![]() ![]() ![]() By not including this, the song delivers the implication that it is not right to treat women in such a manner. On a side note, after viewing the music video ( ), you can be reassured that there are no half naked dancing women or anything that may be potentially degrading to women. This lines is repeated in the sense that it will be engraved into the minds of the listeners, giving hope and further encouraging people to take a stand for the things are right in this world. Tupac ends every verse with the reassurance that things will get better by saying, ’I know you’re fed up ladies, but keep your head up.’ Many women are constantly under oppression and feel that there is nothing they can do to improve their present situation because of what society and other men tell them: that they are useless, and do not meet any sort of standard for anything. This not only occurs between strangers, but also within family and a circle of friends where rape also occurs more often than one may realize. He then encourages the women further by saying, ‘ He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one.’ This is a very powerful line as it states that no man has the right to force women into having sex. He then goes on to question the listeners by asking, ‘I wonder why we take from our women, why we rape our women, do we hate our women?’ These words bring in the fact that unfortunately most rape cases involve the man as the instigator and the woman as the victim, and this brings so much damage and hurt into one’s life. One lines goes, ‘ And when he tells you, you ain’t nothing don’t believe him, And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him.’ This represents what many men unfortunately tell women that they are not good enough and that if they do, then the woman should not have to put up with any of that. Tupac grew up being raised in poverty, with only his mother to raise him as his biological father divorced his mother, and his stepfather was always away in jail. The lyrics were inspired by the reoccurring single black mother on welfare, struggling to not only provide for herself but her children. When you analyze the lyrics, there is so much meaning and passion being put into the words (Link to lyrics: ). ![]() In Tupac’s song Keep Ya Head Up, sexism and gender discrimination is the overarching theme where he discusses how men discriminating against women. But in reality many of his songs addressed the issues of violence and hardship in inner cities where he was raised during his childhood, racism, and many other social problems. ![]() Many people misunderstood him as just ‘another black rapper’ whose songs involved the themes and phrases mentioned above. He was known to be a radical rapper, talking about many raw topics both implicitly and explicitly. One of these artists was a well-known rapper called Tupac Shakur. Unfortunately, many artists misuse their power, being irresponsible and spreading negative influence in the public. Many of these artists including Lil’ Wayne, Drake, and Rick Ross are at the top of the music charts, which allow them to hold a vast amount of influence on society itself. These are the most common phrases you will hear in many modern hip-hop and rap songs, as they tend to focus on themes such as money, power, and sex with women. ![]()
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