HOW LONG WILL THEY MOURN ME?

"THE SAY THEY MY DAWGS N THEY ALWAYS BE MY HOMIE/

BUT WHEN A N***A GONE HOW LONG WILL THE MOURN ME?"

This saturday maked the 12th anniversary of the death of Tupac Amaru Shakur. I know some people reading this will want to write off Pac as a thug and a promoter of gang violence but he isnt. Tupac was a poet that gave people a glimpse into a life that they never knew exsisted. "I DIDNT CREATE THUG LIFE, I DIAGNOSED IT" These words were spoken by Tupac on his documentry "Tupac: Resurrection" this statement means that the issues we have in the hood/varrio were around before Pac and are still around after his death. Let me break down the concept of T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.

T= THE, H= HATE, U= U(YOU), G= GAVE, L= LITTLE, I= INFANTS, F= FUCKED

E= EVERYONE

THUG LIFE means THE HATE U GAVE LITTLE INFANTS FUCKED EVERYONE. This means that the concept of "THUG" is given to a child that lives in poverty and has to struggle through to much too soon. This being said, maybe there wouldnt be a need for "THUG" if the issues in the hood/varrio werent ignored by those who can make a difference. The people in lower class urban areas hate crime as much as people in the upper class suburb. Just because we live and see this crime everyday does not mean that we rejoice in it. In fact it is quite the opposite. We want peace and understanding just as much as everyone else, if not more!! We deal with gang-bangers and other forms of crime on a daily basis and we dont rejoice in the bloodshed of the innocent. Tupac was trying to change the out look of the hood. Using his celebrity and fame he organized a truce between the CRIPS and BLOODS, this truce lasted until his untimely dimise, now think about the lives he chould have saved if he wasnt gunned down. So before you critize a person who says "TUPAC IS MY HERO" think about what they might mean by it. Who knows the violence he stopped could have saved your life...