***** wrote:he also died at his prime, and wasnt an addict
If you don't mind me asking, what's your definition of an "addict"?
In your mind what is the significance behind that word and what determines whether or not someone is an addict?
First of all how do you know for sure if Tupac was an addict or not?
If he had an addiction and regardless of whatever it was or how strong it might have been, you're trying to say that Tupac had it easier than Eminem, which is not true.
They've both been through struggles but you can't say either of their struggles was harder than the other unless you've actually lived their lives.
And as far as Pac dying in his prime, maybe you're right.
Nobody knows where he would be at now with his career and life if he was still alive. Would he be praised anywhere near as much as he was back in the 90's?
Most likely not.
What really annoys me about hip-hop is that age is considered to be such an important factor almost like it's sports when a guy gets too old to play because he's lost his skills due to his physical limitations that come as you get older.
You don't lose your skills as a rapper when you get older. If you look at someone like Jay-Z or Eminem, their earlier releases are widely regarded as their greatest. Where as someone like Tupac, his albums only kept getting better.
After Jay and Em started to slowly alternate their styles to adapt to their environments, the core fan base wasn't pleased with this. Em and Jay don't give a fuck anymore. With Em, it's just who he collabs with to keep his name out there and with Jay, it's anything he can do to bring some money.
When something is played for too long in hip-hop and reaches too much success, it's one to the next one.
Jay-Z embodies this so much in his recent music, it makes me sick. I salute him for knowing how to be getting his money but that's all he's making music for now and he's openly admitting it.
Anyways, that's a whole different story. Let me get back to the topic of Em and Pac.
Even though I've said this multiple times, I'll say it again.
Eminem is without a doubt, the better
rapper.
But Tupac was so much more than just a dope MC.
He was an activist, a poet, a fighter, a voice for a nation that has seen poverty and struggle, and most of all he was an artist.