First time hearing Tupac - Brenda's got a baby

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    Reacting to the legend, Tupac and his song Brenda's got a baby check's off a bucket list item for our channel. Showing Alexis the power of Pac's writing and talent in a song that he wrote when he was just 19 years old. A true generational talent that I was lucky enough be able to say I saw him from the beginning, all the way through the tragic end. Me and my wife always talk about we lived in the time of Tupac. One of my favorite artists of all time.
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  • @flickeringboxofficial
    @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +32

    Please subscribe by clicking www.youtube.com/@flickeringboxofficial?sub_confirmation=1

    • @jorgesantana1089
      @jorgesantana1089 Год назад +2

      Wow. I am glad I stumbled onto your channel. May I ask how old you are sir? I grew up listening to a lot of the same music and it surprised me to see an older gentleman into rap. :) Born in 76 myself. Retired Vet. You got my sub this evening. Going to see what else you are into.

    • @warrenamos535
      @warrenamos535 Год назад

      just came across your channel and what a perfect pac song to have her listen too,think thats the baby 2pac is carrying

    • @daformula3637
      @daformula3637 Год назад +2

      It's based on a true story he read about a 12 year old girl, who was pregnant by her cousin and threw the baby in the dumpster. It happened more often than you think in the 80's.

    • @gdavis2bn
      @gdavis2bn Год назад +1

      just came across your channel...good stuff so far.
      The song is about an article Tupac read while filming the movie Juice. About this situation. He's telling the story of the baby he's holding throughout the video (Brenda's Baby). Omar Epps (star of Juice) explains it in a recent interview.

    • @JOEROCKGOHAM
      @JOEROCKGOHAM Год назад +3

      2pac wrote that song after after reading the news paper article ab😢a girl who was pregnant with her cousin baby killed the baby

  • @685_Era
    @685_Era Год назад +590

    Tupac's inspiration for "Brenda's Got a Baby" came from a real-life news article he had read about a 12-year-old girl who became pregnant and tried to dispose of her baby by throwing it in a dumpster. The baby was found dead, and the young girl was eventually arrested and charged with murder. Tupac was deeply moved by this tragedy and felt compelled to tell the story of Brenda, a fictional character inspired by the real-life incident, through his music. The song addresses issues such as poverty, teenage pregnancy, and the struggles of young mothers in inner-city communities. It was released in 1991 and became one of Tupac's most well-known and critically acclaimed songs.

    • @kobrathadon4956
      @kobrathadon4956 Год назад

      False the girl died she was killed the actual family tried suing pac but letter drop the LS.
      cause he was bringing light to the ignored story

    • @supremelyaverage4455
      @supremelyaverage4455 Год назад +37

      He read that on the set of juice, made a song of it and rapped it to omar epps, epps describes it on math hoffa

    • @2apocalypsex
      @2apocalypsex Год назад +31

      You got some of it wrong. The baby survived.
      I've read the article and "Brenda's baby was rescued by two maintenance men. (By the way Brenda is not actually the girl's name)
      But, In the same article it does talk about an earlier incident in which a woman strangled her newborn bab
      Here us an exerp from that story
      "In an earlier incident, the police found the body of a newborn boy, with his umbilical cord attached, stuffed into a plastic garbage bag
      The infant’s mother, Debra Larrier, had given birth in her apartment at the project a few hours earlier, said Officer Fred Weiner, a police spokesman. He said Ms. Larrier developed complications from the birth and went to Kings County Hospital, leaving her son’s body in a garbage bag at the curb., he said.
      At the hospital, doctors determined that she had just given birth. They notified the police, who searched her apartment and the bags of garbage piled in front of the project."
      Ms. Larrier was arrested yesterday at 5 P.M. and charged with homicide. The Medical Examiner’s Officer determined that the infant had died of strangulation, the police said."

    • @1904Ernst
      @1904Ernst Год назад +4

      @@2apocalypsex holy cow PAIN

    • @thepipedreamer89
      @thepipedreamer89 Год назад +12

      The girl who acted as Brenda (Ethel Love) has a recent interview on The Art of Dialogue platform on RUclips. It's quite an interesting stuff.

  • @blackermamba4321
    @blackermamba4321 Год назад +258

    “Rappers that held a mirror to society” 🔥

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +38

      For someone who was about his same age, he had a profound impact on my life.

    • @jasondawson92
      @jasondawson92 Год назад +6

      React to Krs-One love gonna get yea

    • @joannacherrez8767
      @joannacherrez8767 Год назад +1

      @@jasondawson92 i cant wait to see them react to KRS-One... I'm binge wathing The Temple of Hip Hop now

  • @kevinhennessy1615
    @kevinhennessy1615 Год назад +409

    Tupac The Greatest Rapper Ever To Touch The Mic 🎤 RIP 😢🙏

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +31

      Maybe I will do a live show on that topic. Pac & Grandmaster Flash are top of the list for sure.

