2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up
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"Keep Ya Head Up" is a song by Tupac Shakur. It addresses issues concerning lack of respect toward the female gender, especially poor black women. It has a very positive message and is often used as an example of Shakur's softer side.
Many consider it to be one of the deepest rap songs ever made and is often referenced by other artists in their work, building Shakur's persona as a very conscious and influential rapper, voted #11 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs, with "Dear Mama" voted #4.
It was first released in Shakur's 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., later appearing after his death in 1998 in his Greatest Hits compilation.
The beat is sampled from Zapp & Roger's "Be Alright" and the chorus is sampled from The Five Stairsteps' "O-o-h Child". The song peaked at #2 on the U.S. Rap chart, #7 on the Hip Hop/R&B chart and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The same beat was used the year before on southern rapper Big Mello's album Bone Hard Zaggin.
The song was also covered by Lyfe Jennings and released on his 2006 album, The Phoenix.
The song is also used in the soundtrack of the movie Freedom Writers.
The video opens up with the words "Dedicated to the memory of Latasha Harlins, it's still on", in reference to the L.A. Riots. The video has a basic format with Shakur rapping in the middle of a circle surrounded by a crowd of people and in some scenes seen holding a young child. At times the video shows scenes of what Shakur is rapping about. The music video also features Jada Pinkett Smith.
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@DrHeinzJr he'd be proud that we finally had a black president. He wouldnt support all the censorship that obama has help create.
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Y the rich kid are drivein nice
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Onli educated rapper dat dont bitch like lil wayne n all da music todai tupac iss the true rapper..
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Tupac
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Check out my channel!
MY FAV TUPAC SONGS ARE ON IT.
It is made for 2pac, just have a look.
With your support 2pacs music will be remebered "until the end of time"
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Tupac talks nothing but the truth killumanati
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@WOOHOJEHA no... tupac made soul music
- his words
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@kidnick101 tupac didn't sing. he rapped. ಠ_ಠ
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@Cainz829ers Its a timeless song, and he's one of the greatest.
Obviously people are still listening to this.
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anyone else notice that it gets quieter 00:27 ??
unohake 2 days ago 14
@Cainz829ers no man.. I am a fucking time traveller and I watch this in 2050 .. R.I.P. Tupac R.I.P. REAL RAP
savasky1 2 days ago 11