Change in America

Change is What We Need
Change is what we, as Americans, need in order to become a truly prosperous nation. The change we need to make is in the African American communities. Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) was an influential rap artist that used his music to bring out the issues that plague the African American society. He was one of the first gangster rap artist and he was also one of the few that tried to get the society in which he lived to realize the problems in front of them. In his song “Changes” Tupac brings out many of the issues and problems that the African American communities has to deal with, from drug use to homicide and gun control. Throughout the song Tupac brings out references to all these issues and signifies that we as a country should try and change them. “It’s time for us as a people to start making some changes, let’s change the way we eat, let’s change the way we live, and let’s change the way we treat each other” (Shakur). Here Tupac is n...