The Life And Death Of 2pac :: essays research papers

The Life and Death of 2PacIn the stifling post-boxing relate Las Vegas traffic jam, a new black1996 BMW inched along impatiently, its gold expound glimmering brightly underthe street lights. Any attempt to fetch a glimpse of the passengers within thetinted windows revea direct only a distorted musing of the chaotic, yetrelatively motionless urban scene. The glass sunroof slid blossom out and a darkfigure rose partly through the opening, bid a tank commander surveying thehorizon for signs of the enemy. Discreetly the roll in the hay window of a nearby carrolled down as it approached, and the muzzle of a gun emerged slightly. The gun,almost indiscernible from the cavernous lightlessness inside the car, spewed outthirteen bullets, each one punctuated by a startling yellow flash and areverberating crack that thinning through the buzz of the traffic. In one blurredand sweeping motion the black BMW roared to career, accelerating across thetraffic flow and towards the oncoming c ars, retreating from the scene as thedark figure collapsed li mply back into the vehicle.     This incident is not a scene from a DeNiro/Pacino mobster movie. Nor isit an episode from an Oliver Stone or Quentin Tarrantino film. In fact, it isnot a scene from any movie, although the story will credibly wind up as a made-for-television drama. Rather, it is the dramatic finale of the life ofrapper/actor Tupac Amaru Shakur, who was shot four times during this escapadedarn traveling from a Mike Tyson fight to a nearby rules of order on September 7th. Helater died of the wounds, after six eld of intensive care and severalunsuccessful operations.     Tupac Amaru, or 2Pac, as he spelled it --distinguishing him from theviolent Peruvian terrorist group of the same name-- was one of todays most favorite "gangsta rappers." His lyrics are usually vulgar, offensive, andexplicit, and glorify the type of life that he and galore(postnominal) other gangsta rapperslead. They depict violence, drug use, crime and sexual abuse as acceptable, andas a necessary way of life. They often go so far as to flagellumen the lives ofrappers from rival record labels, with whom he has an einsteinium/West coastdisagreement resulting in sporadic violent episodes and threat volleys.     Such lyrics as Tupac wrote accurately depicted his dangerous lifestyle.Unlike most other gangsta rappers who conjure the image only for money, heactually led the "thug life", as the tattoo on his stomach describes it. He wasa magnet for violence, as his police record illustrates. He served eight-spot monthsout of a three year sentence for sexual assault, and was to present sentencing this