Song about Black culture

Artist: Tupac Shakur
Song: Changes

Lyrics: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/t/tupaclyrics/changeslyrics.html

First of all, I wouldn't say that this is my favorite 'black' song but that is because I really don't have one or listen to rap that much. I do like this song though. When this song was written by Tupac back in 1995 I think it did do a great job of illustrating how hard it can be growing up black and poor in a big city. This song talks about many hardships faced. For example, people dying, dealing of drugs to make money as that seemed like the only way to survive, police brutality, gang violence, and racism.

One verse in the song goes "2 shots in the dark, now Huey's dead." Tupac was refferring to Huey P. Newton who was a activist for the Black Panther Party. So, thought that was another good way how this song relates to topics we have studied in class. Of course, one can't say that this song represents the entire black community at that time but I think it does paint a good picture of the troubles faced for some.

Ryan