The Tragic Forgotten Tale That Inspired Tupac’s “Brenda’s Got A Baby”
Criticizing Taboos
People living in the ghettos and the projects weren’t very happy with their living conditions, and their apathy for each other would splinter the bond and civility needed to uphold a functioning community. Families were part of a broken system and essentially those values decayed over time.
A lack of empathy and knowledge was what was holding people back, and Shakur sensed that he needed to latch onto the 12-year-old girl’s story after reading it in a newspaper to spread some much-needed awareness. The girl’s neighbors commented on how they barely even realized she was pregnant, they didn’t even see her.
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