Unit 5: “I was given this world, I didn’t make it”: Finding

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Unit 5: “I was given this world, I didn’t make it”: Finding
“Thug Life” in “’Pac’s Life”
Introduction
When we talk of philosophical concepts that describe our way of life, we all expect such concepts to come from Plato or Socrates. As a result, of all the philosophers one can think of, it is unlikely that such profound insight would originate from a hip-hop and rap artist. However, Tupac Shakur was one of the most compelling yet complicated artist to have emerged since the inception of hip-hop as a music genre. He used music as an art to communicate the tough life of African-Americans, especially those from the ghetto. However, his self made concepts of THUG LIFE seemed to be promoting violence against the police and even other black Americans.
Connection between what we are doing and how I see the world
The world is complicated but one way of addressing the numerous complications we experience is through the use of art. Art can either be music, movies, taking pictures or drawings, and even sculptures such as the statue of liberty.As long as people can address the important concepts in our society using the various types of arts, then solutions to such problems will be found. Through his music, Tupac addressed poverty, drugs, and police brutality, which were very prevalent in the black community during the 1970s to 2000s. In the modern American society, these issues still exists and blacks are still subjected to police brutality. However, with more movies, music, and other genres of art addressing these issues, they will one day come to an end.
From a general perspective, it seems like everyone’s destiny or fate is decided by the world when they are young or even being born. This statement resonates well with Tupac’s famous idea of THUG LIFE: The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody. Although it was initially meant to address issues in the black society, this idea also relates to white people. In all cases regarding rape, murder, school shooting, and sexual abuse, majority of the defendant’s seem to be influenced by their past lives, especially when they were young. As a result, it is inevitable that what the society feeds people at a young age, will shape their future. This extends to educational and career opportunities where people born in wealthy families are sure to study in good schools and find good jobs with the opposite being true.
Unfortunately for Tupac, his family background suggests that his fate was already sealed before he was born. He was conceived while his mother was serving time in prison. His step father, Dr. Mutulu Shakur was sentenced to 60 years ...