Still mind blowing he wrote this at 19.

This song is the reason I became a doctor. Came from a hard background. Felt it was up to me to help affect the community🙏🏽

I believe Tupac was only 19-years of age while writing/creating this song. When or where did we last see a 19 year old like this since time?. As a 19 year old he covered and broke down areas such as: Incest, Molestation, Teen pregnancy, Prostitution, Murder, Child neglect, Drugs, Destruction/destructive lifestyles and much more. He brought on and described huge issues within a whole community alone. He describes life through his music. He brought awarness and vision. He described a story, a message all in a cohesive way through the eyes of just one person. This song is beyond regular RAP music.. Its a message, a message of change, a message for help! A political message. Tupac was phenomenal!

He was on set for the movie Juice and read that story in the newspaper and felt he needed to make a song out of it because of the lack of publicity the story had...He was 21 years old by the time...

"That's not our problem, that's up to Brenda's family" - Money B (Digital Underground)

You opened up pandoras box if you want to start reacting to 2pac this could go on forever

Its songs like this that makes the 90s the golden era of rap these new generation rappers don't make heartfelt songs like this

The male voice was Dave Hollister and the female voice was Roniece Levias.

2pac - Resist the temptation; is another one with a good story. That song is even name dropped in Brenda's got a baby

"I know Pac is great at painting a picture and telling a story." Man you are right with that, and maybe never more right than with Brenda's Got A Baby. I was bracing myself for this one.

This was from Pac's first album 2pacalypse Now which came out in 1991

This song is powerful from beginning to end, but to me personally the most powerful was: Whatever, he left her and she had the baby solo She had it on the bathroom floor and didn't know so She didn't know, what to throw away and what to keep She wrapped the baby up and threw him in the trash heep dang

Tupac actually read about this in a newspaper and it affected him so much he decided to write a song about it.

2pac - so many tears

RIP-Brenda and 2Pac Much Respect and Love

Old head here. Love the throw backs. I know u like beats check out spice 1 welcome to the ghetto. The heist features boss, and too short the ghetto all powerful songs

You doing the heavy songs today I see

Man listening to this at 29 years old has a whole new meaning. I never realized how sad this song is.😩

Some of the facts in the song are fictional, for example, Brenda (That is not her real name) was actually adopted by and living with her aunt. (Her father and mother died in a fire when she was four years old). "Brenda" lived in a three-bedroom apartment with her aunt, her cousin and two other men in their late teens or early 20s who are either cousins or brothers, her aunt who was named Gladys Perry was described by neighbors as emotionally unstable. neighbors also report that drugs and alcohol were always around. When Pac says "Brenda's bearly got a brain, a damn shame the girl can hardly spell her name." this is based on the fact that during the time girl was placed in a sixth grade class for slow learners. Another fact I would like to point out is that she didn't just throw her baby in a trash heap, she took the baby out to the hallway and dropped it down a four-story chute into a trash compactor. It was only by sheer luck that two garbage men heard the baby crying and rescued him because if the baby did not cry out it's almost certain that they would have activated the compactor and crushed the baby to death. Her cousin who was also her adoptive brother was charged with endangering the welfare of a minor and with second-degree rape, and the girl was was charged as a juvenile with attempted murder. To my knowledge, she did not become a prostitute or get killed. according to the news article both here and her child were to be placed in foster homes.

The pic at the end was the real Brenda. She had a son. He is alive and successful. I’m a huge pac fan. Check these out So Many Tears by 2Pac Me Against The World by 2Pac Until The End of Time by 2Pac Renee by Lost Boyz Sky’s The Limit by Notorious BIG

This one hits my soul 🔥 one of my favorites since I was a teenager

This was 91, I was 11 & this song made me a Pac fanatic.

The video was the directorial debut of the Hughes Brothers. They went on to do Menace ll Society, Book of Eli and Dead Presidents.

The article of this was in the New York Times in 1991 you can look it up and read the whole thing. Two maintenance men found the baby crying just before they turned on the machine that crushes and compacts the trash. Thank god they heard him. Baby girl actually went to school right after giving birth. The cops found her though and she refused to say who the father was. As far as that particular article they didn’t charge her with anything. I remember when I was 12, and to be pregnant and give birth alone at that age. I can’t imagine the fear she must’ve been experiencing.

This song is what made me fall in love with rap and story telling!!!

You keep coming with the heat man. Keep it up bro

My fav 2pac song !!!!!

Great Reaction!!! Tupac was without a doubt a voice for the culture and his music will forever withstand the test of time... I'm sure it's hard for anyone with a conscience to listen to this song/video without it touching their most intimate emotions.... Tupac "Dear Mama" definitely deserves a reaction!!!

This is based on a true story the girl was only 12 years old when it happened and 2Pac was so effected by this tragedy that he wrote this song and he was only 19 or 20 years at the time. It’s one of the most powerful realest rawest songs that I have ever heard, and every time I hear it still it brings tears to my eyes.

