Facts
The coast in which 2 Pac represented
West Coast
When I was young, me and my mama had beef
17 years old, kicked out on the streets
Dear Mama
literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature
Poetry
The practice or system of owning people for the purpose of exhausting labor and restricted freedom
The title of the poem in which we are currently reviewing
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
The person in which 2 Pac had a falling out with leading to coastal "beef"
Biggie Smalls
And since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
Keep Ya Head Up
a style of popular music of African American and Hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing
Hip Hop
The first African American Vice President
Kamala Harris
Stanza 1
Did u hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete
The name of the movie 2 Pac starred in with Janet Jackson
Poetic Justice
It’s sad, ’cause I bet Brenda doesn’t even know just ’cause you’re in the ghetto doesn’t mean you can’t grow
Brenda's Got a Baby
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
Rhythm
The first African American Govenor of Maryland
Wes Moore
Stanza 4
Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared!
The place in which 2 Pac was born and primarily raised
East Harlem, NY
And although it seems heaven-sent, we ain’t ready to see a black president
Changes
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Analogy
An inclusive community rooted in liberation where all persons can exercise their civil and human rights without discrimination
NAACP
Stanza 2
Proving nature's laws wrong it learned 2 walk without having feet
The activist party in which 2 Pac's mother was apart of
Black Panther Party
Call the cops, when you see Tupac
Who shot me, but ya punks didn't finish
Now ya bout to feel the wrath of a menace
Hit Em Up
a type of popular music originating among African American communities in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over a prerecorded, typically electronic instrumental backing.
Rap
The day in which the Greensboro Sit-Ins began amongst the students of Bennett College and North Carolina A&T
February 1st
Stanza 3
Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams it learned 2 breathe fresh air