Hellloooooo guys .. its your homeboy here, Shah .. Welcome to my blog.. Since you're reading this, u should follow my blog or die.. HAHAHA .. Im joking.. Okay on 12/05 last week, teacher Ardania ask ed us to pick a song and describe the song like what the singer wanna tell us.. So i chose my favourite song from the most famous rapper Tupac Shakur that is Dear Mama.. I love this song because it's unique because as the world know Tupac was a thug on the street. But no one know what he've been faced in his life.So guys i will give u guys the meaning behind this song and some of my pictures presenting it in the class.
Firstly, i will give u guys the song lyrics.. Here it is
Dear Mama
Tupac Shakur
I love you
I love you
You are appreciated
When I was young me and my mama had beef
Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets
Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face
Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
Suspended from school, and scared to go home, I was a fool
With the big boys, breaking all the rules
I shed tears with my baby sister
Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids
And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama
When things went wrong we'd blame mama
I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell
Hugging on my mama from a jail cell
And who'd think in elementary?
Hey! I see the penitentiary, one day
And running from the police, that's right
Mama catch me, put a whooping to my backside
And even as a crack fiend, mama
You always was a black queen, mama
I finally understand
For a woman it ain't easy trying to raise a man
(I know it ain't easy)
You always was committed
A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it
There's no way I can pay you back
But the plan is to show you that I understand
You are appreciated
Dear mama
Don't you know I love you?
Dear mama
Place no one above you
(Dear mama) Oh mama, I appreciate you
Although my shadow's gone
I will never leave you
Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair
No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there
He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger
Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along
I was looking for a father he was gone
I hung around with the Thugs, and even though they sold drugs
They showed a young brother love
I moved out and started really hanging
I needed money of my own so I started slanging
I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks
It feels good putting money in your mailbox
I love paying rent when the rent's due
I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you
'Cause when I was low you was there for me
And never left me alone because you cared for me
And I could see you coming home after work late
You're in the kitchen trying to fix us a hot plate
Ya just working with the scraps you was given
And mama made miracles every Thanksgiving
But now the road got rough, you're alone
You're trying to raise two bad kids on your own
And there's no way I can pay you back
But my plan is to show you that I understand
You are appreciated
Dear mama
Don't you know I love you?
Dear mama
Place no one above you
(Dear mama) Oh mama, I appreciate you
Although my shadow's gone
I will never leave you
Pour out some liquor and I reminisce, cause through the drama
I can always depend on my mama
And when it seems that I'm hopeless
You say the words that can get me back in focus
When I was sick as a little kid
To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did
And all my childhood memories
Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
And even though I act crazy
I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
There are no words that can express how I feel
You never kept a secret, always stayed real
And I appreciate, how you raised me
And all the extra love that you gave me
I wish I could take the pain away
If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day
Everything will be alright if ya hold on
It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on
And there's no way I can pay you back
But my plan is to show you that I understand
You are appreciated
Dear mama
Don't you know I love you?
Dear mama
Place no one above you
Oh mama, I appreciate you
Although my shadow's gone
I will never leave you
I appreciate you
I love you
I need you
So this is the meaning of this song
What this song really talks about is allthe struggles he and his family went through while he was growing up. He isn't focusing on things that only he did wrong, although that's his main focus.
He talks about how he never thought he would be locked up in the state pen [and hey who think in elementary, one day i'd see the penitentary].
He also mentions his mother's addiction to cocaine, and forgiving her for it, and saying she basically was still all they could have wished for [and even as a crack fiend mama, ya always was a black queen, mama]
then he goes on to talk about how his father not being in his life as a child made him extremely angry [he passed away and i didn't cry cuz my anger wouldn't let me feel for a stranger]
next he talks about how he got started into drug dealing. he says that he hung around with the older dealers as a little kid because they gave him protection, and made him feel loved, and eventually as he got older he grew into it. he says that he isn't really comitting a crime selling crack because it pays his bills. he then buys her a diamond necklace to show how much she means to him.
he then proceeds to talk about all the sweet things his mother did for them when they were kids, and how she always loved and nurtured them. he basically says that he knows & appreciates all the wonderful things she did for them, and that he can never pay her back.
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