Editing 2Pacalypse Now (section)

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''2Pacalypse Now'' is a socially conscious hip hop album. It serves as the artist's commentary on contemporary social issues facing American society, such as [[Racism in the United States|racism]], [[Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]], [[Poverty in the United States|poverty]], [[race and crime in the United States|gang violence]], [[Teenage pregnancy in the United States|teenage pregnancy]] and [[Substance abuse|drug abuse]]. The album poetically addresses black urban concerns relevant to the present day. Although a relatively tame album compared to Shakur's later works, ''2Pacalypse Now'' was known for its violent lyrics aimed at police officers and the government in the songs "[[Trapped (Tupac Shakur song)|Trapped]]", "[[I Don't Give a Fuck]]" and "Soulja's Story".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Vaught |first=Seneca |date=Spring 2014 |title=Tupac's Law: Incarceration, T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E., and the Crisis of Black Masculinity |url=https://www.academia.edu/8258642/Tupacs_Law_Incarceration_and_the_Crisis_of_Black_Masculinity <!-- alternate URL: http://muse.jhu.edu/article/540809 --> |url-status=live |journal=Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men |volume=2 |pages=93–94 |doi=10.2979/spectrum.2.2.87 |s2cid=144439620 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306233517/http://www.academia.edu/8258642/Tupacs_Law_Incarceration_and_the_Crisis_of_Black_Masculinity |archive-date=March 6, 2017 |access-date=June 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chadwick |first=Justin |date=November 8, 2021 |title=Revisiting 2Pac’s Debut Album ‘2Pacalypse Now’ (1991) {{!}} Tribute |url=https://albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-30-years-of-2pac-debut-album-2pacalypse-now |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=Albumism |language=en-US}}</ref>