Sampa the Great’s latest album, As Above, So Below, is out now. Whenever 2Pac’s Changes comes on, it’s a reminder to stay true to expressing myself. It’s important for people to know what inspired the live show they’ve just seen – what inspired me to take on hip-hop. We stay on stage while it plays and experience it with the crowd. This year we’ve been ending all our Sampa the Great concerts by playing Changes. He never got to achieve that, but luckily I still have that opportunity. Tupac wanted to start his own label and put more of his peers forward – and that’s where I am now. Delores Tucker sued 2Pacs estate in federal court, claiming that lyrics. I’d always ask myself: “How would Tupac feel?” Civil rights activist and fierce rap critic C. That resonated with me on a micro level when I started out making music in Australia, trying to bring my culture and music to the forefront. I believe in living life, no matter what gets in my way Keep Ya Head Up. I’m just tryna live my life, and leave my mark. I’ve got a mission, and I’m gonna see it through. It wasn’t just the song I fell in love with I was immensely inspired by who Tupac was – the good, the bad and the ugly – and how he was able to navigate being a black rap superstar in the United States, in a country that was really scared of that. I’m just tryna keep my head up, and stay strong. And that was another note for myself: regardless of where I’m from, what language I speak or which culture I belong to, the human experience always resonates. I want to go back to the days when we were happier, when there was less pressure and it was lighter on my family.” Because Tupac was expressing human experiences, it made me connect. There’s a line in the song that goes “Things’ll never be the same” and as a kid you just think “Damn, I guess this is life as we know it. When I listened to it in my adolescence, I was starting to really see what adulthood was about and the experiences my parents were having – of having children from a different country being raised in Botswana, not fitting in, and how hard it was on them. Live the life of a boss playa (All eyes on me), cause even gettin high. who sang this is this song Tupac-changes. He opens with “I see no changes”, this hopelessness, and takes us on a journey. Live the life of a thug nigga, until the day I die. A homeless man in South Africa seen rapping 2Pac lyrics word for word. You’re supposed to display bravado and strength. It was unusual for a male hip-hop artist to talk about their doubts and fears. On Changes, I resonated with Tupac’s vulnerability. Lyrically, I connect with artists who talk about what’s happening in their lives.
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