Tupac

I don’t think Tupac was immature or confused- I think he was simply torn. Like all human beings, we have conflicting emotions every day and Tupac was honest with himself about that. It’s not the same old one-dimensional garbage like Paul Wall or 50 Cent. Tupac had honesty, artistic integrity, and “realness” that most rappers lack. I think I can often be contradictory because that is how people are by nature. That is what draws me to Tupac’s music because he covers everything. His music could be very misogynistic at times, but he has also made more strides for women than the large majority of male rappers. That is why Tupac was so “real”: he did “put himself out there,” he talked about how he truly felt without watering it down or manufacturing it, and he was honest.
I am conflicted on a daily basis, and sometimes I wish I had the courage to speak out, confront, and address my problems as aggressively as Tupac did. But as Quincy Jones said, this brutal confrontation with the truth is what got Tupac killed.
-Tim Cuff