Tupac Shakur: The Duality of Thug Life and Poetic Vision
Few artists have embodied such profound contradictions as Tupac Amaru Shakur. On one hand, he was the embodiment of “Thug Life” – a tattooed, confrontational voice of street reality who helped define West Coast gangsta rap. On the other, he was a deeply sensitive poet whose written words revealed vulnerability, compassion, and revolutionary thought. This…