2. What type of music does this artist
perform ?
• Tupac Amaru Shakur was known for gangster
rap music. Tupac had sold over 75 million
records by 2007 making him one of the best
music selling artists in the world. The themes
of most of his music were violence, and
hardship about poverty in inner cities.
3. What words would you use to describe
the style of this artist ?
• Tupac’s style was the same as in the movies he
had a thug rough type style. He had a rough
life raised in the misery of poverty in the
ghetto. Tupac’s style in music he used
cusswords he also had songs that showed
sympathy and with out cusswords he
practiced poetry and it helped him write songs
that eventually became a number one hits.
4. What emotions does this music make
you feel ?
• Some of tupac’s music makes me feel
excited like pumped up. Then some other
styles of his music could make people sad
or depressed because he talks about
murder and dead people. Other times his
music could be the type you just have to
cruise with because it gets you wanting
to cruise..
5. What special talents does this artist
possess, how are these talents
demonstrated ?
• Tupac is a gangster rapper/ actor he came out
in several movies such as Nothing But Trouble,
Juice, Poetic Justice, and Murder Was The Case
he also starred in more movies that became
produced after his death like bullet, Gridlock’d
and Tupac’s last performance Gang Related.
His music made millions like for example the
songs such as, Keep Your Head Up, Hit Em’ Up,
and Thug Passion.
6. How does this music reflect the society
in which it was written ?
• Rappers during that time weren't perceived as
caring people and he proved otherwise. Listen to
his lyrics and compare them to other rappers and
there is no comparison. Tupac helps us realize
what the world and society hides from us. They
act like everything is nice and dandy but their are
people out there suffering and hurting due to our
inability of just helping and caring. But all you
have to do is listen, listen to his words and how
powerful they are to the youth and even the
grown.
