For example, he says вЂњFor a woman it ainвЂ™t easy trying to raise a man. At the end of this verse Shakur explains he understands the tough situation his mom was going through. He states, вЂњI reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell hugging on my mama from a jail cellвЂќ. However, despite his motherвЂ™s struggles, Shakur realizes that he also contributed to his motherвЂ™s stress over his own actions. Before graduating he was evicted from his household and was forced to move to Marin City, California to live with a family friend. ShakurвЂ™s mother could not keep a job to care for her family. Shakur admits вЂњWhen things went wrong, weвЂ™d blame mamaвЂќ and speaks about how his mother was a вЂњcrack fiendвЂќ and on welfare. Many listeners related to this issue then and even today as numerous young men continue to fall victim to crime and drugs in their communities. For example, he tells the audience how he was вЂњsuspended from schoolвЂќ and hung out with вЂњbig boys breaking all the rulesвЂќ. He goes on to explain that his actions as a kid did not help the relationship between the two.

Shakur says, вЂњwhen I was young me and my mom had beef, seventeen years old, kicked out on the streetsвЂќ. The first verse of the song focuses on how the relationship between Shakur and his mother was off to a rocky start. This is the thesis of the whole song, in which you see how Shakur places no one above his mother. For example, he sings, вЂњsweet lady, place no one above ya, you are appreciatedвЂќ. Tupac Shakur shows how the mystical bond between a mother and her child is hard to separate. Instead of using his вЂњGangster RapвЂќ style of music, he chose a meaningful sound for his listeners to understand his situation with his mother. The song has a very sad piano tune mixed in with a rap beat. This style of music was rare during that time period.

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