Occupy Hip-Hop: 2pac and Women

From the very beginning of 2pac's career one can see why he is just as popular with men as he is with women. Although he liked to dabble in the art's of 'macing,' instead of objectivying, neglecting and blaming women for his/their problems, Pac shows his maturity and understanding of women's issues by sympathizing and putting himself in their shoes. This is clearly shown in one of the more popular songs from his debut album 2pacalpse Now. In track ten Brenda's Got A Baby Pac explains that single motherhood is a community problem just as much a family problem.

I hear Brenda's got a baby

But Brenda's barely got a brain

A damn shame, the girl can hardly spell her name...

She's 12 years old and she's having a baby

In love with tha molester, whos sexin' her crazy

And yet she thinks that he'll be with her forever

And dreams of a world with tha two of them together...

Those lyrics actually perfectly encapsulate the though pattern/mental framework of a young victimized woman/prostitute. The goal of a pimp is to get his victim young and make her believe that he loves her. After she is convinced and is having "dreams of a world with the two of (us) together" the (older) man delineates the relationship into abuse asking her to sleep with other men for money. The naive young girl(s) consent and head down a path that could have been avoided if the family cared about the girl--and/or society cared about black people...

He left her and she had tha baby solo...

Momma say, you makin' me lose pay, and social work is here everyday

Now Brenda's gotta make her own way

Can't go to her family, they won't let her stay

No money no babysitter, she couldn't keep a job

She tried ta sell crack, but ended up getting robbed

So now what's next, there ain't nothin left ta sell

So she sees sex as a way of leavin hell

It's payin tha rent, so she really can't complain

Prostitute found slain, and Brenda's her name...

The 2pacalypse album finishes on track 13 were pac explains how his "dope feen" mom is a Part Time Mutha.

Cindi loved to get buckwild

Fuck with a smile single file she'll bust nuff styles

That would be cool, if she was your lover

But fuck that, Cindi was my dope fiend mother...

Here, in this song, we see the empathy Pac has for women and the struggles they face in life when he takes the role of a "part-time motha." When his girl comes back with a baby he takes the responsibility of caring for it:

Cuz she came back with the kid and yo

I been payin ever since

The clothes the food the cars and oh the rent

All of my time gets spent...

And I, change the diapers and clean the shit

The tables are turned I can't take this

Oh no... now I'm a part time mutha

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