    • @kevinhennessy1615
      @kevinhennessy1615 Год назад +6

      @@flickeringboxofficial Brilliant Idea 👍

    • @Browndaddy0267
      @Browndaddy0267 Год назад +2

      2nd greatest

    • @dubwin11
      @dubwin11 Год назад +13

      Goat of Goats…your favorite rappers favourite rapper 🔥🔥🔥💯

    • @rpsibley73
      @rpsibley73 Год назад +1

      You don't know HipHop

  • @devantejackson5085
    @devantejackson5085 Год назад +172

    "The white fans listen to my music just as much as the black fans, and everybody who walked up to me have been genuine fans"-Makaveli Da Don 👑

    • @jasondawson92
      @jasondawson92 Год назад +2

      Very true but hip hop been out since the 80s with Run DMC and Aerosmith to Ice Cube with Red Hot Chili Peppers to Gun n Roses 🌹 liking NWA

    • @fmfdocbotl4358
      @fmfdocbotl4358 Год назад +11

      ​@@jasondawson92 since the 70s and as an older white guy and part of a breakin crew back in the day.

    • @cosmosgeoman
      @cosmosgeoman Год назад +2

      True. Pac said that

    • @janrintjema787
      @janrintjema787 Год назад +1

      Late reaction...but I have been a Pac fan since I was 12. 39 year old white guy from The Netherlands represent!!!! My fav active rappers are Black Thought and Sa-roc (The Goddess MC)

  • @Mr.International82
    @Mr.International82 Год назад +220

    That’s what made 2pac so great! He started out writing poetry and also was very well read. 2pac loved Shakespeare and other great poets and writers.

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +25

      Yes, he was a warrior poet.

    • @alboogie74al
      @alboogie74al Год назад +6

      @@flickeringboxofficial UNLV Running Rebel Logo on Tupac's Hat ✌🏾

    • @jaiarayne
      @jaiarayne Год назад +6

      Way ahead of his time!! I can only imagine what he'd be writing now. He basically predicted the future...listen to 'Changes' . Mahalo 🌺

    • @michubern1444
      @michubern1444 10 месяцев назад

      he did gangster rap at the end..not talking good about women@@jaiarayne

  • @dwood21851
    @dwood21851 Год назад +123

    that line"just cause your in the ghetto doesnt mean you cant grow" eventually becomes his poetry " a rose that grew from concrete"

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +22

      And that is a must read for any collection. I have a funny story about Pac's book when it came out and the radio station where I worked at that time. Maybe I will do a quick story time on a short. Thank you dwood

    • @princesofustete2114
      @princesofustete2114 Год назад +8

      @@flickeringboxofficial do it!!! I mean plss 😂

  • @joejohnson9857
    @joejohnson9857 Год назад +90

    It amazes me how little young people know about the oldies. I’m 26 and my pops would blast Hendrix, Pac, The Police, Eagles, etc. im super thankful

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +3

      That is a heck of a list Joe, right up my alley. I will ad Hey Joe to her list to do.

    • @jasondawson92
      @jasondawson92 Год назад +1

      Can’t go wrong with any of those even The police song was sampled by Puff Daddy with 112 and Faith Evens I’ll be missing you

    • @Shakazulu0
      @Shakazulu0 Год назад +3

      I play all of them for my kids all the time. Including Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, etc..

    • @lindawillis4868
      @lindawillis4868 Год назад +2

      Your pops is awesome...respect!

    • @Ghost-tx4ft
      @Ghost-tx4ft Год назад +1

      try to do the same once you have kids to keep the real music alive.

  • @euthanasia662
    @euthanasia662 Год назад +117

    This was actually a true story. It impacted Pac so much he wrote the song. You will hear Pac rap about a couple slain kids like Latosha Harlan and Robert "Yummy" Sandifer. More Pac reactions please lol.

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +24

      I have a lot more Pac on the list, so much to choose from.

    • @williamhayes981
      @williamhayes981 Год назад

      ​@@flickeringboxofficial This song came from his first solo album "2Pacalypse Now", released in 1992.

