Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Category: 2Pac

Brenda's Got a Baby

2Pac

“Brenda’s Got a Baby” by 2Pac

2Pac’s “Brenda’s Got a Baby” is based on a subject which many people, including Tupac, perceived as a problem in African-American communities especially. And that is girls getting pregnant before they have the wherewithal to...

Ghetto Gospel

2Pac

2Pac’s “Ghetto Gospel” Lyrics Meaning

The gospel is a doctrine in the Bible which in its most basic form serves a philosophy by which religious devotees are supposed to conduct themselves.   And these instructions, as we all know, were brought forth...

Letter 2 My Unborn

2Pac / Natasha Walker

2Pac’s “Letter 2 My Unborn” Lyrics Meaning

Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) recorded a bunch of raps shortly before his untimely demise which were eventually released posthumously. One of those is “Letter 2 My Unborn”. And like many other prominent raps he crafted in the...

Hit 'Em Up

2Pac / Outlawz

2Pac’s “Hit ‘Em Up” Lyrics Meaning

The classic 2Pac and Outlawz song “Hit ‘Em Up” has been called “the most savage diss track ever” and for good reason. Rap music, as we all know, is a genre in which popular artists tend to...

Dear Mama

2Pac

“Dear Mama” by 2Pac

“Dear Mama” is a tribute to Tupac Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur (1947-2016). It is meant to acknowledge her irreplaceable impact on his life and sympathize with the particular struggle she went through as a single...

2Pac

2Pac

2Pac’s “Changes” Lyrics Meaning

The “changes” Tupac is referring to in the title of this song are more ideological than actual. In other words, he is telling the target audience that “we got to start making changes”. And while at...