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Tupac Shakur's Poetical Tribute To Nelson Mandela by ajanaku2(m): 7:20am On Dec 10, 2013 |
Stereotyped by the society as a Menace and a bad influence, very few People are cognisant of the fact that He was actually an Intellectual, a Poet and a Philosopher... Below is Tupac's Poetical Tribute to Mandela: JUST A BREATH OF FREEDOM (For Nelson Mandela) Held captive for your politics They wanted to break your soul They ordered the extermination Of all minds they couldn't control For you, the fate was far worse Than just a brutal Homicide They caged you like an Animal And watched you slowly die inside As you Breathe your first air of Freedom On the day you become a free Man Raise your Regal Brow in Pride For now you are in God's Hands The Life of many were given So that the Day would one day come That the Devils in Power at Pretoria Would pay for the evil Crimes they've done... - Tupac Shakur (1971 - 1996) P.S: The University of California, Berkeley once offered a student-led course entitled, "History 98: Poetry and History of Tupac Shakur". At one Harvard University Conference, the theme was Shakur's impact on Entertainment, Race relations, Politics and the "Hero/Martyr". On April 17, 2003, Harvard University co-sponsored an academic symposium entitled "All Eyez on Me: Tupac Shakur and the Search for the Modern Folk Hero". The speakers discussed a wide range of topics dealing with Shakur's impact on everything from entertainment to sociology. Many of the speakers discussed Shakur's status and public persona, including State University of New York at Buffalo English Professor, Mark Anthony Neal who gave the talk "Thug Nigga Intellectual: Tupac as Celebrity Gramscian" in which he argued that Shakur was an example of the "Organic Intellectual" expressing the concerns of a larger group. Professor Neal has also indicated in his writings that the death of Shakur has left a "Leadership void amongst hip-hop artists". Neal further describes him as a "Walking Contradiction", a status that allowed him to "make being an intellectual accessible to ordinary people"... He was just 25 years old! THUG LIFE
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Re: Tupac Shakur's Poetical Tribute To Nelson Mandela by fijiano202(m): 7:32am On Dec 10, 2013 |
Wow this is amazing,thats way i still rate him,hes poetic justice is amazing,tupac is a legend |
Re: Tupac Shakur's Poetical Tribute To Nelson Mandela by McLincolnGuzit(m): 8:33am On Dec 10, 2013 |
THUG SUPREMACY |
Re: Tupac Shakur's Poetical Tribute To Nelson Mandela by Nobody: 11:30am On Dec 10, 2013 |
That's why it's good to anticipate. Nice one. |
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