Shakur was released from prison afterserving nine months of a sentence for sexual assault
New York Times states he was sentenced 1.5-4.5 years in prison, so this indicates an early release. I also would not have expected this from him considering his lyrics are to bring attention to world issues.
Thealbumwascompletelyfinishedinatotalof seven days during the month of August 1996.[59]Thelyrics were written and recorded in three days and mixingtook an additional four days
This is an impressive time frame.
It is his fourth biggestselling album
If this album is viewed so highly, I would have expected it to be the most sold rather than the fourth.
The track “HowLong Will They Mourn Me?" appeared later in 1998
This is intense, being released after his death.
Ijust figured since I lived that life I could do that, I couldrap about that.”
Definitely a valid reason. If you live it and experience, why should you be kept from expressing it?
Quayle said, “There’s no rea-son for a record like this to be released. It has no placein our society.” Shakur stated that he felt he had beenmisunderstood.
Another example of needing to bring attention to issues in today's society. It is avoided rather than acknowledged.
Our goal is [to] have people relate to ourraps, making it easier to see what really is happening outthere. Even more important, what we may do to bet-ter our world.”
More attention needs to be brought to this idea. Most things are unspoken or overlooked, but serious situations need to be spoken about.
acting, poetry,jazz, and ballet
I would not have pegged a well-known rapper for these four areas of study, although they do have that relation to the arts.
name was Lesane Parish Crooks, but in 1972, he wasrenamed after the last Incan emperor,[15][16][17]TúpacAmaru II,
I did not know this about him.
To a few of my own age, the contents may afford amusement
In class exercise
blatant form of textual flirtation
My previous question asked if the flirtation was intentional or within the text, and this answers to both. He was being intentional within the text.
Just as Byron flirts, so do his readers flirt back.
This can have a couple of different takes on how it is perceived. Is this implying the literal meaning that Byron intentionally flirts with his readers, or is he simply playing with them within his work? The previous sentence claims his work gives off the illusion of his characters representing Byron himself, so could his readers have been flirting with his characters as well?