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Abstract
This essay is about the differences between Tupac Shakur and Lil Wayne.
By differences meaning how has rap and hip hop changed within the
rappers themselves, the way they dress, the point of being a rapper, the
message in their songs. If we look back and compare how artists where
seen before and how they are seen now, its utterly diverse it has changed
a lot within the years. !ap was considered a way of e"pression and
demonstration of feelings, since they had no other way to speak or defend
themselves from discrimination. #oing back more than a century ago, was
when rap had popped onto the $merican music scene. It was first inspired
in West $frican musicians which were telling stories rhythmically, having a
drum with %ust one beat for the time of the lasting story. Whereas, folks
from &aribbean island were also doing the same type of poetry, this was
proclaimed as singing poets which came originated from $frica and the
&aribbean, that had lay and known as the $merican rap music. This is
some of the reasons of why rappers where discriminated, since it was only$fro'$mericans who did this type of genre. (ip hop is very popular, back in
the times they would rap about important things that would be going on in
their lives. &urrently, all youll find about most rap songs is se", violence,
hoes, drugs, weed and party. )ery few artists are actually focusing on the
real value of hip hop, such as *minem, + cent, etc. Individuals are also
not taking in count the lifestyles of the rappers, before there was a lot of
crime, discrimination since they were black people there was a lot of crime
in their neighborhoods, a lot of them were shot and survived them but had
a big recuperation. This is what my essay is going to be about, how has the
industry of rap changed.
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&ontents -age
Introduction./'0
$bout Tupac Shakur0'+
$bout Lil Wayne+'1
&onclusion1'2
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Comparing life and Rap styles: Tupac Shakur vs. LilWayne
There are many types of rap styles on *arth3 this is a reason of why 4&s
dont sound the same, since they are associated in different surroundings
and attitudes. 5ne of the varied styles of rap is $lternative (ip (op, which
basically isnt focused on dance moves or pop hook 6musical idea7, instead
they care more about the conte"t, a uni8ue thought, t make it special.
Battle rap is another style of (ip (op, which produces a superior impact on
the rapper, this one focuses on bragging rhymes about their skills and
success, including verbal insults said directly. The conscious rap is
controlled by the fact of knowledge being the reason of a very important
change, such as self discovery and social awareness. They usually
encourage to positive thoughts, including their critici9ing rhymes against
social harms. &runk started in the :s as a considering form of southern
(ip (op3 its basically a disordered interruption of club beats. The *ast
coast (ip (op was initiated in the streets of ;ew
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4oney !ecords, he gained most of his fame with the groups he associated
that had most selling albums, like #uerrilla Warfare, released in >:::. I
chose this topic because I find it pretty interesting how rap style and life has
changed within the past few years3 there are also many criticisms against
Lil Wayne since he isnt considered as a real rapper, because of his life
style and music themes in his songs. Tupac Shakur instead has a very
harsh life which are written in his songs3 he helped others and everything
that was going on around him was said but in a lyrical way. Basically Tupac
is considered as the #od of the rap, after him comes *minem who is
known as the ?ing of the rap. ;owadays rap doesnt have the same
meaning and respect as before, this is why Lil Wayne is differentiated
against, his lyrics have no meaning or point, and he is nothing but a
wealthy man. I chose this topic since I found it very interesting to compare
@ complete different rappers from different times. I also had the idea of
demonstrating people how rap was before and the respect it had, since
nowadays rap or Ahip hop is %ust commercial music, with no messages
apart from some artists such as *minem, + cent and so on.
Tupac Shakur was a young rapper who was murdered September >/, >::1
6aged @+7 Las )egas. (e was born on Cune >1 >:2> in the *ast (arlem
section of 4anhattan in ;ew :2s. This was a
black revolutionary socialist association happening in the DS$ which began
>:11 to >:E@. Tupac was associated at a very young age with people who
committed serious criminal felonies that lead them to prison3 his godfather
had a high rank in the Black -anther -arty however he had murdered a
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school teacher during a >:1E robbery, he had been kept captive.