    • @2apocalypsex
      @2apocalypsex Год назад +9

      ​@@flickeringboxofficial I've actually read the article that Tupac based this song off and there are some details that Pac changed. For example in the song It says that Brenda didn't really know her mom and that her dad was a junior. but actually her parents were killed in a house fire.
      I've want ahead and put some exerts from the Times news article next to Pac's lyrics
      Times: “A newborn baby was rescued from a trash compactor in Brooklyn yesterday morning when two maintenance men heard the baby’s cries just as they were about to start the crushing machine’s motors, the police said.”
      Pac: “She didn’t know, what to throw away and what to keep/ She wrapped the baby up and threw him in a trash heap/ I guess she thought she’d get away, wouldn’t hear the cries/ She didn’t realize how much the the little baby had her eyes…”
      ***
      Times: Lieutenant Albright said the 12-year-old lived with two brothers and Mrs. Perry. Although Mrs. Perry told the police that the teenager was her daughter, investigators said last night that it was unclear what their relationship is.
      Pac: “Now Brenda never really knew her moms…”
      Times: “She is not admitting who the father is or that she even had sex,” Lieut. Eugene Albright said. She would also not say why she tried to dispose of the baby, he said.
      Pac: “Brenda got herself a boyfriend/ Her boyfriend was her cousin, now let’s watch the joy end…” and “She’s twelve years old and she’s having a baby/ In love with a molester, who’s sexing her crazy/ And yet and she thinks that he’ll be with her forever/ And dreams of a world where the two of them are together, whatever…”
      Times: “None of the neighbors seemed to be aware that the teenager was pregnant.”
      Pac: “She tried to hide her pregnancy, from her family/ Who didn’t really care to see, or give a damn if she/ Went out and had a church of kids/ As long as when the check came they got first dibs…”

    • @just2slick195
      @just2slick195 Год назад +2

      Couple good songs to react to by Tupac
      HELLRAZOR
      WONDER OF HEAVEN GOT A GHETTO
      YOUNG NIGGAS

  • @Allhavengames
    @Allhavengames Год назад +58

    Thank you to you and your daughter, anyone that helps keep Pacs legacy alive I have all love and respect for. Rest In Peace Brotha. please keep doing what your doing.

  • @manmanopoly8047
    @manmanopoly8047 Год назад +48

    Won't spoil it in the comments but Your theory on this song gave me the chills. Great reaction and breakdown!

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +9

      Awe, thank you Manmanopoly...that actually means a lot to me.

    • @thedugout5192
      @thedugout5192 Год назад

      Pac mom was a black panther who was released from prison some odd years ago.

    • @manmanopoly8047
      @manmanopoly8047 Год назад +2

      @@thedugout5192 I meant his mother in context of the song not his Irl mother Afeni Shakur

  • @melissaisloud7404
    @melissaisloud7404 Год назад +25

    Tupac taking the baby away in my view was him showing that the baby was now the responsibility of the community. Like he was saying in the first verse. He plays the role of the community as a whole watching this all play out and it ultimately being the community’s responsibility to their own members.

  • @shaheempashua6924
    @shaheempashua6924 Год назад +28

    Pac is the best story teller in any genre in my humble opinion
    Loved your reaction much love new sub all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦❤️❤️
    Love to see you react to changes by Pac

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +5

      Thank you from Florida Shaheem. We are happy you like the reaction. I will tell you that the response has been heart warming. We will be doing more soon.

  • @tmays2usc
    @tmays2usc Год назад +52

    Miss Tupac. The GOAT of Rap/Hip-Hop music in my opinion. RIP 🙏🏽

  • @ydrew3495
    @ydrew3495 Год назад +34

    Random Fact: On the set of the film "Juice", during downtime 2Pac read about this story from the newspapers and decided to write this classic song. 👑

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +13

      If you think about that for a moment, a 19 year old sees a story in the paper and writes one of the most powerful and timeless songs of any genre. Thank you Y Drew

    • @grinningchicken
      @grinningchicken Год назад +4

      Juice was a good movie.

    • @ydrew3495
      @ydrew3495 Год назад +1

      @@flickeringboxofficial Pac is my favorite MC. It's only fitting to tell his story.

  • @deern2822
    @deern2822 Год назад +26

    I grew up on rappers that held a mirror to society and even themselves..fire ❤

  • @joelpayne1193
    @joelpayne1193 Год назад +25

    This song was amazing and heartbreaking story about young girl who was pregnant and society didn't help her. Tupac has made huge impact on youth people who need support and love. RIP 2PAC

  • @shantalclayborn9853
    @shantalclayborn9853 Год назад +24

    This was a true story..Tupac saw this on the news and wanted Washington to step up tougher penalties for molesters..and parents who don’t watch their kids..cause it’s almost like they knew it was happening and did nothing to protect her..the mother died but the child became a ward of the state and someone raised her

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +8

      Such a sad story Shantal. It's hard to wrap your head around a 19 year old being so socially conscious and brave. I was such a huge fan back then, we are roughly the same age, but now that I am older I am even more in awe.

