It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
Tupac ShakurRead
When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character.
Interpretation
Creating rap albums requires dedication and a deep understanding of the character you portray.
Tupac Shakur emphasizes the importance of self-discipline and authenticity in the art of rap music. He suggests that artists need to immerse themselves in their craft and constantly embody the personas they create to produce authentic and impactful music.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing artistic passions.
It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
I'm down for you, so ride with me._x000D_ _x000D_ My enemies your enemies,_x000D_ _x000D_ Cause you ain't ever had a friend like me.
Life's a test, mistakes are lessons, but the gift of life is knowing that you have made a difference.
I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
I don't want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is who I am, this is what I do, I say what's on my mind.
All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
An awful lot of storytelling isn't really about making people understand - it's about making people care.
I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interested in various kinds of passionate engagement. All my work says be serious, be passionate, wake up.
And music has always been incredibly cathartic for me, whether it's writing my own stuff or singing other people's music; it's very freeing.
Everything we design is a response to the specific climate and culture of a particular place.
The arts, instead of quaking along the periphery of our policy concerns, must push boldly into the core of policy. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature and help to shape our identity. The arts are not a frill and should not be treated as such. They have the potential to become the driving force for healing division and divisiveness.
What surprises me most in architecture, as in other techniques, is that a project has one life in its built state but another in its written or drawn state.
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