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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Changed Man (Original Version w/ Alternate Big Syke Verse) Lyrics[Intro: 2pac]
Shit, I'm a changed man
Hey, turn the lights out
Big motherfuckin' Syke!
Big baller Tupac up in this bitch!
You know how we swing this shit!
You're fuckin' with a changed man!
[Verse 1: 2pac]
By age sixteen I sold to dope fiends
Not yet a drug dealer, but I watched 'em closely
Until they noticed me
I got the feds wonderin' who broke the law
Far too inhibited for gunsmoke, I broke his jaw
Words harder than a fuckin' diamond
Mobile phone call to Simon, niggas trippin' homie, when we ridin'?
Fuck 'em slowly like Jodeci
And stick a needle in my eye if I don't live and diе for M-O-B
And fuck your homeboys, nigga, we can drop the gun
I'll hit your block and wе can box for fun
Nigga, one-on-one, last to fall is a ballin' cat
It's Death Row, why the fuck you think we call it that?
So if you knew me in my past life
Don't act like we homeboys, ain't no love in the fast life
I switch gears on them jealous bitches, who do you fear?
The gameplan of a changed man, so what I'm sayin' is
[Hook]
You can ride with me
Live and die with me
(You're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
But no one understands
The ways of a changed man
(Nigga, you're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
You can ride with me
Live and die with me
(You're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
But no one understands
The ways of a changed man
(Nigga, you're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
[Verse 2: Big Syke]
I changed my place in life
Also changed my future wife
I changed my car and address
Changed my number and the way I dress
I changed my way of thinkin'
Changed bad habits of my everyday drinkin'
I changed my two door to four
I changed my rug to a marble floor
I changed my wants and needs
Even changed the place I was plantin' the seed
I changed my wealth to get paid
Change up at the spot when I'm bout to get laid
I changed my time and energy
Change yours too in this rhyme, you're feelin' me
So I changed my game and arranged
I really wanna change, but I ain't gon' change, ha!
[Hook]
You can ride with me
Live and die with me
(You're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
But no one understands
The ways of a changed man
(Nigga, you're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
You can ride with me
Live and die with me
(You're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
But no one understands
The ways of a changed man
(Nigga, you're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
[Verse 3: 2pac]
A nigga's so cold when I flow
Bow down to Death Row
Three wheel motion, comin' through coastin'
Who's that nigga in the G ride
Screamin' out "M-O-B!" nigga we ride
I hit the charts like a stick-up kid
Number one in the nation
I fucked the world, the judge gave me probation
Faced with incarceration
Move tapes like it's big weight, slingin' to the whole nation
Gimme mine or I'm blastin' on every song
Murder my enemies, I'm mashin' until I'm gone
One love to my thug niggas
And fuck a bitch, cause a true sister love niggas
Throw your hands in the air, close your eyes, and hope
You never come against the mass of smoke on Death Row
My adversaries bleed, but fuck 'em all till the talk cease
Fuckin' with a changed man
[Hook]
You can ride with me
Live and die with me
(You're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
But no one understands
The ways of a changed man
(Nigga, you're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
You can ride with me
Live and die with me
(You're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
But no one understands
The ways of a changed man
(Nigga, you're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
You can ride with me
Live and die with me
(You're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
But no one understands
The ways of a changed man
(Nigga, you're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
You can ride with me
Live and die with me
(You're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
But no one understands
The ways of a changed man
(Nigga, you're fuckin' with a changed man)
Changed man
[Collision: 2pac]
Everybody think they understand me
Shit, you niggas don't know me
Y'all know that nigga on the rap song
Y'all know that nigga in the movies
You don't know this nigga in 3-D
Real, live, right up against you, in front of your face
Shit...
Y'all gon' see if you fuck with the Row
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