Sydney Rose : Before we had rap visionaries like J.Cole and Kendrick Lamar. Tupac Shakur was seen as the “voice of the streets, often addressing contemporary issues in his highly popular songs.As we know, Shakur went… Continue Reading →
Keep Ya Head Up Official Music Video In the official music video for Tupac’s Keep Ya Head Up, we see visions of life in the hood. The video starts off with a… Continue Reading →
Tupac Shakur’s Keep Ya Head Up was released in 1993 as part of his Strictly for my N***** album. The song was dedicated to Latasha Harlins, a 15 year old Black girl who was killed by a Korean store clerk… Continue Reading →
Song 1- FDT by YG and Nipsey Hussle FDT by YG and Nipsey Hussle is a 2016 diss song against Donald Trump. In the song, the two rappers express their disdain towards Donald Trump and his distasteful actions. In FDT,… Continue Reading →
Song 1- Keep Ya Head Up by Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur’s Keep Ya Head Up was dedicated to Latasha Harlins, who was a 15 year old black girl who was murdered as a result of the 1992 L.A riots. In… Continue Reading →
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Second Listen Fall 2023
Tupac Shakur’s Keep Ya Head Up is surely not the only old-school rap song that addresses topics ranging from misogynoir to police brutality to systemic oppression. It has long been a common misconception that rap degrades women, glamorizes gang culture,… Continue Reading →