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�� As real as it seems
The American dream ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing but another
Calculated scheme ♪ ♪ To get us locked up
Shot up and back in chains ♪ ♪ To deny us of the future
Rob our names ♪ RYAN: Rakim was out at the time.
I would tell everybody, "My buddy is doper than Rakim
right now. He's 17 years old." ♪ You kept my history
A mystery ♪ ♪ But now I see ♪ The American dream
Wasn't meant for me ♪ ♪ 'Cause Lady Liberty's
A hypocrite ♪ ♪ She lied to me ♪ Promised me freedom
Education, and equality ♪ ♪ She never gave me
Nothing but slavery ♪ ♪ So now look at how dangerous
You made me ♪ He's rappin' about stuff
that I'm not even beginning
to think about
The American dream ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing but another
Calculated scheme ♪ ♪ To get us locked up
Shot up and back in chains ♪ ♪ To deny us of the future
Rob our names ♪ RYAN: Rakim was out at the time.
I would tell everybody, "My buddy is doper than Rakim
right now. He's 17 years old." ♪ You kept my history
A mystery ♪ ♪ But now I see ♪ The American dream
Wasn't meant for me ♪ ♪ 'Cause Lady Liberty's
A hypocrite ♪ ♪ She lied to me ♪ Promised me freedom
Education, and equality ♪ ♪ She never gave me
Nothing but slavery ♪ ♪ So now look at how dangerous
You made me ♪ He's rappin' about stuff
that I'm not even beginning
to think about
Full Transcript
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♪ As real as it seems
The American dream ♪
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♪ Ain't nothing but another
Calculated scheme ♪
00:00:05.867 --> 00:00:07.937
♪ To get us locked up
Shot up and back in chains ♪
00:00:07.938 --> 00:00:10.178
♪ To deny us of the future
Rob our names ♪
00:00:10.182 --> 00:00:12.392
RYAN: Rakim was out at the time.
I would tell everybody,
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"My buddy is doper than Rakim
right now. He's 17 years old."
00:00:15.118 --> 00:00:16.188
♪ You kept my history
A mystery ♪
00:00:16.188 --> 00:00:18.358
♪ But now I see
00:00:18.362 --> 00:00:20.192
♪ The American dream
Wasn't meant for me ♪
00:00:20.192 --> 00:00:21.162
♪ 'Cause Lady Liberty's
A hypocrite ♪
00:00:21.158 --> 00:00:23.298
♪ She lied to me
00:00:23.298 --> 00:00:25.128
♪ Promised me freedom
Education, and equality ♪
00:00:25.128 --> 00:00:27.158
♪ She never gave me
Nothing but slavery ♪
00:00:27.164 --> 00:00:30.064
♪ So now look at how dangerous
You made me ♪
00:00:30.064 --> 00:00:33.214
He's rappin' about stuff
that I'm not even beginning
to think about.
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Movie Summary
A documentary series which follows the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur.
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