. For instance, I know that he was
born in Harlem, moved to Maryland and studied at a musical arts school, and
finally resided in Marlin City, California.
Even though he was born in New York, Tupac considers himself a Los Angeles
based rapper. He is so enamored of LA
that he stirred up a huge rivalry between the East Coast (California) and West
Coast (New York and Philadelphia). Tupac
Shakur was shot for an unknown reason.
Some people think he had gotten into a scuffle with a rival gang member
in Las Vegas, but many concur that he foresaw his own death because he was
slowly rebelling against a secret Satanist music and media society known as the
Illuminati.
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