Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971-September 13, 1996.  I personally believe that he was one of the best hip hop artists of all time.  My reasoning for why Tupac is one of the best hip hop artists of all time is that he talked about the issues that most of the people in society are going through.  He had a way of giving his opinion and also stating some advice.  His music mostly talked about growing up around violence, racial inequality and the hardships of life. 

One of my favorite Tupac songs is "Keep Ya Head Up".  This is one of the most influential songs that Tupac has wrtitten because this is where he truly speaks of the brutal facts that no one else wants to talk about, or deal with.  I admitre Tupac because he was the aritist that basically started hip-hop and since he died, it seems as though hip-hop is dying out and all the rappers can talk about now-a-days in their songs is money, fame and girls.  This is not what hip-hop is about and I truly hope this is not what it will end up about.  I am blessed to have had someone like Tupac create the hip-hop that I can say  is still alive in my life.