![]() The best moment is the urgent, mountain-shaking bass of Violent, where 2Pac channels the sound of Public Enemy with a twisted fable on what it’s like to be harassed by police officers just for existing, ending the song by shooting a “crooked cop” in cold blood. The Takedown of Tupac, by Connie Bruck (1997) The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) US vice-president Dan Quayle called the record’s release “irresponsible”, but 2Pac was more than prepared to live out his words – in 1993, he was charged with shooting two off-duty police officers in Atlanta, though the charges were later dropped. ![]() This New Yorker article paints a vivid picture of 2Pac’s death, while the suggestion that he died without much money in his pocket, despite his status as US rap’s most important star, points to ongoing exploitation of black artists. ![]() #2pac only god can judge me who sampled crack#. ![]()
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