I will start us off with...

something we have talked about in class. 


2pac raps these lyrics:


And since we all came from a woman
Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
I wonder why we take from our women
Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?
I think it's time to kill for our women
Time to heal our women, be real to our women
And if we don't we'll have a race of babies
That will hate the ladies, that make the babies
And since a man can't make one
He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
So will the real men get up
I know you're fed up ladies, but keep your head up



These are very powerful words, but so are these lyrics that are also from 2pac:


Drinkin' liquor, and I'm lookin' for some hoes to fuck.



or


I've been known to clown and Get Around, that's my word
See you walkin and you lookin good, yes indeed
Got a body like a sex fiend, you're killin me
witcha attitude to match right, don't be phony
cause I hate when you act like, you don't know me
I've be stressin in the spotlight, I want the fame
but the industry's a lot like, a crap game
Ain't no time for commitment, I gotta go
Can't be wit you every minute miss, another show
And even though I'm known for my one night stand
I wanna be an honest man, but temptations go...





Why do you think 2pac would write about women in two opposite manners? In class, we discussed that he came into the industry with a lot to learn, but left with a changed attitude. Are there any other artists that change once their career takes off?


Looking forward to see what you all think...
-A