Tupac Amaru Shakur nació el 16 de junio de 1971 en Harlem, Nueva York. Sus padres, Afeni Shakur y Billy Garland, eran miembros del Partido Pantera Negra, un movimiento revolucionario que luchaba por los derechos civiles de la comunidad afroamericana. Este entorno radical influyó profundamente en la vida y obra de Tupac.
De joven, Tupac demostró un talento excepcional para las artes escénicas. Asistió a la Escuela de Artes de Baltimore, donde estudió teatro, poesía y ballet. Allí conoció a Jada Pinkett, una amiga cercana que más tarde se convertiría en una destacada actriz de Hollywood.
En 1991, Tupac comenzó su carrera musical como corista del grupo de rap Digital Underground. Su talento rápidamente le permitió lanzar su primer álbum en solitario, 2Pacalypse Now, en 1991. Este disco causó controversia debido a sus letras cargadas de mensajes sociales y políticos.
En 1993, Tupac lanzó su segundo álbum, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., que incluía éxitos como I Get Around y Keep Ya Head Up. Este álbum consolidó su lugar en la industria musical y le otorgó un estatus de estrella.
A medida que su carrera musical crecía, Tupac también incursionó en el cine, protagonizando películas como Juice (1992) y Poetic Justice (1993) junto a Janet Jackson.
Tupac no estuvo exento de problemas legales. En 1994, fue acusado de abuso sexual y posteriormente sentenciado a prisión. Sin embargo, su influencia y popularidad no disminuyeron.
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Loyal To The Game (Original Version) Lyrics
This song was a leftout track from the soundtrack of the movie “Above The Rim”. It features Treach from Naughty By Nature & Riddler.[Chorus]
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[Verse 1: 2Pac]
Now I've got task on a nigga's ass, tell me, will they blast me?
I think of an alias in case these crooked bitches ask me
Now, it's gettin' crazy after dark, these narcs
Be, like, tryna shut me down, but I'm too smart
Now picture me scared of the penitentiary
I've been movin' these things since the days of elementary
Now tell me what you need when you see me
I'm stackin' Gs, buyin' all the things on TV, believe me
I got some killas on my payroll and they know
When it's time to handle business, nigga, lay low
Although I'm young, I'm still comin' up
I'm gettin' paid, pullin' razors on niggas when they runnin' up
The first to pull a strap when there's drama, busta, you ain't heard?
I been slicin' motherfuckers since I lost my mama
There ain't a cop that can stop me
My posse is cock-D and they don't quit until they drop me, I'm loyal to the game
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[Verse 2: Treach]
Without no doubt, I ain't no slouch and it ain't time to back out, so I jumps in it
Try to stop her and watch her, slap you cock-eye like Popeye, fuck spinach (Hahaha)
Forgotten more shit than most crews ever know or ever knew
Was born with seven flows and only Heaven knew
For Pete and boots' sakes, the news break, then you shakes, uh
Worse, they heard we got more nerve than a toothache
Yoo-hoo to you crew and, uh, you too, so you knew
I'm from Jersey and all my team's on your block more than you do
Who's the new crew? Show me your neck brotha, and here's another
Smack your mother's mamma's mother and the first mom of all those other crack lovers
Back was bitch-ass, trick-ass, cluck-clow, cluck-clow
How ya like me then, how ya like me, hey-ho, how ya like me now?
Ow, pow, hurt, don't it? Bow, bow, don't run up on it
The same thing, mine has been hangin' possies like an exponent
Oh yes, rock in slums, ya gots to run it
It makes no sense to smell like shit if old-ass George could be washing tons
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[Verse 3: Riddler]
Now I be loyal to my niggas on the block, just buckin' the shots and packin' the Glocks
And dodgin' the cops, and takin' over niggas spots
Poppin' after poppin', the fools be droppin', the hoes be hoppin'
On my thing 'cause it hangs like the nets from Above the Rim
You lookin' grim, is it me or him or him
Or be with me, we be together, so what's up? We can do whatever
'Cause real niggas stick together 'til they make it up to Heaven
Through the stress, through the hell, through the 1-8-7
The shorter the nigga, the bigga the trigga, the deeper they dig the ditch, uh
The Naughty, the Treach, then through to the Pac, I brings the Glock, I wets up
You fuckin' body, I'm like, "Oh my Gotti
Did I really shoot him? Yo, I shot him," so I got him, now I puts the crime behind me
And finds me a place to lays my head low
I lives doin' my rap, but I dies for my hood, bro
So all you fuckin' fools best to recognize and know my fuckin' name
I be Riddler to my niggas and I'm loyal to the game
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