I was half tempted to ignore this obnoxious thread, but after a few moments of listening to some classic 2pac, I felt obligated to respond to this thread.
Frankly, you are all entitled to your opinions. I wouldn't force feed you all sorts of claims and reasons why rap is not crap. I realize this thread is made in a half-hearted jest, but it is still offensive to me, and many other rap enthusiasists out there.
Can you show me what any of the "classic" artists like 2 pac have or ever had to offer that is good,Tupac may very well have been one of the most violent savages of all the gangsta rappers & his life was offensive to the civilized world.
A short list of Tupac's personal life.
Born to a drug addict mother who was a well known member of the Black Panther party,mother in & out of jail for various things including inciting a race riot.
Father unknown.
Stepfather serving a 60 year sentance for felony murder & armored car robbery.
Would any white singer/actor be held in such high esteem if his mother was in the KKK & his father murdered a black security guard who was simply doing his job ?????
Highlights from 2 Pac's life,this is what Tupac had to offer the world when he wasnt rapping.
2 Pac shot 2 off duty cops,not that they didnt deserve it, its his mentality being shown.
2 pac convicted & sentanced for Sodomy & molestation.
2 Pac,along with his gang,the Leuder park Piru's, are involved in a shooting with the Crip's that leaves a 6 year old boy dead from a stray bullet,Tupac settled out of court.
2 Pac attacks rival gang member in public at MGM Grand casino.
2 Pac is shot 5 times while being robbed by rival gang members,survived only to continue gang life or "thug life" which was his philosophy of life.
2 Pac's arrest record.
Assault.
Drug possession.
Battery.
Resisting arrest.
Unlawful possession of a firearm.
Sodomy.
Assault.
Sexual battery.
Unlawful possession of a firearm.
But he was framed.!!
What i dont get is what any rap enthusiast identify's with in his music,unless you've been involved in gang life,lived in a ghetto & sold drugs or been to prison theres nothing there in the lyrics for the average listener except to glorify gang life.
How do you identify with this "classic"Tupac song.
Bury me a G.
Thinkin back
remeniscing on my teens
a young G
gettin paid over dope fiends
F---ing off cash that i make
Nigga,whats the sense in workin hard
if you never get to play
im hustlen
stayin out till dawn
and commin home
at 6 o-clock in tha mornin
hands on my glock
eye's on tha prize
finger on tha trigga when a nigga ride's
shootin craps
bustin niggas out tha door
pick my money off the floor
god bless that tre-four
stuck on full,drunk again
sippin on gin
with a couple of friends
sayin those thug life niggas be like major pimps
stickin to the rules what made it simp
and if i die
let it be
but when they come fo me
bury me a G.
I aint got time fo b!tc#es
Gotta keep my mind on my mothaf---ing riches
even when i die
they wont worry me
mama dont cry
Bury me a G
More trouble than the average
just made 25 & im livin like a savage
being a G aint no easy thang
cause you could f--- around & get crossed
and get stuck in the game
and fo the rest of yo life you will sit & remineise
wonder why it had to end like this
and to tha G's you feel my pain
till tha mothaf----rs gets born again
You thought i was a game kid
im not a nigga fo playin games
i lets my buckshots rang
when i pull tha trigga on my gauge
im on tha rampage
makin runs fo the devil
will get me in trouble
im tryin to ride
no more loves
for me hard to figure
get a nigga,smoke a blunt
OR as a jury starts (break that s#!t)
I gives a f--- nigga
stuck outta luck
when i bust
pull me to my death
But im a G to the enemy
I got nothin to loose so i chose to be a killer
went from bangin to slangin
now im a dope dealer
all my life payed the cost to be tha boss
back in school
wrote the rules on gettin tossed
poppin rocks on the block was my pass time
pack a 9 all the time
you wanna test mine ?
dont cry
ill die before they play me
from the cradel to the grave
Bury me a G
Straight thug G
kickin it with the homies in tha hood
gettin drunk & smokin blunts
a b!tc# said i was no good
i gives a f---
i spend my time in tha dope spot
never had no time fo no b!tc#
instead slangin rocks
and bustin caps on you punk a$$ marks
fake a$$ G's
b!tc# niggas with no heart
im stayin real till im 6ft deep
so when this nigga gone
Bury me a G
Stuck on full
Tangary got a nigga high
lord knows i dont need another DUI
i lead a thug life
heartless hustler
just cause i f---ed her
dont mean i trusted her
now my pagers vibratin
cant sleep
so im mobbin to tha ho's house
pumpin isley
Is it cool ta f--- is what im askin
B!tc# recognize my game & start laughin
when im all in those guts & s#!t
prayin that a nigga dont nut too quick
cause ill f--- & get up & let ya know
ill be a 10 minute brotha fo a $2 ho
lotsa ho's get mad & s#!t
I lets a trick be a trick
you can have that b!tc#
cause i aint gonna change
the games a mothaf---er
real niggas turn ta busters
Bury me a G
I aint got time fo b!tc#es
Gotta keep my mind on my mothaf---in riches
even when i die
they wont worry me
mama dont cry
Bury me a G.