ay they do my life. This ain't living, while "Me Against the World" emphasizes the lines I got nothing to lose, it's just me against the world. Gaye's text functions to express frustration with the control that the power forces of the country have over Gaye's life making it almost unlivable. Likewise, Tupac is revealing his malcontent with the world that has instilled the hopeless mindset that yielded the words, I got nothing to lose. "Make Me Wanna Holler" begins with the lyric, Money we make it, Fo' we see it you take it. In "Me Against the World," Shakur fires the words, Those that possess steal from the ones without possession. Though they use different words and delivery styles, the artists have parallel objectives: to bring to light the politics of the society in which they exist,. Other exemplifications of the connection of this musical translation style include What's Going On and Mercy, Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye, and Shakur's That's Just the Way it Is and Trapped. Between Shakur and Gaye there seems to be a preoccupation with expressing perspectives, feelings, and experiences with women and love. Though the approaches to and outlooks on the subject of women between Gaye and Shakur may differ at times, both artists retain the same fundamental aspects. They continue to write lyrics that are heavily affected by personal views and experiences, in this case those pertaining to women. Despite the differences in composition and transmission the music was still an exercise of freedom of speech on the part of both artists. Examining Tupac's song "I get Around," listeners are hit with lyrics such as: You don't know me, You just met me? Well if I couldn't have it, why you sweat me?, highlighting Shakur's amorphism with females approaching and pursuing him, but then refusing to engage in sexual acts. In the lines, It's a lot of real G's doing time cause some groupie bit the truth and told a lie, Tupac reflects on his dealings with a 19-ye...
