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And for being a love letter not only to his mom but mothers and black women everywhere, “Dear Mama” is a certified #CultureClassic. It topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for five weeks and also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 going Platinum in the process. The song is considered one of 2Pac’s greatest which is saying something with is legendary catalog. And after completion she reconciled with her son, becoming his biggest advocate. But in 1990, realizing her habit was out-of-control, she enrolled in a rehab program. Tupac was kicked out by Afeni at 17 and they had little contact for many years. Afeni was often absent during his childhood out being an activist and later becoming addicted to drugs. just think if Tupac lived another 10 years and made hits like this he would be on the top 10 greatest artist of all time of any genre. In any genre in music would have to respect this song. to me Dear Mama is one of the greatest songs in rap history. And, as she recalls in the opening of the music video for the song, she gave birth to Tupac a month after she was acquitted of more than 150 charges of “Conspiracy against the United States government and New York landmarks.” Their relationship was rocky however. This was the time Tupac was at his very best 1995 to 1996. There are few songs that express empathy as deeply as Keep Ya Head Up and Dear Mama, and by the same token, there are few songs that express. A sentiment any child turned adult can relate to in terms of learning to appreciate the struggles and sacrifices our parents made for us.Īfeni Shakur was an active member of the Black Panther Party in New York in the 1960s and 1970s. His songs hit every inch of the emotional spectrum, and his affirmation that such contradictory feelings can exist within a single human consciousness is the reason why 2Pac’s music endures. As a result, 50 Cent, Eminem, and Busta Rhymes did a remix of 'Hail Mary' in. Numerous others, especially his rivals, took offense to Ja Rule trying to emulate 2Pac. But Pac argues that his love and deep respect for his mother supersedes the bad memories. In 2001, rapper Ja Rule remade 2Pac's song 'Pain' from the Above the Rim sessions, retitled the song 'So Much Pain', and left in 2Pac's second verse as it was in the original song. In the song, Pac details his childhood struggles including the family’s poverty and his mother’s addictions. The song is of course is a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur. “Dear Mama” was released in 1995 as the lead single from Pac’s third album, Me Against the World. It’s Mother’s Day! So it’s only right that this week’s #CultreClassic shows love to all the moms out there with hip-hop’s most classic ode to mom, “ Dear Mama” by 2Pac.