    • @kwanwallacephotography5145
      @kwanwallacephotography5145 Год назад +2

      ​@@flickeringboxofficial if your love 2pac I strongly recommend J Cole great storyteller
      Please react to
      J.COLE
      1.CAN I Live
      2.Let Nas Down
      3.Villematic
      4.Last Call
      5.Farwell
      6.Lights Please
      7.Cole Summer
      8.Revange of the Dreamer(song)
      9.January 28th
      10.world is empty
      11.Close
      12. WINDOW PAIN

  • @jtoyz2streak
    @jtoyz2streak Год назад +24

    The Gemini of Tupac the right and wrong of him the music he writes on all sides of the stories, we praise him and love him he means so much to us thats why he being taught in college here in california

    • @sanchisan6997
      @sanchisan6997 Год назад +1

      This is how I feel exactly. I've always said that Tupac is my favorite rapper because he wasn't afraid to show all sides of being human. We get California Love, but we also get Dear Mama. We get I get around, but we also get Brenda had a baby. He was so amazing. Beautiful mind, tortured soul.

    • @jtoyz2streak
      @jtoyz2streak Год назад

      @@sanchisan6997 Pac is so under appreciated to me atleast, its like people dont see what he was trying to do and say, its so much more than just music.

  • @fasttrade2386
    @fasttrade2386 Год назад +9

    That part, "I grew up on rappers that held a mirror to society and to them selfs"

  • @SR1Records
    @SR1Records Год назад +10

    This is one of the deepest songs ever written and easily one of the top 5 best songs ever written. And by a 19 year old black male in the early 90s. Most 19 year old black males we not even thinking about this stuff let alone writing about it!

  • @RobMazing3
    @RobMazing3 Год назад +9

    2Pac would be a good rabbit hole to go down. Listen to Dear Mama. Pac was raised by his single mother.

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +1

      Oh yea, there are so many Rob and that is defiantly on the list. It's funny, this one is one that won't do a lot of views but it doesn't matter. I just wanted to do it on a personal level. I was a fan of his back then and still I am in awe of him and his intellect.

  • @Dho636
    @Dho636 Год назад +14

    Love ur reaction, please do more Tupac songs and interviews!!

  • @tobinbh3940
    @tobinbh3940 Год назад +10

    Burt's a G..!
    Super cool dad to show this tune and introduce the incredible lyricism of Tupac..dad goals..

  • @CaddyJim
    @CaddyJim Год назад +6

    She picking out some of these line I think she would definitely enjoy the "pro woman" song *(Keep Your Head Up)*

  • @Eeekdaddy
    @Eeekdaddy Год назад +15

    Awesome reaction. Love how you both break the song down and analyze it. I just subbed. 🙏

  • @pe7773
    @pe7773 Год назад +12

    This is inspiring. I grew up on Pac, I will probably listen to this song with my daughter in 10 years. ❤

  • @showtimeboxing8092
    @showtimeboxing8092 Год назад +5

    Please react to 2Pac & Mopreme shakur "Papa'z Song" please choose a official music video ♥️♥️♥️

  • @RyZe_DaBoyz
    @RyZe_DaBoyz Год назад +10

    2Pac has and always will be my favorite rapper. I was in elementary school listening to him. I even have 2Pac tattooed on me RIP to a true legend. Also You need to have her react to DMX - Slippin

  • @ducebeatz9918
    @ducebeatz9918 Год назад +19

    That was great .You guys should do more Tupac songs especially the ones that have storytelling like "Keep Ya Head Up","Dear Mama","If My Homie Calls","I Get Around",etc.Plus he got some great interviews

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +7

      Thank you Duce and we will be doing a lot more Pac, so much to do. Keep ya head up is probably up next.

    • @mindspasm6357
      @mindspasm6357 Год назад

      ​@@flickeringboxofficial I can't wait to see your reaction

    • @daebromback8604
      @daebromback8604 Год назад

      Please also do papa'z song. It's one of his best introspective and often over looked songs!

    • @lethaltalon2493
      @lethaltalon2493 Год назад

      Young Niggaz too

  • @Cuauhtemoc3
    @Cuauhtemoc3 Год назад +18

    Loved the reaction/breakdown. We need more songs like this to bring attention to society of all the bad things that happen in certain communities.

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +2

      Thank you and I am glad you loved the reaction. That means a lot to both of us.

  • @Tyrant5RDFL
    @Tyrant5RDFL Год назад +5

    Tupac was a powerful writer and was simply one of the best. The logo on the beanie was the UNLV Running Rebels Logo.

  • @melvinkelly66
    @melvinkelly66 Год назад +5

    React to 2pac - keep ya head up

  • @CaddyJim
    @CaddyJim Год назад +3

    *Eminem's (Stan)* is great storytelling of two perspectives another would-be *Joyner Lucas's (Ross Capicchioni)*

  • @Garage-tg3ik
    @Garage-tg3ik Год назад +6

    Hi from Argentina!!! Good reaction. Keep that way.

