Tupac

             And my change is going to make a change through the community. And through that, they gonna see what type of person I truly was. Where my heart was. This Thug Life stuff, it was just ignorance. My intentions was always in the right place. I never killed anybody, I never raped anybody, I never committed no crimes that weren't honorable-that weren't to defend myself. So that's what I'm going to show them. I'm going to show people my true intentions, and my true heart. I'm going to show them the man that my mother raised. I'm going to make them all proud." (Tupac Shakur 1995) .
             Tupac was and will always be the greatest, most controversial rapper of all time. He never held back on anything and when he had something to say, he would say it straight up. People did not always like what he had to say and it got him in to a lot of trouble, but he kept it real and always told things like they were. "That's how I feel, I"ma do whatever I like I was raised in this society so I can't expect me to be a perfect person cause I"ma do what I"ma do."(Tupac) Tupac was admired for this. He was always up in your face about everything, he would always stand up for himself and what he believed in. Tupac also had an extreme desire to achieve, he worked harder in his 25 years than most people could in 10 life times. He wrote and recorded his last album titled Makaveli in 7 days with only 3-4 hours of sleep per night. His dedication to his music was remarkable. Shakur strived to be the best and refused to settle for!.
             less. He gave it his all and pushed himself until he hit the top. His qualities and his personality made him number one. Tupac had always been a gift to the people that knew him and were by his side but after his death he became a legend. Tupac created a whole new and different style in which he was able to show people how the common lower African Americans lived in America. He was able to relate to all people, no matter what race or background they had come from.