Dead or alive, Tupac Shakur has been one of the most influential rappers in the modern era. His songs reflected real life situations and brought the life of the "Ghetto," to main stream America. Tupac brought to light the injustices that many of our fellow brothers and sisters face everyday. As many Americans live a comfortable life, there are still many people that are suffering. Tupac became a voice for the worst off in society. The people who could not speak for themselves, Tupac became their voice. Their screams which were never heard, apparently became the biggest voice in mainstream America.
At first Tupac brought into light the injustices that young minority youth males face from law enforcement. By having suffered jail time and dealt with cops and other law enforcement through his life, Tupac was a perfect example of a person gone mad do to the injustice's of our criminal justice system. He claimed to be a " Thug." someone who was from the gutter, but by making it through all the obstacles made it to the top. Further showing his animosity towards the criminal justice system, Tupac started his own group called " ThugLIfe," which stood for" The Hate You Give Little Infants Fu*** Everyone"(http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=thug+life). Tupac simply meant by the title of this that, the hatred that law enforcements gives to us , that same hatred is going to be the reason for every ones destruction. So in Tupac terms the reason that he is a Thug is not his choosing or his way of life, but because of the hatred vested upon him by law enforcement made him what he is.
Tupac during his time has realised several albums which have became super hits. His greatest would be consider ALL Eyez On Me which sold over million albums. This double CD put Tupac on the map, and after Makaveli was released not just to let law enforcement know, but also to let his enemies know that no one is safe from the wrath of Tupac. Still, till today many myths are considered about this man, is he dead or alive? Some people feel that he is still alive but the vast majority of American concluded that he probably is dead, but yet his music is still alive and will remain alive for generations to come.
