Analysis_of_Changes

Analysis of Changes There are many different kinds of music that exist in the world today, but none that are as controversial as rap music. To date, one artist has stood out above the rest. This man is Tupac Amuru Shakur. By some he is called heretic and accuse him of spreading violent lyrics and promoting drugs and crime. To others he is considered a provocative poet and a story teller. An example of one of his controversial and provocative song is “Changes”. Tupac discusses the social stresses of the black race in America, he explains how the situation of blacks in America became so bleak, and why it is so difficult to change the situation. He also uses repetition and slang to portray this. African Americans today living in the projects live in re-occurring violence and have endured this type of lifestyle for decades. Tupac goes so far as comparing the struggle to war in the middle east. “It’s war on the streets and the war in the Middle East.” Many blacks also find themselves being harassed by other black gang members, but also by a member of the alternate gang - the police. To that extent Tupac says But now I’m tupac, blacks, black, changes, back, situation, each, because, aint, term, slang, repetition, race, people, one, change, america, ya, white, way, war, violence, using, tried, towards, that’s, society, should, repeats, police, others, music, living, life, kill, just, it’s, hard, fact, deal, crime, cops, controversial, called, trying, tool, today, time, things