was 2 pac scared of death ?
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I think this issue ties in with his beliefs about god. His ideas about this issue changed alot,and if you listen to the beginning of resurrection, where he says that when you die you are either in heaven or just somewhere quiet, this shows that he wasn't really sure about death. He tried to convince himself that he was living in the right way in his music when he came out of jail, but he still mentioned god and things like ''forgive me lord I'm insane'' in when thugz cry I think. If you listen to So Many Tears, in that song he feels depressed because he thinks he's going to hell. But in '96 he always said he felt he was doing the right thing so he was headed for heaven. However when he was being carted into hospital he was heard screaming ''I'm dying, I'm dying.'' I think he was afraid to die deep down because he was spiritiaully insecure and never had 100% faith about what would happen to him when he died.
well if we came right down to it, i'm pretty sure Pac feared death, or at least feared the unknown aspects of death (what happens to us, where do we go when we die, etc.) just like the rest of us do. however you won't find any evidence of this in his music or lyrics, and that was what the thread starter was asking.
I found it interestring when someone pointed out to me that Poets are more susceptible to an early death/suicide, according to psychological study:
http://www.cfah.org/hbns/news/poet12-01-03.cfm
“Poetry may appeal to people who are more likely to be self-destructive,”
“If poets really do die sooner than other writers — and notice it’s not that much sooner — they do so because of the nature of poetry,”
"Other researchers have said that poets who ultimately commit suicide may leave clues in their writings."
This article suggests a link between Poets - Death, as if the idea/concept of death affects them more than most people.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
http://www.cfah.org/hbns/news/poet12-01-03.cfm
“Poetry may appeal to people who are more likely to be self-destructive,”
“If poets really do die sooner than other writers — and notice it’s not that much sooner — they do so because of the nature of poetry,”
"Other researchers have said that poets who ultimately commit suicide may leave clues in their writings."
This article suggests a link between Poets - Death, as if the idea/concept of death affects them more than most people.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
No because it came up in every song!!I think he said Ill prepare man up n wont be scare cuz he knew look at the time him n Sugar Pac last pic b4 his death he knew it was comin cuz of his mouth.Thats y he worked his ass off to do all that shit!!He got out in Nov or Dec 95 n died Sept 13 he knew!!Pac was genius!!!Im proud of him standin up cuz alot aint strong or brave as him!!For want he belived in!See from my point now that im older im not as scared but im scared of death!!
Being paranoid about death and expecting to be killed doesn't mean he wanted to die or wasn't afraid of death.
Look how often he talked about the future in songs like Krazy. He talked about politics years down the road, he was getting more and more into movies etc. And he had too much to live for, like providing for his family.
Look how often he talked about the future in songs like Krazy. He talked about politics years down the road, he was getting more and more into movies etc. And he had too much to live for, like providing for his family.
there is a big difference in knowing or thinking you will die young and wanting to die. Pac did not want to die. if you're in a situation where you no longer want to live, you usually stop making plans for the future, and as Morris pointed out, he never stopped planning for the future. look at all the things he talked about wanting to do in the last year of his life. did he really sound like a man who was ready, or wanted to die?
I think tupac had some kind of fascination/obsession about death, and had a whole range of emotions, feelings, perspectives about it. Fear being one of them, maybe.
From tupacs lyrics it seems that he was somehow coming to terms with death - he said himself MATW album was all about dealing with death. His music doesn't portray a static fear of death, When he talks about death it sounds like he is trying to express something he finds hard to define, so he goes through a whole range of perspectives about it.
From tupacs lyrics it seems that he was somehow coming to terms with death - he said himself MATW album was all about dealing with death. His music doesn't portray a static fear of death, When he talks about death it sounds like he is trying to express something he finds hard to define, so he goes through a whole range of perspectives about it.
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