feel too. Romances were more exciting, pain intensified, joys elevated, and problems crystallized in the white beat of the music, which was the quintessential function of this blues soul music. In Tupac's appeal there is a blues-like faith that mirrored Gaye's Black American feeling. In Tupac's drive and charisma is a personal image that mixes sincerity with truth, cunning with charm, and rebellious anger with acting. Tupac's, like Marvin's, agony came from the limits that people placed on them; restrictions that they broke free from in their music. Today an evolutionary creation derived from these artists music might go something like this: Oh mercy, mercy me, I'm headed for danger. Brotha, there's far to many of you dying. The projects is full of bullets, leaving dead bodies in abandoned buildings. War is not the answer. Well, that's just the way it is. But only love can conquer hate. What's the use, I got nothing to lose. We got to find a way to bring some loving here today. It's just me against the world, but since we've got to be here, let's live. I'll wash all yo' troubles away, girl keep yo' head up. Like an eagle protects it's nest, for you I'll do my best. The message I stress is don't ever change, keep yo' essence. What people say that's o.k, they don't bother me. I'm ready to make it no matter how hard it g...