  • @mexica7831
    @mexica7831 Год назад +9

    Great reaction
    He wrote this during the filming of Juice
    He read the story in the nrwspaper and saw the story getting smaller day by day
    It made him wanna tell the story
    I like ur point of view of Pac being the baby
    Please react to
    keep ur head up
    Mamas just a little girl
    Dear mama

  • @xavierreese518
    @xavierreese518 Год назад +5

    react to Tupac I ain't mad at cha

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +1

      It's on the list xavier, just wanted to start from the beginning on this one.

  • @southpaw3199
    @southpaw3199 Год назад +9

    You guys know how to break music down. This was awesome. Alexis is adorable and pops you are just too cool. The knowledge pops has of this music wass just highly impressive

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад

      Thank you Southpaw, glad you like it. We have some deep dive stuff on the way for Alexis. I am thinking one of my all time favs for her next one, Now I Feel Ya by Scarface. If you have some suggestions, we take requests! Let me know what song you would like us to do.

    • @southpaw3199
      @southpaw3199 Год назад

      @@flickeringboxofficial Well you definitely won a fan, I am now subscribing. I love all types of music and I know you will enjoy these here. Here's a little info about them in case you want some info to explain to your subscribers and the links. Enjoy and hopefully you select them so I can hear more great analysis! Salute to you!

  • @SketchNSpray8
    @SketchNSpray8 Год назад +8

    Truly can you imagine how many more stories we would of heard from Pac of he was still alive... the most greatest artist to ever make you see life struggles through music 🎶

  • @AliG8torGamers
    @AliG8torGamers Год назад +7

    Hey thanks for doing 2pac reaction. First time I've seen u. Basicly 2pac saw an article about Brenda. He instantly made this track. Please do more Pac

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад

      We are a fairly new channel, 2 months old I think. More Pac is coming for sure.

  • @arturomcdowell1451
    @arturomcdowell1451 Год назад +5

    What separates 2Pac from other artists is that people of all ages, races, class, and cultures understood his raw and unapologetic passion. He could speak about real societal issues that most ppl are afraid to speak about! He’s truly the GOAT!

  • @kilokenz6829
    @kilokenz6829 Год назад +4

    Subscribed ✅ 🔥 do a reaction on Hit Em Up 😂👍🏼

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +1

      One of the top 2 diss tracks of all times. The other of course is Cube No Vaseline. On the list Kilo!

  • @courtneygilbert5744
    @courtneygilbert5744 Год назад +8

    all his song always has meanings. Like (keep Ur head up) there was a girl at the time who got shot because the owner did want her to pay for her juice it wasn't noticed that he was giving his blessings in the song I don't know her name though

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +2

      Keep your head up is on the list Courtney, then Dear Mama. I think Alexis, being a new mom will really appreciate that song.

    • @courtneygilbert5744
      @courtneygilbert5744 Год назад +1

      @@flickeringboxofficial her name is LaTasha harlins she was very young

    • @makaveli7145
      @makaveli7145 Год назад +2

      Her name was Latasha Harlins

  • @ants8527
    @ants8527 Год назад +4

    2 Pac was Apart of Digital Underground Back in 1989'' 90'' And Then he came out with his 1st album 2 Pacalypse Now in 1991'' Brenda's Got a Baby was on this album. 🎶😎

    • @jasminemartinez7305
      @jasminemartinez7305 3 месяца назад +1

      And not to mention he was only 19 when he did Brenda’s got a baby

  • @fredwilliams1400
    @fredwilliams1400 Год назад +7

    This song was based on a true story. He heard this story on the news or read it in a paper and was inspired to write this song

  • @MJ-qb6kt
    @MJ-qb6kt Год назад +6

    Not many rappers were able to tell a riveting story in a song like Tupac. True brilliance….

  • @E_Static
    @E_Static Год назад +8

    In my opinion, his early works were the most introspective and motivational version of Tupac. As for the line about being from the ghetto not impacting a persons growth, it's a positive and aspirational interpretation but it's idealistic to translate it to mean that environment and conditions do not impact an individuals success. I think Tupac was saying don't limit yourself. St the same time everyone knows that environment is important. It's like throwing grass seeds in barren, polluted fields then expecting them to grow at the same rate and brilliance as a watered, fertilized field. Some grass will sprout in the worst conditions but don't confuse the exception for the rule.

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +1

      Well stated E Julien

    • @jasondawson92
      @jasondawson92 Год назад

      Loved his first and second album wasn’t to commercial until I get around and homies call came out but my personal favorite was Dear mama and underpressure and me against the world

    • @derrickhoward1543
      @derrickhoward1543 5 месяцев назад

      You need to get more in tune with his later work. Especially the unreleased original music.

