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'It proved the US's biggest gangsta rapper could be vulnerable': How Tupac wrote the ultimate anthem for single mothers
The iconic 90s hip-hop artist was known for his pained intensity. But Dear Mama, a tribute to his mother Afeni, showed off ...
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‘Dear Mama’ Makes Sense of Tupac’s Complicated Life
Most of us, when thinking about Tupac Shakur, tend to view the ... at Tupac’s and Afeni’s lives. Afeni was born as Alice Faye Williams in North Carolina, and she and her sister, Gloria ...
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Former Death Row Records Artist SKG Celebrates Tupac’s ‘Until the End of Time’ Album Anniversary with “Thank You Afeni”
But it’s not just her musical contributions that have stayed with her—it’s the personal impact Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur, had on her life that has remained with her to this day.
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'It proved the US's biggest gangsta rapper could be vulnerable': How Tupac wrote the ultimate anthem for single mothers
Born in North Carolina in 1947, Afeni Shakur (whose birth name was Alice Faye Williams) was confronted with racism from the start. This was a time where Jim Crow laws around racial segregation ...