Tupac Changes Essay

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Mohammed Albadan University of North Texas MUMH 2040 06/22/2015 Tupac Shakur - Changes Tupac Shakur stood out in both in the hip hop community and the music industry through his profound ability to include poetry in his songs while maintaining a ‘gangster’ type of rapping style. “Changes” is one of the poetic hip hop songs done by Tupac. The song bases its lines on the fight against drugs, the Black Panther party, how the black people are handled by police and the challenges of living in the ghetto. This paper discusses “Changes” as done by Tupac and the reasons behind the composition of the song. “Changes” was originally recorded in 1992 during Tupac’s stay at the Interscope records under the production of Deon Evans. …show more content…

The rhythm of the song is a spondee rhythm where Tupac uses a pattern of several syllables that are stressed to make the Black American understand that it is their turn to stand up to make the changes they needed to see in their lives. In the stanza, Tupac says, “it’s on us to do what we gotta do, to survive”, to stress the point that it is only the Black Americans who know what they are undergoing and it is them alone that can stand up and change it. Tupac is unhappy with the government officers for not giving a black man room for development and the black American themselves for hating one another. He encourages them to have love for one another to avoid getting into …show more content…

It is a thick texture because it uses two melodies to stress the point. The dynamics of the song are based on the life of a black America that has not been changing and Tupac believes that it is time he saw the change by the Black Americans initiating it. The form of the song is educative and activist. Tupac educates his people about the importance of loving one another and also encourages them to stand up and make the change they need to see. He says that he has not seen any changes to remind the black Americans that they have done nothing towards making their livelihood better as well as their rights. He reminds them that the tricks used in the past have not worked in their favor and therefore, it is up to them too stand up again and fight for what they want to enable them survive. Many people listen to my music since it is normally a mix of all musical genres. I play it when relaxing and when we are out with friends in social events. My type of music is selective and can be listened to at any place by anyone regardless of age because I believe music is a global medicine. Some understand the message while others love the beats but collectively, music soothes the minds of many listeners. I listen to music when my moods are down and whenever I need to relax. This is because; music lifts me up in an incredible way and gives me the motivation for better days above

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