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Afeni Shakur influence on society.

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 Afeni Shakur named executor of Tupac's  estate, channeled her grief into establishing the Tupac Amaru Shakur foundation, dedicated to supporting young artists. Her commitment was to philanthropy funding scholarships and programs of arts she,died 69 in her north California home. She was a former member of the black panther party. An artist and philanthropist, she was a also a savvy businesswoman establishing a trust to ensure that Tupac's work will always be protected. The black panthers were against racism and classism. After they disbanded in the 80's Afeni struggled to cope and began using crack cocaine . Tupac was resentful of this as a teen, and the mother Afeni kicked him out at 17 over their differences . She went to rehab two years later in 1990. She was arrested during police raids of  black panther's homes and named in the panther 21 trial in New York city. Afeni boldly elected to represent herself in the trial, despite not having attended law school and being...

NASIR JONES INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY.

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 Nasir bin olu Dara Jones a.k.a Nas is one of the most celebrated and influential rappers of all time.Born 14,1973 in Brooklyn New York. His unique style of story telling, lyrical prowess, and ability to paint vivid pictures with his rhymes has earned him a legion of dedicated fans and cemented his place in the pantheon of rap's legends. He has produced some of the greatest albums of all time like it was written, God's son and life is good.  He raps about his experiences growing up in Queensbridge and the struggle he faced living in a drug infested neighborhood. He has collaborated with artists like Jay-Z, Kanye West and Damian Marley among others. His emphasis on story telling and introspection has inspired  a generation of rappers to dive deeper into their experiences and emotions. His influence can be heard in the works of artists like Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole among others. In his track till the war is won of his album king's disease  Nas pleaded with the listene...