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Makaveli Was The Alias Used By American Hip-Hop Artist Poet And Actor Tupac Shakur While He Was With His Hip-Hop Group The Outlawz. The Posthumous Solo Studio Album The Don Killuminati The 7 Day Theory Was The Only Album To Be Officially Released As Makaveli. Future Posthumous Releases Of His With The Outlawz And Solo Makaveli Recordings Were Released Under Tupac Shakur’s More Familiar Alias 2pac. Tupac Read And Studied The Works And Life Of Niccolo Machiavelli Whose Ideas Were Overshadowed By A Reputation That Was Unfairly Given To Him Because Of A Misunderstanding Of His Writings And Political Views. This Inspired Tupac To Take The Name Makaveli As His Alias With The Outlawz. With Tupac’s Spelling Of Makaveli The Letters Can Be Rearranged To Form The Words “Am Alive”. The Views From A Posthumously Published Pamphlet Written By Niccolo Machiavelli Called The Prince Inspired The Term Machiavellian Which Refers To The View That Politics Is Amoral And That Any Means Can Be Justifiably Used In Achieving Political Power. Tupac Named All The Original Outlawz After Famous Machiavellian Leaders Who Gained Power From Governments They Did Not Agree With. This Made The Outlawz A Group Of Individuals Led By Makaveli Who Were Named After Individuals Who Lived Their Life In A Way Described By Machiavelli.
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"Brenda's Got A Baby" Is The Solo Debut Single By Tupac Shakur And Tenth Track From His Debut Album 2Pacalypse Now. The Song Which Features R&B Singer Dave Hollister Is About A Twelve Year-Old Girl Named Brenda Who Lives In A Ghetto Has A Baby And Is Incapable Of Supporting It. The Song Explores The Issue Of Teen Pregnancy And Its Effect On The Young Mothers And Their Families. Like Many Of Shakur's Songs "Brenda's Got A Baby" Draws From The Plight Of The Impoverished. Using Brenda To Represent Young Mothers In General Shakur Criticises The Low Level Of Support From The Baby's Father The Government And Society In General. Shakur Wrote The Song When He Read A Newspaper Article About A Twelve-Year-Old Girl Who Got Pregnant From Her Cousin And Threw The Baby In A Trash Compactor. 1 Rate Your Music Ranked The Song At 44th On Their List Of The 200 Best Hip Hop Songs Of All Time. The Opening Consists Of A Duet Singing The Song’s Title Repeatedly. Much Of The Rest Of The Song Is One Long Verse Performed By Tupac. The Verse Begins With Him Telling A Group That He Has Heard About Brenda’s Pregnancy. He Also Notes That The Girl Has Had Virtually No Education In Her Life Having Only Barely Obtained Minimal Skills In Writing And Calls This A "damn Shame" Criticizing And Has Little Hope In Life. Her Family Is Very Poor And Her Father Is A Heroin Addict. Brenda Is Impregnated By Her Unnamed Boyfriend Who Is Her Older Cousin But She Is Successfully Able To Hide Her Pregnancy. Tupac Explains That It Wouldn’t Matter To Her Family If She Gave Birth As Long As They Got Their Cut Of The Government Assistance. Although She Believes That Her Cousin Will Stay With Her And Help Her Raise The Child He Is Merely A Molester And Abandons Her Before She Gives Birth To Her Baby On A Bathroom Floor. Brenda Disposes Of It By Throwing It In A Trash Bin But Later Retrieves It As She Hears The Baby's Crying. Her Mother Scolds Her Severely And Brenda Becomes So Ashamed Of Herself That She Runs Away From Home. Brenda Now Begins A Life On Her Own And Unsuccessfully Seeks Employment. Her Attempt To Sell Crack Cocaine Results In Robbery And Eventually She Views Prostitution As Her Only Way To Make Money. This Life Path Leads To Her To Being Murdered. What Becomes Of Other Characters Such As Her Family Her Boyfriend And The Baby Itself Is Uncertain. The Final Minute Or So Of The Song Consists Of A Chorus Singing “don’t You Know She’s Got A Baby” Repeatedly. 2Pac Has Another Song Which He Made Late In His Career Which Deals With This Same Subject Called Mama's Just A Little Girl The Song Can Be Found On His Fourth Posthumous Studio Album Better Dayz.
