So I was thinking about what a funny person Tupac often was in interviews and in other footage that you see on DVD's and stuff. I thought about that comment that Frank Alexander made in Thug Angel, about how Pac missed his vocation, that he should have become a comedian etc. Also, a lot of other people who knew him seem to bring up this aspect of his personality when they talk about him in interviews.
I found myself agreeing with them that Pac could be really funny at times and I thought: Pac was probably indeed one of the more funnier rappers in the business. So, out of boredom, I tried to come up with an example from his lyrics to confirm this, but then it hit me: in his music Pac showed this side of him a lot less. Now of course that's not so weird, seeing that Pac mostly talked about serious topics (such as social injustice etc.) in his lyrics. But even so: for a guy who, many people say, had such a passion for making jokes and all that, he sure doesn't have many real jokes in his lyrics.
I mean, if you look at these other, punchlinerappers, or rappers like Eminem: they often make songs with seemingly the sole purpose of making people laugh. Obviously, that's also got to do with their style.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is: can you come up with examples from Pac's MUSIC where he is trying to be funny? So, to clearify, where he has the actual INTENT to make you laugh? I mean, he was prolly the rapper who laughed the most in his songs, (wether it was that "fake laugh" as Shock G put it, or a genuine laugh) but that wasn't always because of the funny content of his lyrics.
I had to think pretty hard and I came to the following conclusions (correct me if you think if I'm wrong):
-Pac has never, in his entire career, spit an entire verse that was meant as a comical verse.
- when Pac WAS being funny, making jokes etc., it was often in a diss track or in a rant in the intro or outro
So basically, this thread is meant as a sort of challenge to you all, to come up with an example from one of his songs, where Pac is making jokes or something to that effect. Preferably, an ACTUAL LINE FROM A VERSE and not just something he says (spoken). Also, something he INTENDED to be funny with, so not something that just makes you laugh because it is a typical Pac-comment or something. If you can't come up with anything meeting these standards, THEN you can also say what makes you laugh listening to one of his songs even if Pac didn't mean for it to be funny. So I hope y'all catch the drift.
I'm sorry, this post has become way longer than I meant for it to be, because I didn't really know what I was gonna say before I started typing lol... :laugh: Anyway, I just thought I'd make a thread that deals with the content of Pac's songs, since you don't really see those a lot anymore, strangely enough. So, I hope you won't bash this thread, but try to contribute to it in a positive way. 'Cause I think it's my first thread ever here and I'd hate to be disappointed...
I will close this post with a couple of examples, to give you an idea of what I mean:
From "Bury Me A G": "I'll be a 10 minute brother for a two dollar ho"
From "All Bout U": "You probably crooked as the last trick; wanna laugh at how I got my ass caught up with this fat bitch?
Thinkin I had her but she had me in the long run
It's just my luck I'm stuck with fuckin with the wrong one, huh!"
From "Hit 'Em Up OG": "Heard they call you Big Poppa how you figure? 'Cause to me you'll always be a phony, fat *****"
And two examples that are kind of against my own rules ('cause not rapped)
From "Hit 'Em Up": The first line, you all know it.
That's probably the only one with an actual sort of punchline too lol...
And of course the infamous "fluffy white rabbit" line from "What'z Ya Phone #"
One final comment, I also don't really mean similees and metaphores, because they are almost by definition meant to be funny in a rap song. So "changing ****** futures like a schizophrenic palm reader" from "What'cha Gonna Do" isn't really what I mean either, but I'll allow it, lol...
So, time for some feedback. Can you all come up with a good example or (otherwise) talk about what y'all think about humor in Pac's music in general? Good luck.. :thumb:
I found myself agreeing with them that Pac could be really funny at times and I thought: Pac was probably indeed one of the more funnier rappers in the business. So, out of boredom, I tried to come up with an example from his lyrics to confirm this, but then it hit me: in his music Pac showed this side of him a lot less. Now of course that's not so weird, seeing that Pac mostly talked about serious topics (such as social injustice etc.) in his lyrics. But even so: for a guy who, many people say, had such a passion for making jokes and all that, he sure doesn't have many real jokes in his lyrics.
I mean, if you look at these other, punchlinerappers, or rappers like Eminem: they often make songs with seemingly the sole purpose of making people laugh. Obviously, that's also got to do with their style.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is: can you come up with examples from Pac's MUSIC where he is trying to be funny? So, to clearify, where he has the actual INTENT to make you laugh? I mean, he was prolly the rapper who laughed the most in his songs, (wether it was that "fake laugh" as Shock G put it, or a genuine laugh) but that wasn't always because of the funny content of his lyrics.
I had to think pretty hard and I came to the following conclusions (correct me if you think if I'm wrong):
-Pac has never, in his entire career, spit an entire verse that was meant as a comical verse.
- when Pac WAS being funny, making jokes etc., it was often in a diss track or in a rant in the intro or outro
So basically, this thread is meant as a sort of challenge to you all, to come up with an example from one of his songs, where Pac is making jokes or something to that effect. Preferably, an ACTUAL LINE FROM A VERSE and not just something he says (spoken). Also, something he INTENDED to be funny with, so not something that just makes you laugh because it is a typical Pac-comment or something. If you can't come up with anything meeting these standards, THEN you can also say what makes you laugh listening to one of his songs even if Pac didn't mean for it to be funny. So I hope y'all catch the drift.
I'm sorry, this post has become way longer than I meant for it to be, because I didn't really know what I was gonna say before I started typing lol... :laugh: Anyway, I just thought I'd make a thread that deals with the content of Pac's songs, since you don't really see those a lot anymore, strangely enough. So, I hope you won't bash this thread, but try to contribute to it in a positive way. 'Cause I think it's my first thread ever here and I'd hate to be disappointed...
I will close this post with a couple of examples, to give you an idea of what I mean:
From "Bury Me A G": "I'll be a 10 minute brother for a two dollar ho"
From "All Bout U": "You probably crooked as the last trick; wanna laugh at how I got my ass caught up with this fat bitch?
Thinkin I had her but she had me in the long run
It's just my luck I'm stuck with fuckin with the wrong one, huh!"
From "Hit 'Em Up OG": "Heard they call you Big Poppa how you figure? 'Cause to me you'll always be a phony, fat *****"
And two examples that are kind of against my own rules ('cause not rapped)
From "Hit 'Em Up": The first line, you all know it.
That's probably the only one with an actual sort of punchline too lol...And of course the infamous "fluffy white rabbit" line from "What'z Ya Phone #"
One final comment, I also don't really mean similees and metaphores, because they are almost by definition meant to be funny in a rap song. So "changing ****** futures like a schizophrenic palm reader" from "What'cha Gonna Do" isn't really what I mean either, but I'll allow it, lol...
So, time for some feedback. Can you all come up with a good example or (otherwise) talk about what y'all think about humor in Pac's music in general? Good luck.. :thumb:
