I've never really listened to Tupac. Not because I didn't like him or didn't want to, just because I never did. I mean there are a couple of songs of his that I liked or knew because they were popular at the time, but after doing some reading on him, I became interested. His lyrics are nothing short of the harsh world we live in. For me, they hit me hard, as if I didn't already know. Most of the time people are so caught up in the new releases of music, the "cool" beats and sounds or how fast they can memorize the song and rap it the best, but never really stop to hear what that artist is saying. On the other had there ARE people who hear the artist and do actually relate what they are saying to society and their own lives.
"Changes" has always been one of my favorite songs of his. After being told the true definition of "listening" and "hearing" someone, it's apparent I was just listening. I went back and looked up the lyrics and was surprised at what I had been listening to for so long was actually very sad.
“It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes. Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live and let's change the way we treat each other. You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do what we gotta do, to survive.” Tupac Shakur
It’s true, what the world needs is change but that change has to start with us. We can’t just go around wanting or expecting it to happen, we have to take matters in our own hands and do it! Yes, there are some things that will possibly never change like, poverty, racism, fights, gangs, deaths drugs, but I do believe that there are the little things we can change that will indeed reflect back on those others. Tupac’s lyrics are ultimately influential and I do think we could all learn a thing or two behind the true meaning of his words.
“I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.” Tupac Shakur
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