Trapped
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"Trapped" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by 2Pac that addresses police brutality, systemic racism, and the struggles of inner-city life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trapped canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
criminalization of Black youth
ⓘ
institutional racism in law enforcement ⓘ over-policing of inner-city neighborhoods ⓘ |
| album | 2Pacalypse Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | 2Pac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artistRealName | Tupac Amaru Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Interscope-era 2Pac ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
abuse of authority by law enforcement
ⓘ
police misconduct ⓘ systemic oppression of Black communities ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early 1990s American hip hop ⓘ |
| genre |
conscious hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Black experience in the United States
ⓘ
lack of opportunities in inner cities ⓘ surveillance and harassment by police ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary cases of police brutality ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | politically charged West Coast hip hop ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
poverty
ⓘ
racial profiling ⓘ social injustice ⓘ urban struggle ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| musicVideoTheme |
confrontations with police
ⓘ
incarceration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of police brutality in early 1990s America
ⓘ
early expression of 2Pac’s political views ⓘ |
| partOf | 2Pacalypse Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | 2Pac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | socially conscious ⓘ |
| portrays |
cycle of violence in poor communities
ⓘ
feeling of being trapped by the justice system ⓘ |
| positionInCareer | early 2Pac single ⓘ |
| recordedBy | 2Pac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
inner-city life
ⓘ
mass incarceration ⓘ police brutality ⓘ state violence ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| tone |
angry
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defiant ⓘ urgent ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.