Introduction + Tone/Meaning
The song, written by rapper Tupac Shakur, Keep Ya Head is a song dedicated to black woman. It's a self-love feminist anthem, that showed that Tupac care about the woman in his community. The message of the song is conveyed clearly and concisely, and although it uses similes, metaphors, symbolism, and other literary devices to get the point across, the message is very clear. The song is very upbeat and positive, like it is a song to uplift people, particularly the black woman. It meant to say, life is gonna get better, and no matter what happens you just gotta keep your head up.

Song Interpretation

The first verse tackles the abuse black woman face from black men, questioning their actions. For example, he says, in the song, “I wonder why we take from our women, Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?, think it’s time to kill for our women, Time to heal our women, be real to our …show more content…
Tupac doesn't want another generation of black men, as it says “race of babies”, to grow up and learn to objectify woman. In the past, black woman have, unfortunately, been …show more content…
Tupac raps, “And I realize momma really paid the price|She nearly gave her life, to raise me right.” Tupac only now realizes the sacrifices she made so that he might have a chance to have life that was better her own. Tupac raps about how despite all the sacrifices that his mom may make, the society he lives in puts him down, and doesn't let him grow. He says things like, “I'm tryin' to make a dollar out of fifteen cents” and “We ain't meant to survive, 'cause it's a setup.” Essentially, what he is trying to say with this verse is that people shouldn't blame bad things that happen on their mother, because the way that the society has treated blacks puts them in a bad position, and they have to try and “make a dollar out of fifteen