Holler if You Hear Me

1. Tupuc's words would prove more prophetic than anyone could have guessed starting at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998, a slew of college courses dedicated to studing Tupuc's body of work cropped up after his death.

Paraphrase sentence: Tupuc's work was so important to college students that studied him many years after he had passed away.

2. His language was inflamed with love for the desperately poor; Tupuc was a ghetto Dickens who explained the plight of the downtrodden in rebellious rhyme.

Paraphrase sentence: The words that Tupuc spoke were loved by countless thousands.

3. Tupuc is widely regarded as the most influential rapper ever-"I put Tupuc beyond Shakesphere" says legendary rapper Nas-and one of the most important figures in music history.

Paraphrase sentence: Since Tupuc was such an icon he will never be forgotten and he will always be a music legend.

4. The vibrant immagination that fueled Tupuc's gift was often dismissed, perhaps because it was too dark and too dangerous.

Paraphrase sentence: The way Tupuc was expressing himself was through his music which seemed dark and dangerous at times.

5. His eager embrace of ethical ambivalence came off to the critics as mere hypocrisy.

Paraphrase sentence: He proved his critics wrong which was his goal from the begining.