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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre
Nah, you're out of your depth here. 2Pac wasn't a gang member but he was absolutely gangster. His impact was immense and most real fans that aren't just faking it for hip hop points didn't look to him as a gangster rapper. They looked to him for songs like Brenda's Got A Baby. Well, kind of both. He was a real life representation of the complexities of growing up in the hood. He was the original "good kid in a mad city" that Kendrick became. The beef and his death were only pieces of his legacy.
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Brendas got a baby was on his first album. He evolved quite a bit over the years, and the thug life version was ultimately more influential than the conscious black power version.