;evertheless his stepfather was seen as the FBIs ten most wanted
fugitives, since he had helped his sister escape prison for killing a state
trooper in >:2/. Shakur had a half'sister named Sekyiwa, and an older
stepbrother named 4opreme Shakur3 he mentioned them in many of his
songs and recordings. Guring his childhood he participated in many school
plays, in >:E1 the all moved to Baltimore. (e was then moved to Baltimore
School for $rts which is where he studied acting, poetry, %a99 and ballet. (e
was recogni9ed and remembered as a popular kid in school since he had a
very good sense of humor, superior rapping skills, and the ability to mi"
with all different type of people he was very social towards others. Tupac
Shakur has a very close relationship with one of his best friends Cada
-inkett, they knew each other since they were little kids and lasted until his
death. Tupac and biggie smalls were very important to rap industry3 many
rappers would get influenced by them, he was considered as a benefactor,
funder to the new generation of hip hop artists and rappers that struggle to
demonstrate that even out of the comple"ities of poverty, crime, gang life,
and troubled academic system, success is still a hope for them, it is still
possible. (e mi"ed deep political suggestions with an impatient sense of
lyricism that keeps incomparable, since individuals are disposed to
contradiction, lies, deception and many more. 4any people have
connected with Tupac $maru Shakur since his songs and lifestyle
sometimes didnt line up with each other. ;evertheless regardless of the
corresponding world he lived in, he still remained as a meaningful,
passionate hip hop artist in music history. *very rap artist has tattoos which
made them look cooler and se"y, but Tupac made the difference of making
every one meaningful on his body. ;owadays you can see there are Arap
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artists who are filled with tattoos in every inch of their body. Tupac has
spoken and beaten politicians, congressmen, congresswomen including
presidents and vice presidents to strongly believe his position on how
$frican $merican have been mistreated and uncared for over the years in
the DS$. (e was the first one to release a double &G and brake the !I$$
record for most sold albums for a rap artists.
Lil Wayne on the other hand is completely different story3 he was born on
September @2, >:E@ and grew up in ;ew 5rleans. (is parents divorced
when he was @ years old, is father had abandoned their family. (e grew
older and moved to 4arion $bramson Senior (igh School. (e e"plained
that he had dropped the letter G from his name AGwayne due to the fact he
is a %unior, thus his father is still living and not in his life and never has, in
that case he didnt want to be a Gwayne, he chose instead to be AWayne.
Lil Wayne wrote his first rap song when he was E years old3 in >::> he met
Bryan William a rapper. When he was >@ he appeared in the school play of
AThe Wi9, that same year he accidentally shot himself, he was taken by a
police officer to the hospital, he was a honor student at 4c4ain 4agnet but
he dropped out of school because he wanted to focus on a music career.
(e was arrested for drug and gun control possession. Lil Wayne managed
to get a constant career successful, he began rapping since he was a little
kid and made his own music. (e is very well recogni9ed for his
improvements in his lifetime, this has created a big impact on individuals.
Lil Wayne doesnt have a specific theme in his songs to rap about, most of
his songs have girls and parties in them, he doesnt really sing about
something important to people.
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$t the present time Tupac is still heard because his spirit is still alive and
strong, he rapped about thug life, gangsta things and he also rapped about
people who didnt like him. 4any of his songs are telling his life story and
how he has been mistreated against people who dont agree with him. For
e"ample in the song Achanges it talks about violence against $fro'
$mericans in the Dnited States and how the policemen dont do anything to
avoid it, Acops give a damn about a negroH -ull the trigger, kill a nigga, hes
a hero. Tupac is showing us how black people are treated in these poor
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Bibliography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupac_Shakur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/2pac/changes.html
http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2008/09/topic/topic/editorial/the-7-day-theory-remember-
why-tupac-is-important/
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_Tupac_Shakur_still_important_to_rap_music
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Comparing Life and rap styles: Tupac Shakur vs.
Lil Wayne
Name: Aranza Sanchez
School: The British School Quito
Supervisor: Lucy Hares
Subject: Music
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