I don’t expect anyone outside of the African American community to have much of an opinion on this topic. Nor would I even request it. That’s like me attempting to break down what the Clinton’s & Bush’s think about Frank Sinatra………the question wouldn’t be of great significance (thanks Dennis).
This is being directed strictly toward my brothers & sisters of African descent out there. I don’t care if you make $12,000 or $80,000 a year. It doesn’t matter if you’re 16 or 61 years old. Nor does it matter if you’re from a single parent home or were privileged to have both a mother & a father in your life during your adolescent years………THIS question my friends “IS” of great significance.
Question of the day: Should Tupac be remembered as a Hero or a Menace?
Tupac…………is this a brother who we should tell our kids about in the future for inspirational purposes, or is this a man who we should remove from our mental rolodex’s like Barry Bonds removes baseballs from ballparks on the regular?
I’m man enough to leave my opinion on the topic: In my opinion Tupac served NO positive purpose to the African American community. He did however serve a purpose for Death Row Records, Radio, Media Outlets, and Thugs all across the world who believe they’re way of life is the life that black men and their families should live for generations to come.
Now I’m sure some of you are “ragging” mad right now (thanks again D)……………but that’s cool. You were probably mad at my man “Cosby” a few months back also. If so, it looks to be a trend. A trend that HAS to continue to happen in order for some of you to“wake up!”
Tupac was NO hero. Tupac was a young man with unlimited potential. A young man who if allowed to grow and mature in life could have possibly learned to harness his god-given abilities. He was a young man full of charisma, talent, and enthusiasm. A young man who could have crossed generational gaps by simply using his smile, his laughter, his “Game”….the same smile, laugh, & Game, that pulled groupie, after groupie, after groupie.
He was a young man who was gunned down for having a voice. Too bad the voice was nothing to be remembered.
Some may think I’m being “harsh“. Many may say I’m being a “hater”. I’ve been called both before, but if either term is being used in regards to this blog-topic, then I’ll consider it “opinions” as usual. No harm done.
Folks if you ask me about Martin, Malcolm, Jackson, Farrakhan, Sharpton, Mandela, I’d say these are/were brothers who made their share of mistakes. None of them are/were perfect. ALL of them have potholes that can never been filled. But with that being said, each of these men dedicated their lives to the upward movement for their race. Positive movement! True Inspirations whose stories should be told for generations to come.
Can this be said of Tupac? I know, I know, that’s a hard committee to be compared to, but damn!!! Was he really anywhere close?!
Enough of the Tupac T-shirts!!! Enough of the documentary’s attempting to portray him as our next Martin Luther King!!! Enough of the hip-hop community sending shout-outs to this guy. When was the last time a rapper dedicated a song to MLK or Malcolm (excluding Erick Sermon)?!
What would have happened if Pac’ (as he is so affectionately called), had not been taken from this world so soon? The sky’s the limit I say. Unfortunately he was taken though. So all we have is what he left us with.
One last question before I ask for your comments………… “15 minutes before Pac’ was gunned down, what do you suppose he was doing? The answer: He along with his entourage were beating down a guy in a Las Vegas Casino over a damn gold chain………the guy was a 27 year old black man. As Tupac would say……”keep ya’ head up”.
This is being directed strictly toward my brothers & sisters of African descent out there. I don’t care if you make $12,000 or $80,000 a year. It doesn’t matter if you’re 16 or 61 years old. Nor does it matter if you’re from a single parent home or were privileged to have both a mother & a father in your life during your adolescent years………THIS question my friends “IS” of great significance.
Question of the day: Should Tupac be remembered as a Hero or a Menace?
Tupac…………is this a brother who we should tell our kids about in the future for inspirational purposes, or is this a man who we should remove from our mental rolodex’s like Barry Bonds removes baseballs from ballparks on the regular?
I’m man enough to leave my opinion on the topic: In my opinion Tupac served NO positive purpose to the African American community. He did however serve a purpose for Death Row Records, Radio, Media Outlets, and Thugs all across the world who believe they’re way of life is the life that black men and their families should live for generations to come.
Now I’m sure some of you are “ragging” mad right now (thanks again D)……………but that’s cool. You were probably mad at my man “Cosby” a few months back also. If so, it looks to be a trend. A trend that HAS to continue to happen in order for some of you to“wake up!”
Tupac was NO hero. Tupac was a young man with unlimited potential. A young man who if allowed to grow and mature in life could have possibly learned to harness his god-given abilities. He was a young man full of charisma, talent, and enthusiasm. A young man who could have crossed generational gaps by simply using his smile, his laughter, his “Game”….the same smile, laugh, & Game, that pulled groupie, after groupie, after groupie.
He was a young man who was gunned down for having a voice. Too bad the voice was nothing to be remembered.
Some may think I’m being “harsh“. Many may say I’m being a “hater”. I’ve been called both before, but if either term is being used in regards to this blog-topic, then I’ll consider it “opinions” as usual. No harm done.
Folks if you ask me about Martin, Malcolm, Jackson, Farrakhan, Sharpton, Mandela, I’d say these are/were brothers who made their share of mistakes. None of them are/were perfect. ALL of them have potholes that can never been filled. But with that being said, each of these men dedicated their lives to the upward movement for their race. Positive movement! True Inspirations whose stories should be told for generations to come.
Can this be said of Tupac? I know, I know, that’s a hard committee to be compared to, but damn!!! Was he really anywhere close?!
Enough of the Tupac T-shirts!!! Enough of the documentary’s attempting to portray him as our next Martin Luther King!!! Enough of the hip-hop community sending shout-outs to this guy. When was the last time a rapper dedicated a song to MLK or Malcolm (excluding Erick Sermon)?!
What would have happened if Pac’ (as he is so affectionately called), had not been taken from this world so soon? The sky’s the limit I say. Unfortunately he was taken though. So all we have is what he left us with.
One last question before I ask for your comments………… “15 minutes before Pac’ was gunned down, what do you suppose he was doing? The answer: He along with his entourage were beating down a guy in a Las Vegas Casino over a damn gold chain………the guy was a 27 year old black man. As Tupac would say……”keep ya’ head up”.
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"WRB"
"WRB"
3 comments:
Here, here!!
You starting to go a little to far WB. lol.
Tupac had some issues like all of us, but I agree the cat was not the second coming of MLK. He went from "Keep your head up" to "Hit em' up" hahahah. It's like he never could make his mind up on whether he wanted to be a leader or an entertainer.
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