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Black Party Beats by 2Pac, Eminem. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Aug 11, 2023 · 7 min. Fourth in a series of Retropolis stories looking back at moments in hip-hop history during the week of the music genre’s 50th anniversary. It was August 1989, and an 18-year-old Tupac...
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- "Keep Ya Head Up" Perhaps the perfect showcase of the man's softer side, "Keep Ya Head Up" is arguably his best individual performance ever. Over DJ Daryl's rendition of Zapp & Roger's "Be Alright," Pac delivers a message about staying ahead of the struggle and showing respect to all, regardless of gender.
- "Dear Mama" "Dear Mama," 2Pac's ode to his mother Afeni Shakur, is pretty much the unofficial Mother's Day hip-hop anthem. On this meticulously-crafted masterpiece, Shakur pats mama on the back for working tirelessly to put food on the table during the day and trying to liberate him from the perils of street life at night.
- "Brenda's Got a Baby" On his debut single from 1991's 2Pacalypse Now, 'Pac narrates the story of a 12-year old girl who accidentally conceives and is incapable of raising her child.
- "To Live & Die in L.A." From Venice Beach to the San Gabriel Valley and all the areas in between, Tupac loved the City of Angels and the city loved him.
Jun 16, 2017 · Enemies of the state. Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur, was a leading member of a Black Panther Party chapter in Harlem. In 1969, Afeni was arrested with 20 others in the infamous Panther 21 case.
Jun 13, 2018 · Five Tupac Shakur interviews that still resonate with black America. In his 25 years of life, Tupac Amaru Shakur graced the world with an indelible impact that was far from just music. While his catalog has sure played a role in expanding his influence, Pac’s true gift has proven to be his ability as a natural orator.
The "Huey" that 2Pac mentions in the song ("two shots in the dark, now Huey's dead") is Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party. The song refers to the possibility of a black president of the United States, claiming "we ain't ready".
Jun 29, 1997 · Afeni Shakur, Tupac’s mother, was a member of the Black Panther Party. Early in 1971, while she was pregnant with Tupac, she was on trial for conspiring to blow up several New York department ...