  • @UnconditionalAJ03
    @UnconditionalAJ03 Год назад +4

    Love The Reactions, React To So Many Tears By 2pac

  • @mindspasm6357
    @mindspasm6357 Год назад +4

    Keep ya head up and dear mama are great songs as well. Tupac had a way of making you think about what's going on in real life through song. Please cover these. I think you'll enjoy them

  • @showtimeboxing8092
    @showtimeboxing8092 Год назад +2

    Can i drop a link of my request music reaction ? Maybe pops know this track, title "Papa'z Song" tupac ft. mopreme shakur

  • @susanthompson7371
    @susanthompson7371 Год назад +4

    Tupac ❤ was a deep lyricist!! He touched on reality!! He was one of the greatest rappers of all time!!🎤🎵
    RIH 🕊️
    Like ya reactions!

  • @bigcav925
    @bigcav925 Год назад +2

    Unlv running rebels beanie and parka , he was known as Rebel of the Underground when he went solo from Digital Underground

  • @michaelmartin9270
    @michaelmartin9270 Год назад +4

    Pac actually wrote this song based on a real life newspaper article that he read

  • @profanepersonality
    @profanepersonality Год назад +4

    Good on you for passing on the music. I lean more metal, but this era of rap growing up I loved too.

  • @DW-zg2oy
    @DW-zg2oy Год назад +4

    I always love to hear someone speak candidly about how Tupac's words reached them, and pass on his message. Great video. 🙏

  • @SinDog3
    @SinDog3 Год назад +2

    First off i really like you introducing young people to 2Pac. My favorite artist was 2Pac. FYI. The image on the beanie hat 2Pac was wearing was UNLV Running Rebels. Keep up the great videos. Introduce her to Changes by 2Pac.

  • @DartJedi
    @DartJedi Год назад +4

    I have not heard of a newborn in the trash in awhile, which is good but I am sure that it still happens. I use to hear it on the news every once in awhile that this would happen. The one I remember the most, was a newborn was found in the trash at the college I attended in the first year. I would imagine that the mother was a bit older than 12 years old but still does not matter. A child not knowing what to do, and having a child. Could have even been from the high school. Was found outside in the back of the building. I am not sure they ever said if they found the mother or not, never heard. This was a very small town too. Lots of things happened, that if you were not there you would never know. This was long before social media.

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад

      I think it happens less now but then again we had one here in Florida last year. Sad to think, how many go unreported or not noticed? Heartbreaking

  • @darrelljames4703
    @darrelljames4703 Год назад +1

    He wasn’t describing his own life. He was telling the story of a real life situation that had happened

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад

      I am sorry I didn't clarify enough during the video when I said, "in the story line, not in real life". I only meant in the context of the video story and the character he (Pac) was playing in the video, not Tupac's real life story.

  • @donmakaveli2823
    @donmakaveli2823 Год назад +3

    New sub here... wow great Reaction 🔥
    Please Continue to Show her Pac's Music.
    Maybe next time To Live and Die in LA?
    THANK YOU ❤️

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад +2

      Thank you for the sub Don M and we have there is so much to go over. Like she said, she has never seen a Pac video...crazy@! To Live and Die in LA is on the list for sure.

    • @donmakaveli2823
      @donmakaveli2823 Год назад +2

      @@flickeringboxofficial cant wait to See More of your Pac Reactions. Thank you for showing her Pacs music. Guys like you keep Pacs legacy Alive🙏

  • @tamaradouglas7365
    @tamaradouglas7365 11 месяцев назад +2

    Hopefully someone has let you know that he created this song after hearing about Brenda’s death on the news. Brenda was a real little girl that went through that. She is one of many. Which is why he decided to write about it.

  • @thaspydaman21
    @thaspydaman21 Год назад +3

    Pac was my favorite growing up, I was 6 when he got killed but his music always spoke to my soul. I miss when mainstream hip-hop had a message behind it and wasn't just sex & murder.

  • @CaddyJim
    @CaddyJim Год назад +2

    If you notice there are *NO Curse Words* in this song, you'll find the same with *(Dear Mama) & (Keep Your Head Up)* Etc.

    • @mofun5315
      @mofun5315 Год назад

      and your point is?

    • @CaddyJim
      @CaddyJim Год назад

      @@mofun5315 comment is pretty self-explanatory so what's your point

    • @mofun5315
      @mofun5315 Год назад

      @@CaddyJim Some rap songs have cursing and some don't which people already know, so I just didn't understand your point.

