TUPAC YAK!!! TUPAC YAK!!!
That's all these people screamin that TUPAC YAK!!!
That's all these people screamin that TUPAC YAK!!!
Salute, and Happy Birthday to arguably one of,
if not the most recognizably-superior Hip Hop artist of all time...
if not the most recognizably-superior Hip Hop artist of all time...
The charismatic icon became more than just a "rapper", and in both good and bad ways, he is unquestionably considered one of the most influential figures the 90s Hip Hop era! Due to his versatility in lyricism, and sometimes brash delivery, he was able to make his listeners feel YAKxactly what he had experienced himself. He was real!
He was a genius in story telling! He could go from giving us a full narrative in "Brenda's Got A Baby", to an encouraging messages for ladies to always "Keep Ya Head Up"... he knew how to have the OGs "Toss It Up", while the pimps lived out their personal lives through the lyrics of "I Get Around"... he prompted us with "All Eyes On Me", while warning us of those "Ambitionz of a Ridah"... all in all, he had fellas getting stomach tattoos and kids, as far east as Japan, twistin up their fingers, screaming "West Siiiiide!"... Influence!
Summertime is the best time for family reunions, cookouts, and classic Tupac records!!! Somehow, his lyrical/musical intellect was savvy enough to make your crazy uncle unconsciously break out into an old school two-step with a beer in one hand, and a fried chicken leg in the other, just by hearing the first beats of "California Love". Then a similar effect would happen hours later as people find themselves toasting to the good life at the bar and taking the club experience to a whole-nother level on the dance floor once the DJ cuts up those classic tunes!! Brilliant!
Even as I reminisce today about my own musical influences, I can remember letting my mother hear Tupac's open letter of "Dear Mama" on a Mother's Day afternoon as a youth. Ironically, that moment actually influenced her enough to BUY me the $4.99 single CD for my Walkman as we prepared for a road trip to the beach that following weekend. WOW! Multiple generations influenced by a 4 minute song... SMH, Memories!
Even outside of music, Tupac had movie roles ranging from "Poetic Justice" to "Above The Rim" to (my personal favorite) "Juice"!! With that resume' alone, it is no wonder why the ladies still love him and the fellas definitely still rock with him til this day!! It's 2011, 15 years after his death, and all they still screamin is "Tupac YAK!"... Relevance!
Keeping the party moving, it's only right that TPC will have a mix of your favorite Tupac trYAKs on deck this weekend at BluPrint Restaurant and Lounge as
Saturday, June 18th | 10-2am
BluPrint Restuarant | Uptown Charlotte
227 W. Trade Street
BluPrint Restuarant | Uptown Charlotte
227 W. Trade Street
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