2pac Shakur Changes
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2pac's Changes
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. Tupac Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.
"Changes" is a hip hop song by the late Tupac Shakur, the song was originally recorded during his tenure at Interscope records in 1992. Changes was later remixed during 1997-1998. The song re-uses lines from another 2Pac song called "Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto". 2Pac often at times re-used lines from other unreleased songs because he would try to make an updated version. However, since his death all the unreleased and scrapped songs are being officially released.
2pac Shakur's Changes Lyrics
lyrics on racial-profiling, poverty and racism
Come on come on
I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself
is life worth living should I blast myself?
I'm tired of bein' poor & even worse I'm black
my stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch
Cops give a damn about a negro
pull the trigger kill a nigga he's a hero
Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares
one less hungry mouth on the welfare
First ship 'em dope & let 'em deal the brothers
give 'em guns step back watch 'em kill each other
It's time to fight back that's what Huey said
2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead
I got love for my brother but we can never go nowhere
unless we share with each other
We gotta start makin' changes
learn to see me as a brother instead of 2 distant strangers
and that's how it's supposed to be
How can the Devil take a brother if he's close to me?
I'd love to go back to when we played as kids
but things changed, and that's the way it is
[Bridge w/ changing ad libs]
Come on come on
That's just the way it is
Things'll never be the same
That's just the way it is
aww yeah
[Repeat]
[2]
I see no changes all I see is racist faces
misplaced hate makes disgrace to races
We under I wonder what it takes to make this
one better place, let's erase the wasted
Take the evil out the people they'll be acting right
'cause both black and white is smokin' crack tonight
and only time we chill is when we kill each other
it takes skill to be real, time to heal each other
And although it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready, to see a black President, uhh
It ain't a secret don't conceal the fact
the penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks
But some things will never change
try to show another way but you stayin' in the dope game
Now tell me what's a mother to do
bein' real don't appeal to the brother in you
You gotta operate the easy way
"I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way
sellin' crack to the kid. " I gotta get paid,"
Well hey, well that's the way it is
[Bridge]
[Talking:]
We gotta make a change...
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive.
[3]
And still I see no changes can't a brother get a little peace
It's war on the streets & the war in the Middle East
Instead of war on poverty they got a war on drugs
so the police can bother me
And I ain't never did a crime I ain't have to do
But now I'm back with the facts givin' it back to you
Don't let 'em jack you up, back you up,
crack you up and pimp smack you up
You gotta learn to hold ya own
they get jealous when they see ya with ya mobile phone
But tell the cops they can't touch this
I don't trust this when they try to rush I bust this
That's the sound of my tool you say it ain't cool
my mama didn't raise no fool
And as long as I stay black I gotta stay strapped
& I never get to lay back
'Cause I always got to worry 'bout the pay backs
some punk that I roughed up way back
comin' back after all these years
rat-tat-tat-tat-tat that's the way it is uhh
[Bridge 'til fade:]
Some things will never change
2pac Shakur's Greatest Hits Track List
also including the song "Changes" on disk 2
- "Keep Ya Head Up" - 4:24
- "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (featuring: Snoop Doggy Dogg) - 4:07
- "Temptations" - 5:02
- "God Bless the Dead" (featuring: Stretch) - 4:22 - (previously unreleased)
- "Hail Mary" (featuring: Outlawz, Prince Ital Joe) - 5:12
- "Me Against the World" (featuring: Dramacydal) - 4:39
- "How Do U Want It?" (featuring: K-Ci & JoJo) - 4:48
- "So Many Tears" - 3:58
- "Unconditional Love" - 3:59 - (previously unreleased)
- "Trapped" - 4:45
- "Life Goes On" - 5:02
- "Hit 'Em Up" (featuring: Outlawz) - 5:12
Disc 2:
- "Troublesome '96" - 4:36 - (previously unreleased)
- "Brenda's Got a Baby" - 3:54
- "I Ain't Mad at Cha" (featuring: Danny Boy) - 4:56
- "I Get Around" (featuring: Digital Underground) - 4:54
- "Changes" (featuring: Talent) - 4:29 - (previously unreleased)
- "California Love (Original Version)" (featuring: Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman) - 4:45
- "Picture Me Rollin'" (featuring: Danny Boy, CPO, Big Syke) - 5:15
- "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" (with Thug Life featuring: Nate Dogg) - 3:52
- "Toss It Up" (featuring: K-Ci & JoJo, Danny Boy, Aaron Hall) - 4:43
- "Dear Mama" - 4:40
- "All About U" (featuring: Nate Dogg, Top Dogg, Outlawz) - 4:33
- "To Live & Die in L.A." (featuring: Val Young) - 4:33
- "Heartz of Men" - 4:41
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What do you think about 2pac's song "Changes"?
did you like the song?
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LaTisha W.
Aug 18, 2011 @ 11:21 am | delete
- I love this song is so motivating and encouraging. I love the way tupac speaks of his lif's struggles through all his songs. He is so real. I love tupac so much and I love his music he is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
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nnaij
Oct 1, 2010 @ 10:49 am | delete
- 2pac is definitely a good rap musician!
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as2391
Sep 21, 2010 @ 5:01 pm | delete
- I won't say its his best song, but its still very good and is a lot better than most of the songs played on the radio today
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About Me
The buzz on 2pac's song - Changes
- The Tupac hologram, virtual Ebert, and digital immortality
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- Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots (Narrated by Snoop Dogg, Dir. Mark Ford ...
- 2Pac's lyrics in the track ?I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto? probably described the black community's views of the riots in the punchiest and simplest terms to date when he rapped: Here 2Pac represented hip-hop at its most potent, explosive and not to ...
- The Lowdown: The Used
- There have been a lot of changes. We left our label and started our own and we've had different Managers over time; people coming in and out. At this point we've learned a lot and we know how to ride out the storm and endure it.
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- RT @Bestrapline: Everybody changes. But as long as you change for the better, I really don't think that anybody could be mad at you. At least, I ain't. #2pac
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