re: Ask a Black Guy a Question

Do you speak normal to white people and hood wif da homies?

Do you know purple isn't the only color kool-aid comes in?

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why the lack of outrage over black on black crime?

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What makes you think there is a lack of outrage? Is it because the news doesn't cover the 100s of protest and walks that take place in Chicago. Fact black crime is down except in one city Chicago.

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You are comparing a rapper to a musician.

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Tupac was a damn genius. Way more than a street rapper.

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At the age of twelve, Shakur enrolled in Harlem's 127th Street Repertory Ensemble and was cast as the Travis Younger character in the play A Raisin in the Sun, which was performed at the Apollo Theater. In 1986, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland.[26]

After completing his second year at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, he transferred to the Baltimore School for the Arts. There he studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet.[27] He performed in Shakespeare plays, and in the role of the Mouse King in the ballet The Nutcracker.[24] Shakur, accompanied by one of his friends, Dana "Mouse" Smith, as his beatbox, won many rap competitions and was considered to be the best rapper in his school.[28] He was remembered as one of the most popular kids in his school because of his sense of humor, superior rapping skills, and ability to mix with all crowds.[29]

He developed a close friendship with Jada Pinkett (later Jada Pinkett Smith) that lasted until his death. In the documentary Tupac: Resurrection, Shakur says, "Jada is my heart. She will be my friend for my whole life." Pinkett Smith calls him "one of my best friends. He was like a brother. It was beyond friendship for us. The type of relationship we had, you only get that once in a lifetime." A poem written by Shakur titled "Jada" appears in his book, The Rose That Grew from Concrete, which also includes a poem dedicated to Pinkett Smith called "The Tears in Cupid's Eyes."

During his time in art school, Shakur became affiliated with the Baltimore Young Communist League USA.[30][31] He began dating the daughter of the director of the local chapter of the Communist Party USA.[32] In 1988, Shakur and his family moved to Marin City, California, a suburban community located 5 miles (8 km) north of San Francisco, across the bay.[26] He attended Tamalpais High School in nearby Mill Valley.[33] Shakur contributed to the school's drama department by performing in several productions. In an English class, Shakur wrote a paper, "Conquering All Obstacles," in which he said: "our raps not the sorry-story raps everyone is so tired of. They are about what happens in the real world. Our goal is [to] have people relate to our raps, making it easier to see what really is happening out there. Even more important, what we may do to better our world."[34]

He began attending the poetry classes of Leila Steinberg in 1989.[35] That same year, Steinberg organized a concert with a former group of Shakur's, "Strictly Dope"; the concert led to him being signed with Atron Gregory. He set him up as a roadie and backup dancer with the hip hop group Digital Underground in 1990.[8][9][10]

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do you wear socks with flip flop sandals?

Who's your favorite country music artist?

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Which framed portraits of famous black folks do you have hanging in your dining room?

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I have a Malcom X screen saver on my work computer. I only did it because too many baws at my job started putting Maga on theirs.

1) how many pairs of these do you own?

2) do you agree that if the dude at the grill aint wearing those, then you aint eating?

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The team that hits the shot gets the ball back the next possession.


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That's a black thing? That's just "make it take it".