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DEAR MAMA - 2PAC
"Dear Mama" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 2Pac, released on February 21, 1995.The song is a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur. In the song, Shakur details his childhood poverty and his mother's addiction to crack cocaine, but argues that his love and deep respect for his mother supersede bad memories.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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| This is 2Pac who is died in September 13, 1996 |
"Dear Mama" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 2Pac, released on February 21, 1995.The song is a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur. In the song, Shakur details his childhood poverty and his mother's addiction to crack cocaine, but argues that his love and deep respect for his mother supersede bad memories.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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