Just a clarification, 'hit em up' was written after he was shot. Tupac thought Biggie had arranged the hit attempt and so wrote this song out of justifiable anger. At the same time, he was self-critical when it came to how blacks kill blacks instead of turning their anger against institutional racism.
Back to the song, it's definately a classic. It's nice to hear a song that affirms women when so much of the genre speaks of them as T&A. One of the things I really like about Tupac is the way he's able to step back from the whole gangsta culture and see how it's ultimately self-destructive.
Just a clarification, 'hit em up' was written after he was shot. Tupac thought Biggie had arranged the hit attempt and so wrote this song out of justifiable anger. At the same time, he was self-critical when it came to how blacks kill blacks instead of turning their anger against institutional racism.
Back to the song, it's definately a classic. It's nice to hear a song that affirms women when so much of the genre speaks of them as T&A. One of the things I really like about Tupac is the way he's able to step back from the whole gangsta culture and see how it's ultimately self-destructive.