Tupac Shakur | Fallen Star
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Despite any negative impressions you may have of the African-American rapper, Tupac Shakur (2Pac) was a poet in his own right. Whether his lyrics were put to music or not, it is clear that Shakur was an artist at his core — a fact that is prominent in all his work. Below, Shakur is said to have penned this poem concerning the prison death of Huey P. Newton, however, the poem’s lyrics can extend far beyond one person alone. Shakur equates the life of an individual to a fallen star, one whose light had potential to brilliantly guide others but was extinguished out of ignorance and hate. It is a perfect tribute to one whose rising and shining life was cut short unjustly. (more…)










