Some Of Tupac's Most Inspirational Songs

Honoring Pac's 43rd birthday with these uplifting tracks.

The Rose That Grew From Concrete - Today, June 16, would have marked the 43rd birthday of Makaveli the Don. To celebrate this special occasion, we’re taking a look at some of Tupac Shakur's most inspirational songs to see why he touched so many people. Whether encouraging Black unity or demanding better treatment of Black women, Pac always left you with gems to get up and better yourself. (Photo: Tupac Shakur  Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
"Still I Rise" - “Still I Rise” was the title and one of the singles from the Outlawz's official debut with Tupac on Death Row Records. The album was released after Pac’s murder and featured Makaveli depicting the trials of a Black male born into hopelessness but determined to make it out despite the odds. Pac was kicking realness with rhymes like, "Not to disrespect my peoples but my poppa was a loser/Only plan he had for momma was to f--k her and abuse her/Even as a little seed, I could see his plan for me/Stranded on welfare, another broken family."(Photo: Steve Eichner/Getty Images)
"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" - Pac originally dropped this gem as a B-side single to "Keep Ya Head Up" in 1993 and it was re-released in 1997 on the posthumous album R U Still Down? (Remember Me). A posthumous video was also released as Pac called for the streets to stand up and wondered what the pearly gates would be like for the boyz n da 'hood. Addressing social ills, Pac holds a mirror to America's face as he proclaims, "It ain't a secret, don't conceal the fact, the penitentiary's packed and it's filled with Blacks."(Photo: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)"Baby Don’t Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" - Pac and The Outlawz supplied another women's anthem here as they discussed a teenager's rape and deadbeat fathers. "For just a moment I was trapped in the pain, Lord come and take me/Four n----s violated, they chased and they raped me/Even though it wasn't me, I could feel the grief," he spit.Straight to the point here, Pac and the Outlawz encourage men to treat women with respect, and let women know they should leave if it gets too hectic.  (Photo: Death Row Records)

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The Rose That Grew From Concrete - Today, June 16, would have marked the 43rd birthday of Makaveli the Don. To celebrate this special occasion, we’re taking a look at some of Tupac Shakur's most inspirational songs to see why he touched so many people. Whether encouraging Black unity or demanding better treatment of Black women, Pac always left you with gems to get up and better yourself. (Photo: Tupac Shakur Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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