The word ‘rocks’ gives a hidden meaning to what he actually meant. He uses metaphor in another line, “I ain't (sic) guilty cause, even though I sell rocks, it feels good putting money in your mailbox…” (n.d.). A queen has the highest rank in a Kingdom and mother has the highest rank in the family and his heart he perceived his mother as someone he could reach out to in times of distress and sorrow. This contains a deeper meaning because he compares his mother to a queen. At the end of the first stanza, he writes, “You always was a black queen, mama” (n.d.). Tupac put into use metaphoric language in his work. The lyrics are plastered with special words and phrases that bring about these poetic effects.
The song contains some forms of figurative language that qualifies it to be a kind of poem. The love to his mother enlarged during the time his father was absent thus he states that no other love would surpass that of his mother by saying, “And there's no way I can pay you back, but my plan is to show you that I understand” (n.d.). They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along I was looking for a father he was gone” (n.d.). He evidently writes, “He passed away and I didn't cry, cause (sic) my anger wouldn't let me feel for a stranger. He even points out vehemently with so much abhorrence that his father did not deserve their love after his disappearance and long absence, which culminated in his death. This is clearly depicted when he sings that “I (Tupac) was a fool with the big boys, breaking all the rules, I (Tupac) shed tears with my baby sister…hugging on my mama from a jail cell” (n.d.). This resentment might have been caused by the wrongdoings he used to engage in with the expense of his mothers concern. He resents, “I finally understand for a woman it ain't (sic) easy trying to raise a man” (n.d.). Not only did he appreciate his mother’s efforts, but he also regretted some of the morally wrong deeds he committed that sometimes pushed his mother to the wall, causing stressful and fretted life. Conversely, he expresses his thankfulness with so much approval as he incorporates figurative language in the lyrics. These feelings are catalyzed by the fact that he was raised by a single mother, having no husband and father in the family. In connection to this, he says, “You always was committed, a poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya (sic) did it…” (Shakur n.p.). As he scrutinizes and illuminates in retrospect some of the key points of times when his mother displayed extraordinary maternal love towards him and his sister, his retrospect builds up a token of appreciation, gratification, humility, generosity, love, as well as a soft and large heart towards her. He composed this song as his mother did much for him, having raised him from the time he was little until he became a full-grown man. ‘Dear Mama’ by Tupac Shakur is a song that he wrote and sang with the key purpose of thanking his mother. ‘Dear Mama’ is embedded with language figures that make the lyrics of the song a real poem, and his unique style of writing is another piece of evidence. This song can be associated with lyric poetry, since it displays personal and expressive feelings of a man. Poetry is mostly dictated by distinctive forms and conventions to put forward a degree of difference in interpretation of words, or to induce emotive responses. He also was a talented poet, and in many of his songs he used poetic language in them. However, most of his songs indicate that he believed in God, and he confirmed this by saying that only God can judge him. Furthermore, he had a strong belief in Karma, but opposed a literal notion of the after death life and prearranged destiny. The rapper wrote many songs, sang them, and this made his reputation in the music world swell up. He was an African American rapper, who had enthusiasm in extensive reading, and expressed his feelings through rapping (slanging). The late Tupac Shakur's music and philosophy is rooted in the several African-American, American, and World entities. The gist of this essay will focus on the poetic characteristics that songs always possess in their lyrics.
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