    • @CaddyJim
      @CaddyJim Год назад

      @@mofun5315 No most ppl including so called *Pac* "fans" don't realize he doesn't curse in a bunch of his earlier tracks because he's so Infamous for his gangster rap. Other than *NF & Will Smith* name somebody who's known for not cursing in rap. My point in this comment with her to these reactors asking if they notice because they were talking about the video theories & the message.
      (But if this didn't need to be pointed out to you, then my comment obviously wasn't directed towards you)

    • @mofun5315
      @mofun5315 Год назад

      @@CaddyJim I said rap songs without curse words, which is separate from if a rapper curses and by the way there's a lot of rappers who don't curse in their songs ... Chuck D, Flo Rider , Biz Markie, LL Cool J ,Big Daddy Kane , M.C. Hammer and I could go on and on ..So not just Will Smith.

  • @cabesonportillo8555
    @cabesonportillo8555 Год назад +2

    Pac connecting with the masses not just America but the world my family in El salvador know who 2pac is ....he spoke to peoples hearts men and female

  • @mmmm4costa
    @mmmm4costa Год назад +3

    2Pac REVOLUCIONÁRIO RAP/HIP-HOP 🤴🏾

  • @craigsfishingadventures9057
    @craigsfishingadventures9057 Год назад +2

    Brenda's got a baby hit harder then any rap song in history. Showing the struggles of young woman in the ghetto

  • @fishbone8703
    @fishbone8703 Год назад +3

    I cant wait for more 2pac

  • @rogersdrum1
    @rogersdrum1 Год назад +2

    He was Brillant. The GOAT RIP!!!!

  • @smittys3548
    @smittys3548 Год назад +4

    Need more Tupac reactions !

  • @omarhamza5995
    @omarhamza5995 Год назад +3

    please do more 2pac reactions

  • @calmnrelaxed2930
    @calmnrelaxed2930 Год назад +2

    He’s wearing UNLV “Runnin” Rebels gear..

  • @Lesane11
    @Lesane11 Год назад +3

    Great Reaction ❤..More Pac Reactions pls

  • @isaiahmarquez799
    @isaiahmarquez799 Год назад +2

    Nooooooo you wrong that's not tha way tupac was born diffrent then that he died before his mom sadly but yall taking it too literally that just a true story about Brenda tha baby prob went to tha family or sum

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад

      I am sorry I didn't clarify enough during the video when I said, "in the story line, not in real life". I only meant in the context of the video story, not Tupac's real life story. After Alexis and I finished recording this reaction, I had to explain to her about Afeni and told her the next video which will be dear mama will feature his mom.

  • @damonmcdonald4390
    @damonmcdonald4390 Год назад +7

    Greatest Rapper to ever do it!! A True story teller and a real lyricist. RIP PAC!!

  • @thomashester2
    @thomashester2 Год назад +2

    Fascinating you’re the same age as Pac was
    Love these songs like Keep Your Head Up and Changes

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад

      Close enough, I think I'm a year older, believe he was born in 71. Crazy to think about for me, where does time go?

  • @shaheempashua6924
    @shaheempashua6924 Год назад +4

    I'm a pac fan from the 90s and I never thought about the ending like that spot on bro 👊🔥

  • @benjamincastleman8580
    @benjamincastleman8580 Год назад +1

    It's not just that Brenda Was in love with him She though he Was in love with her Too,.. But He wasn't He Was a lot Older and a Sick Child Molester Just Using Brenda and Brenda Was With Him Because She Was In The Getto, and Had It TOUGH,..!, LIKE MOST PEOPLE DO..! She Feels VICTIM To The STREET'S..! Be Wise YOUNG WOMAN OF 2023…, AND REMEMBER IT'S YOUR FUTURE IT'S YOUR BODY, ON THE LINE EVERYTIME..! DON'T DO THIS PLEASE..! LET'S STOP THE CYCLE NOW IN 2023…!!💯

  • @rserkis3522
    @rserkis3522 Год назад +1

    So, the beanie he was wearing in the video (the symbol) is of the UNLV RUNNIN' REBELS , men's college basketball team logo

  • @Dapper_Dean
    @Dapper_Dean Год назад +1

    That's the UNLV(University of Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels) mascot on his beanie.
    And when she became a prostitute. It was a trick that killed her. 👍🏼

  • @lotsdang
    @lotsdang Год назад +1

    This song was based on a true story. It’s not about him. It’s about a girl from his town and was in the papers and he made a song about it.

  • @jaytee9782
    @jaytee9782 Год назад +2

    The video was shot in the alley across the street from the housing projects I grew up in. Location: Downtown Oakland. On Harrison St between 12th and 13th street. E40 also shot his "Things Will Never Change" MV in the same alley. In the background you see my boy's dad on the balcony lol. True story. Tupac fan forever. Miss you. RIP.

