Words of Wisdom
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"Words of Wisdom" is a socially conscious track by Tupac Shakur that critiques systemic racism, police brutality, and injustice in America.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
economic inequality
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institutional discrimination ⓘ mass incarceration ⓘ |
| artist | Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSocialCommentary | true ⓘ |
| containsSpokenWordElements | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
American justice system
ⓘ
police practices in the United States ⓘ systemic racism in America ⓘ |
| genre |
conscious hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ political hip hop ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContent | true ⓘ |
| intendedMessage |
challenge state violence
ⓘ
encourage political consciousness ⓘ raise awareness of racial injustice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American institutions
ⓘ
explicitly political lyrics ⓘ socially conscious message ⓘ |
| performer | Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Black empowerment
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critique of the U.S. government ⓘ oppression of African Americans ⓘ police brutality ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ resistance ⓘ social injustice ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| writer | Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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