[tmtyou]

Watching what happened to Tupac seems to prove the point that rap and thug culture can be toxic. Prison could not have helped either.

He went from social activist rapper to rapper-gang member and it got him killed.

That doesn’t mean that it’s the music itself but the effect it has on the culture. And anyone arguing that music doesn’t affect culture is clearly wrong.

Movies do it too. A movie like “Zero Dark Thirty” that glorified torture is hurting the culture too. People in the military watch it and it changes their outlook for the worse.

It’s a hot button issue but that doesn’t mean your impulsive reaction is correct, just because you didn’t let the movie or music damage you directly.

[typomatic]

I agree that American culture is the problem. The way we oppress black people every day and force them into these ugly situations where they're forced to choose between criminality and inhumanity, it's no wonder that this happened to Tupac and thousands of other black men.

[toasterlovin]

To be fair, 2Pac went to a performing arts high school, was a poet and actor, and sold 75 million albums. Seems like he had a good chance at avoiding his fate.

[tmtyou]

Neil Degrasse Tyson had many these advantages too and American culture didn’t hold him back at all. Not that he didn’t face prejudice at all but it very clearly wasn’t a roadblock.

Eminem had no social advantages and he got caught up in the thug life that Tupac (specifically) inspired.

[Agustus]

What policies in American culture can you identify and point to that oppress black people specifically? What do you do that oppresses black people?

[unclebucknasty]

>He went from social activist tapper to rapper-gang member and it got him killed

That is a painfully simplistic summary of Tupac's life story.

You really should dig a little deeper before making such proclamations.

[tmtyou]

I followed him while he was alive and know a ton about his life. Can you summarize his descent into darkness better? Feel free.

[unclebucknasty]

>I followed him while he was alive and know a ton about his life.

Then you should know better than most what's wrong with your statement.

But, it seems that you misunderstood much. Look more carefully and you might gain a new appreciation for a life that you currently seem to believe is most accurately summarized as a descent into some sort of thug darkness.