  • @gustavog.2682
    @gustavog.2682 Год назад +2

    I love his theory about Tupac being the baby in the music video and tracing the steps and seeing where the mom gave birth and where she died and etc etc ,I’ve heard this song sense I was 13 years old and I’m 24 now and it gave me a whole new perspective which is super dope , absolutely love the theory 💯💯

  • @Britton_Thompson
    @Britton_Thompson Год назад +1

    No, 2pac is not the baby in this story. The director said 2pac is the embodiment of this particular black community having to take on another mouth to feed with the odds heavily stacked against him/her in life. 2pac symbolizes the entire neighborhood, basically. This is why he was shown at both the baby's birthing site and Brenda's murder scene- he witnessed all of it from beginning to end because all of it happened in his neighborhood.
    Haven't you ever heard incarcerated Crips and Blood members say they were raised on the streets? Thus, 2pac was the personification of this black community overall.. It was done to illustrate more strain being added onto an already weak structure that can't take much more. It's a repeating loop of failure in the black community- the lost causes are only creating more lost causes in a cycle that is never broken. 2pac walks off with the baby at the end to symbolize another child being left to getting raised on the streets

  • @QueenSelfCare
    @QueenSelfCare 7 месяцев назад +1

    They tried so hard to make PAC look bad in the media. But the music never lies he told poetic stories in his music. It’s great to see people passing good music on to generations! ❤❤❤❤

  • @JDitto702
    @JDitto702 Год назад +1

    The UNLV runnin REBELS is what’s on Pacs beanie.

  • @tonjen4323
    @tonjen4323 Год назад +1

    He said it best I grew up on rappers that held a mirror to society

  • @stevepuglia8964
    @stevepuglia8964 Год назад +2

    And now the baby is alone. That's how it effects the whole community. It's the cycle of despair

  • @Bigron123
    @Bigron123 Год назад +2

    So much hurt we face in the inner city everybody isn't the same when it comes to emotions some get angry at everything n some stay humble but the pain is real going 400 years now

  • @kalzyoung
    @kalzyoung Год назад +2

    7:57 my favorite two perspectives song he did is called “Soulja story” from the “2pacalypes now” album

  • @cheetahblue13
    @cheetahblue13 Год назад +1

    Unsure if anyone has answered...but the beanie is UNLV Runnin' Rebels.

  • @amakavelist565
    @amakavelist565 Год назад +2

    Nice theory..never heard that one. Mine, after hearing he'd read about it, was that it was him trying to catch up to help before it's too late but didn't make it in time.

    • @flickeringboxofficial
      @flickeringboxofficial  Год назад

      Never saw that. Now I will have to watch it again with that premise in mind and see how it impacts me then. Very cool, thank you for that.

  • @RF-lg4rq
    @RF-lg4rq Год назад +2

    If you pay attention to the video you can see that from the time 2pac sees her walking in the beginning to the point where he sees her body is a span of a few minutes.
    That's why he's shocked because he just seen her alive and now she's not.

  • @JackyJames1
    @JackyJames1 Год назад +2

    First 2pac was a poetic genius!! 2nd it's awesome to see your reaction father daughter :)

  • @kennethsmith6367
    @kennethsmith6367 Год назад +1

    It’s a true story from his hometown from Baltimore. Great theory though!

  • @Doggmatic_
    @Doggmatic_ Год назад +1

    The baby ended up graduating top of her class.

  • @UGodd
    @UGodd 10 месяцев назад +1

    The moment I knew that he is a GENUINE fan is when he called him Pac

  • @marselbicentennial5159
    @marselbicentennial5159 Год назад +1

    Beanie is UNLV Running Rebels mascot

  • @gwendolynbonds6500
    @gwendolynbonds6500 Год назад +1

    What she's not getting is tupac telling s story pre dawn when so many issues like this were not talked about brilliant like the man said

  • @jmika539
    @jmika539 Год назад +2

    You can sense the young mother trying to process the trauma Brenda has gone through and almost in disbelief trying to understand how could this happen to such a young girl. Dam

    • @GoodLook911
      @GoodLook911 Год назад

      Yep...like its a whole nother world that she cant fathom exists...trauma is real in the black community and it crosses many lines...some not familiar with the plight of black ppl minimize our struggles then suggest that we "pull ourselves up by our boot straps" ...glad her father is educating her....

  • @user-yc1fg1uu5q
    @user-yc1fg1uu5q Год назад +1

    This song was based off a story he read in a newspaper. To me it’s Tupac reading the newspaper at the end

  • @SoundBiteInc-
    @SoundBiteInc- Год назад +1

    The reason for all the jewelry was because as I mentioned earlier, he was homeless a few years before he did this song. So it was a celebratory thing for him to have all that jewelry. Plus it was a hip hop thing to do😂