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Originally Posted by pornstar2pac
you must have grown up with a silver sppon in your mouth. no way your from the streets
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Plenty of people have come from the streets and have made something of themselves without dealing drugs, beating on women, and other such nonsense that some gangsta rappers seem to like to brag and write about in order to sell CDs (while leading other's down the same dead end path they followed).
In case you didn't know, John Lennon came from a poor neighborhood in working class Liverpool. He barely knew his father, and his mother was mostly absent. After being taken in by an Aunt, John could actually claim that he had the best adolescent surroundings amongst the Beatles - the others all lived in government subsidized housing. He and his mates managed to do fairly well even though the odds were against them.
John was no saint, he fought many demons, some drug induced, some a product of his own psyche. In the end, he is remembered mostly for his broad and remarkable range of music, the beautiful as well as the raw visceral melodies, and for lyrics that continue to touch people 25 years after his death. John Lennon's message was an undying message of love.
Maybe in another 15 years or so, great words will be said about Tupac, although for far different reasons. I'm sure he'll be remembered as an influential rapper and wannabe actor (who managed to alienate other performers such as Janet Jackson), but I hardly imagine that he will be considered in the same league as John Lennon.
I mean no disrespect to you or Tupac when I take exception to Tupac being compared to John Lennon. I am just pointing out the flawed logic.
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