вЂњDear MamaвЂќ also charted in some EuropeanДЄnd Oceanian countries, most notably peaking at number 4 in New Zealand andДЄnd the track itself is considered to be a classic rap song.ДЇor instance, the US Library of Congress added it to its National Recording Topping BillboardвЂ™s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. This song performed well in TupacвЂ™s native United States, Shakur did make an appearance, with model Tracii McGregorВ also being hired Was concurrently imprisoned, serving a four and-a-half year sentence for sexualДЄs such, Pac himself was not in the video. The song, album and music video were released while Tupac TupacвЂ™s third album ( Me Against the World).

Records released вЂњDear MamaвЂќ on 21 February 1995. Tribute to Mothers in GeneralДЄnd the method that Tupac uses to put other likewise mothers into the equation is by making general statements within the narrative such as вЂњ it ainвЂ™t easy to raise a manвЂќ.В That is his way of acknowledging that it is a particular challenge for a single mother to bring up a male child without the support of his father.В Moreover Pac never mentions his motherвЂ™s name in the song.В So heВ understood thatВ other women and families were going through the exact same issues.В And in that regard, he tries to encapsulate how all people like himself feel about their moms.ДЄtlantic Records, Interscope Records and Out Da Gutta This resultantly made Afeni somewhat of aВ celebrity in her own right. In other words, despite knowing he can never truly recompense her, Tupac still wants to let his mother know how he feels by making a public professions of hisВ love.В And in the process of doing so he idolizes her as a symbol of commitment, courage and resilience. And the track goes on to read like a memoir from his upbringing.В Notable facts include his family growing up poorer than their neighbors as well as Pac getting mixed up with the wrong crowd and not having a father in his life.В He also famously mentions the fact that she was once an addict during his youth.В But what all of this boils down to is him expressing an unequivocal appreciation for the sacrifices she made in raising him and his sister.

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