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Tupac Shakur was a black African American rapper who lived his life with poverty, violence and drugs. The songs ""Hellrazor"", "Me and My Girlfriend" and the poem "In the Event of my Demise" reflect the tragedy and pain which was Tupac's life. All his poetry relies on vivid imagery and violent language to create a very realistic picture of how terrible life can be living in the ghettos of America.

The song "Hellrazor" is a very dramatic song which tells the story of a young black African American male trying to make his way into becoming a "Gangsta" as he has no other way to support himself. The theme of change is reflected in this song. The song doesn't really have a straight flowing structure. It rhymes in places but there is no pattern to it. For example: it rhymes in the 1st two lines: -
"Born heartless and mean muggin"
"At 16 on the scene watching fiends buggin"
But after that it doesn't rhyme for further 8 lines. That leaves a very dramatic effort because it reflects......

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