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**Lotus** · 08-07-2005, 02:12 AM

The following is an opinion I heard on the radio (summary of it, because this was 2 years ago, and there's no way in hell I can remember it word for word):

Tupac let the gangster rap scene engulf him to show what all that meaningless beef can actually lead up to: death. He was a martyr. He knew that by embracing the THUG LIFE image (which, strangely enough means The Hate You Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone), that he would die for it. He wanted to send a message to everyone in the rap game and on the streets that all this shit talking isn't worth it, because it could cost you your life.

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That was the basic gist of his thoughts. I don't know if I would go that far, but I definitely think that he was trying to send a good message through his music. You just need to hear "Keep Ya Head Up", "Dear Mama", "Baby Don't Cry", and "Changes" (among others) to know that.

08-07-2005, 02:12 AM	#15
Lotus Go Choke on a Chode Posts: 4,179	The following is an opinion I heard on the radio (summary of it, because this was 2 years ago, and there's no way in hell I can remember it word for word): Tupac let the gangster rap scene engulf him to show what all that meaningless beef can actually lead up to: death. He was a martyr. He knew that by embracing the THUG LIFE image (which, strangely enough means The Hate You Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone), that he would die for it. He wanted to send a message to everyone in the rap game and on the streets that all this shit talking isn't worth it, because it could cost you your life. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That was the basic gist of his thoughts. I don't know if I would go that far, but I definitely think that he was trying to send a good message through his music. You just need to hear "Keep Ya Head Up", "Dear Mama", "Baby Don't Cry", and "Changes" (among others) to know that.