Tupac...

didactic said:
prairiemoon said:
Hahahahaha, fuck off! University in his honor?! Where, accredited by whom? Degrees on lyrical content, pmsl! Fuck straight off!

You're European right? Early 20s, maybe? You don't have any idea what you're talking about, and it shows.
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CNN Living: "The Textual Appeal of Tupac Shakur" is among the 22 fascinating and bizarre college classes offered this semester

[Offered at UW Bothell by CHID Instructor Georgia Roberts and recognized by CNN Living as one of the 22 facinating and bizarre college classes being offered around the country. Way to go Georgia!

Though Tupac has been gone for nearly 15 years, he lives on at U-Dub. The course "explores the philosophical, historical and literary influences of the late rapper and activist, Tupac Shakur."/i]

http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1171/09101997/2pac.jhtml

Berkeley University Offers Class On Tupac

Controversial rap artist is the subject of a student-led course focusing on his life and his lyrics.


BERKELEY, Calif. -- Most people think of murdered rapper Tupac Shakur as just that, a rapper.

But 20-year old Arvand Elihu sees him for more than his rapping talent. To him, Shakur is an ideal study for students of poetry and history,

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as important as any of the great writers and social commentators.

"Tupac was literally blessed," said the molecular and cell biology major at the University of California at Berkeley of the controversial superstar rap artist. "Not only did his poems flow nicely, he painted perfect pictures for readers and listeners."

The prestigious university has given Elihu permission to teach a course on one of the world's most highly controversial rappers, the late Shakur.


-- Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:12 pm --

prairiemoon said:
Watched Juice last night. He was a better actor than rapper.
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In a 2005 Rolling Stone magazine vote, Tupac was named No.6 of the '100 immortal artists of all time' behind the likes of Elvis Presley and John Lennon.
MTV ranked him at No.2 on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time.[153]
Shakur was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame in 2002.[154]
Ranked No.3 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.
In 2003, MTV's "22 Greatest MCs" countdown listed Shakur as the "Number 1 MC", as voted by the viewers.[155]
In 2004, at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors Shakur was honored along with DJ Hollywood, Kool DJ Herc, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Rock Steady Crew, and Sugarhill Gang.[156]
A Vibe magazine poll in 2004 rated Shakur "the greatest rapper of all time" as voted by fans.[157]
At the First Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival held on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, Shakur was honored for his undeniable voice and talent and as a performer who crossed racial, ethnic, cultural and medium lines; his mother accepted the award on his behalf.[158]
In 2008, The National Association Of Recording Merchandisers in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recognized him as a very influential artist and has added him in their Definitive 200 list.[159]
On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, Shakur was inducted to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry.[160]
The seat of the Catholic Church released a list of 12 songs onto the social networking Web site's streaming music service. Among the artists included are Mozart, Muse and Dame Shirley Bassey; the list also includes Shakur's song "Changes", which was released two years after his shooting death on a greatest hits album in 1998.[161]
His double album, All Eyez on Me, is one of the highest-selling rap albums of all time, with over 5 million copies of the album sold in the United States alone by April 1996; it was eventually certified 9x platinum in June 1998 by the RIAA.[162]

Juice is great if you have not seen Above the Rim, Gridlocked and Gang Related id give them a gander. He was a superb actor.
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It's rather strange that the article (from 1997) you quoted you choose to delete out so much...such as the fact it was a course that was 2 units...you know, not a degree, as you stated.
 
gaudinho's stolen car said:
Has anyone got anything to say about Guru and Premier?
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Way too much....

"It has come to our attention that a mysterious force is LOOSE..
somewhere in outer space."

"The mysteries of creation are there."

"Up in the sky?" "Up in the sky."
 
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