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"We ain't ready, to see a black President"
Took a decade, wish Tupac was here to give some words.

'It's time to fight back that's what Huey said/2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead' In the above lyrics from the song, is Huey a signficant real life character? --Reverieuk 22:59, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

possibly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Newton ? Many members of tupac's family were members of the black panther party.--Subtle one 05:06, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

EDITED

"Tupac's major influence was a young writer named Kevin Sheridan. Sheridan was influential in creating Tupac's posthumous albums." I took this line out of the article because I could not find anything on a Kevin Sheridan anywhere. There is a composer named Danny Sheridan, but I've found nothing to link him with Tupac.

EDITED

I took out "while he was still alive" because he is not dead.

Black president

Growing up and hearing this song, this line stuck in my head more than any other, those seven words seemed to sum up the situation for what it was the best, a country part-willing but all together "not ready". I doubt I am alone here, so really think some mention should be made to Obama's victory. The song was only recorded some 10-15 years ago, yet clearly so much has changed since then, and this song in my opinion demonstrates this better than anything else that comes to mind. Hayaku (talk) 14:00, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As great as it is that Obama is now president, I feel that writing things like "2pac didn't think we were ready for a black president but now we have a black president. Isn't that great?" just seems a little pointless. Unless there are any particularly notable references that talk about the changes to society with reference to this song than I suggest leaving it out. AstroMark (talk) 18:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Removed " (Ironically, a decade after this song was released, Barack Obama would get elected, becoming nation's first black president) ", because it was placed outside of the sentence it was referencing, making little sense. It might also be considered to be of little relevance. Furthermore, it is not really ironic. Tupac said that we were not ready to see a black president (circa 1995), and then 13 years later, it happened. This is not irony. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.133.100.209 (talk) 15:43, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot 04:24, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

One of the best rappers in the U.S.

Ok...well first sentence is "Changes" is a hip hop song by the late Tupac Shakur who was one of the best rappers in the U.S."

Saying "one of the best rappers in the U.S." doesn't really seem too, encyclopedia like as it's an opinion. (a true one ;D but still)

-GangstaGangsta —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.62.169.20 (talk) 05:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

E-40 or Tupac, priority on the sample?

Can anyone explain this sentence: "Fellow Bay Area rapper E-40 had used the sample already on his song, "Things'll Never Change," for his album Tha Hall of Game."? I am not sure when E-40 recorded his song, but it is copyright 1996 (or at least the video is). It seems then that Tupac used the sample first, as his song was recorded in 1992. At any rate, should the sentence be changed to reflect this? Additionally, one might wonder about the relevance of this kind of information. Taekwandean (talk) 11:11, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sources? and Recording Date

What recording is being used for what is written about the unreleased version of the song. It is correct based on what I have heard but is there a credible source for this information?

Secondly, according to Big D, this was recorded in 1991. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlIQci2pNcE&t=285s&ab_channel=2PacForumChannel

Exceed College Ruled Notebook (talk) 17:08, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]