Unlike the remaining gangsta rap pioneers though, his main point wasn’t about portraying an image full of machismo. He was no angel, he knew all the codes of the thug life that he defined so well on his songs. Obviously, he was also surrounded by criminals, the only ones who cared about him when he needed it as he said himself. He grew up infused with self confidence and very clear ideas about social justice, developing himself as a bigger-than-life charisma and a natural born leader. In fact, both parents of the singer – his biological father never lived with him – were significant members of the Black Panthers Party in their youth. Afeni Shakur may have gone through a lot of difficult times, and had next to no money for most of her life, she also had strong beliefs. On surface, 2Pac was one of many, a black kid raised by a single mother with addictions.
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