Beatitudes and Commandments Lyric

Assignment

Monday, November 17th, 2014

Suleman malik

“Keep Ya Head Up”- Tupac

The song “Keep Ya Head Up" by Tupac Shakur addresses issues

concerning lack of respect toward women in society. Tupac also discusses other issues such as

racism, poverty, street harassment, emotional abuse, not having a male figure in your life. Furthermore, Tupac also talks about how war impacts racism

and poverty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V0cfqqRYSs

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."

• To be meek means to be humble, and patient despite the circumstances. Even in the face of adversity and hardship, individuals that are meek have self-control and are modest toward God and others.

• The lyrics connect to the beatitude as Tupuc’s message in the song relates to remaining strong, and patient through the difficult times and have a sense of self control in one’s life.

“it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up, but Please you got to keep your head up”

“Honor your mother and father”

• The fourth commandment refers to having respect for the people who brought you into this world, and to treat them with equality and with outmost respect.

“since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman and our game from a woman, I wonder why we take from our women, why we rape our women, do we hate our

women?”

• Tupac speaks about having honor for our mother and women, and to refrain from hating the person that does so much for us, as women are a symbol of mercy.