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Makaveli Was The Alias Used By American Hip-Hop Artist Poet And Actor Tupac Shakur While He Was With His Hip-Hop Group The Outlawz. The Posthumous Solo Studio Album The Don Killuminati The 7 Day Theory Was The Only Album To Be Officially Released As Makaveli. Future Posthumous Releases Of His With The Outlawz And Solo Makaveli Recordings Were Released Under Tupac Shakur’s More Familiar Alias 2pac. Tupac Read And Studied The Works And Life Of Niccolo Machiavelli Whose Ideas Were Overshadowed By A Reputation That Was Unfairly Given To Him Because Of A Misunderstanding Of His Writings And Political Views. This Inspired Tupac To Take The Name Makaveli As His Alias With The Outlawz. With Tupac’s Spelling Of Makaveli The Letters Can Be Rearranged To Form The Words “Am Alive”. The Views From A Posthumously Published Pamphlet Written By Niccolo Machiavelli Called The Prince Inspired The Term Machiavellian Which Refers To The View That Politics Is Amoral And That Any Means Can Be Justifiably Used In Achieving Political Power. Tupac Named All The Original Outlawz After Famous Machiavellian Leaders Who Gained Power From Governments They Did Not Agree With. This Made The Outlawz A Group Of Individuals Led By Makaveli Who Were Named After Individuals Who Lived Their Life In A Way Described By Machiavelli.
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"Brenda's Got a Baby" is the solo debut single by Tupac Shakur, and tenth track from his debut album, 2Pacalypse Now. The song, which features R&B singer Dave Hollister, is about a twelve year-old girl named Brenda who lives in a ghetto, has a baby, and is incapable of supporting it. The song explores the issue of teen pregnancy and its effect on the young mothers and their families. Like many of Shakur's songs, "Brenda's Got a Baby" draws from the plight of the impoverished. Using Brenda to represent young mothers in general, Shakur criticises the low level of support from the baby's father, the government, and society in general. Shakur wrote the song when he read a newspaper article about a twelve-year-old girl who got pregnant from her cousin and threw the baby in a trash compactor.[1]
Rate Your Music ranked the song at 44th on their list of The 200 Best Hip Hop Songs Of All Time.
The opening consists of a duet singing the song’s title repeatedly. Much of the rest of the song is one long verse performed by Tupac. The verse begins with him telling a group that he has heard about Brenda’s pregnancy. He also notes that the girl has had virtually no education in her life, having only barely obtained minimal skills in writing, and calls this a "damn shame", criticizing and has little hope in life. Her family is very poor, and her father is a heroin addict. Brenda is impregnated by her unnamed boyfriend, who is her older cousin, but she is successfully able to hide her pregnancy. Tupac explains that it wouldn’t matter to her family if she gave birth, as long as they got their cut of the government assistance.
Although she believes that her cousin will stay with her and help her raise the child, he is merely a molester, and abandons her before she gives birth to her baby on a bathroom floor. Brenda disposes of it by throwing it in a trash bin but later retrieves it as she hears the baby's crying. Her mother scolds her severely, and Brenda becomes so ashamed of herself that she runs away from home.
Brenda now begins a life on her own, and unsuccessfully seeks employment. Her attempt to sell crack cocaine results in robbery, and eventually she views prostitution as her only way to make money. This life path leads to her to being murdered. What becomes of other characters, such as her family, her boyfriend, and the baby itself, is uncertain. The final minute or so of the song consists of a chorus singing “don’t you know she’s got a baby” repeatedly.
2Pac has another song which he made late in his career which deals with this same subject called Mama's Just a Little Girl; The song can be found on his fourth posthumous studio album Better Dayz. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.