Mass incarceration becomes one of the focal points of the video, as we see scenes of both Afeni and Tupac in jail. For example, in the music video for Dear Mama, the audience is first introduced to the song with a brief quote by Afeni Shakur, in which she talks about being pregnant with Tupac while in jail. Many of the topics covered in the course are touched upon in the lyrics and music video of the song. The influence of Tupac’s upbringing in California could also be seen when he became the face of the infamous East Coast/West Coast war, which culminated in the deaths of both Tupac and Biggie Smalls. The influence of his moving to California can be seen in his music with songs like California Love, and To Live and Die in LA as well as his affiliation with Death Row Records. Tupac was born in New York City, but moved to Oakland, California as teenager. Dear Mama also includes samples of the songs Sadie by The Spinners and In My Wildest Dreams by Joe Sample. The slow, pensive song was produced by Tony Pizarro, and released under Interscope Records in 1995. Dear Mama is a song performed by Tupac Shakur, that takes a look at the relationship between Tupac and his mother, Afeni Shakur. But I was acquitted a month and three days before Tupac was born. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).“When I was pregnant and in jail, I thought I was gonna have a baby and the baby would never be with me. Get the embed code Tupac - Big Caz Presents 2Pac the Lost Tape (Live) Album Lyrics1.Ambitionz Az a Ridah (Live)2.Dear Mama (Live Remix)3.Shorty Wanna Be a Thug (Live)Tupac Lyrics provided by If you can make it through the night, there's a brighter dayĮverything will be alright if you hold on You never kept a secret, always stayed real There are no words that can express how I feel ![]() To keep me happy, there's no limit to the things you didĪre full of all the sweet things you did for me You say the words that can get me back in focus 'Cause through the drama, I can always depend on my mama Just workin' with the scraps you was givenĪnd mama made miracles every Thanksgivingīut my plan is to show you that I understand. Your in the kitchen tryin' to fix us a hot plate You never left me alone because you cared for meĪnd I can see you comin' home after work, late 'Cause when I was low you was there for me I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox I ain't guilty 'cause even though I sell rocks I needed money of my own so I started slangin' I hung around with the thugs and even though they sold drugs 'Cause my anger wouldn't let me feel for a strangerīut all along I was lookin' for a father, he was gone No love for my daddy 'cause the coward wasn't there Tell me how you did it, there's no way I can pay you backīut the plan is to show you that I understand. You always was committed, a poor single mother on welfare I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy tryin' to raise a man Mama catch me, put a whoopin' to my backside ![]() One day, runnin' from the police that's right ![]() I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hellĪnd who'd think in elementary, hey I'd see the penitentiary ![]() The same drama, when things went wrong we blamed mama Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids I was a fool with the big boys, breakin' all the rules Though back at the time I never thought I'd see her faceĪin't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
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