Its 2021 and every time I here/ see this video.... its mind blowing.

Tupac - if I die tonight & against all odds

2Pac read about this story in the paper while he lived in NY. He was appalled it was buried in the newspaper.

This song was written about a true story PAC read about in a local newspaper that didn't get any pub.

React to Tupac “The Good Die Young”

I like when u react cause u really listen to the song

1991 that was when this song was made

My first time hearing this song and seeing the video 😢

Bomb first, all eyes on me, changes, can’t go wrong with either of them

that dude conversatin with him at the beginning is "Money B" from Digital Underground "

Pac never raps about something that is not true, he always rap about things he really knows. tru prophet

Tupac was the greatest bro this song is why he was the greatest 💯💯

Definitely a true story

React to 2pac ‘how long will they mourn me’ w/ lyrics.

People can like other rapper’s lyrics or songs or flow better, but no one could be as deep or take on real issues like Pac did. Some had a thoughtful song, he had a few every album that changed how people thought

He 7s the truth the real goat, he is bigger than rap.

A masterful storyteller.

2pac is poetically legendary

True Story Jack very true, remember 2pac was a Muslim honest rapper and fought for everything to get big and once he was out he spoke the truth

I almost cried I was like oh damn that’s fucked up

Brenda Jackson to be exact

The family situation is like "Precious" and trash part is "Losing Isaiah"

Loving these reactions! Check out: Tupac - if I die tonight Mobb Deep - hell on earth (frontlines) nas - represent Dj Quick - dollars and sense

2pac- made niggaz, when we ride, picture me rollin, bomb 1st, against all odds, blaspemy, run the sreetz, letter to my unborn, white man'z world, last mf breathin, until the end of time, shed so many tears, ballad of a dead soulja, starin through my rearview, only god can judge me, when thugs cry, toss it up(video), I get around(video), keep ya head up.

This track was from Tupac's first album ''2Pacalypse Now'' which was released in 1991. So this track was probably recorder around 1990. Also this was the very first track in which Tupac introduced himself to the general Hip-Hop fanbase or public. This was his very first big famous track and video. A ain't gonna lie... this was one hell of a way to introduce himself to the world.

2pac was also a great actor from Juice to Poetic Justice just a versatile artists Juice is a crazy flick he's crazy in it as Bishop if you haven't seen it Jack I suggest you give a watch you won't regret it!

Really appreciate your reactions, my boy. I like how u always ask for suggestion and recommendations, willing to try and comprehend the full aspect of Tupac powerful lyrics. One song I would greatly anticipate your reaction is: ONLY FEAR OF DEATH. True PAC-a-lites favorites. Please look out. Thanks

The girl at the end was the real girl

Grandmaster flash - the message ... the original real n raw hip hop song dat birthed public enemy, ice cube, scarface, pac

Rakim, Makaveli best ever!!!

There's a female version of Tupac, she goes by the name 3D NaTee. She has two songs that is similar to this: "Lil' Kim" and "Marie" ... She's a current artist and very underrated.

Yes, it's based on a true story that occurred in NYC. Pac read about it in the news paper and said it was mentioned in a very small portion of the paper and never spoken on again. So, Pac made a song about it...

React to 2Pac - Open Fire🔥

There is actually an article online about this but is a little different from this. Look under baby in dumpster 2pac. There is a similar case. It's an article called Baby saved from compacter where mother 12 says she put him. March 28, 1991. It's a sad case.

True story

Listen to 2pac 16 on death row or i wonder if heaven got a ghetto

its potent

Yes these were true stories, he got them from different news paper articles.

I find it crazy that when she dumbed the baby in the garbage... That the baby actually got put in the garbage truck and the baby was about to be crushed when one of the sanitation workers heard crying! Honestly it's just sad

Disturbing is the word you were trying to think of.

Another one good for getting you in your feelings is "All That I Got Is You" Ghostface feat. Mary J Blige.

Hey!!! Scareface Never Seen A Man Die Reaction Pls!!!!

This is a real story here name was really brenda

If you like story tellin, you should check out Boogie Down Productions - 13 and Good, and Boogie Down Productions Love’s Gonna Get Ya

It’s true. Look it up

My 8th grade teacher Ms Ukaha showed us this video in English class Verdese R Carter Middle School North Oakland off of Telegraph 👀👀👀 oh i was Brenda's age

Do Pac Hellrazor and Starin Thru My Rearview...thumbs up people so he does!

be true story

I think JODECI is the group singing the hook. I think the narrative was taken from a newspaper story about a young girl found dead. Nice review... yes, deep song meant to knock us out of our apathy.

At least he was not bias

2pac hellrazor today Lil bro

It's based on a true story

oh and the beat! is a lot better also.

Produced by Shock G

Three 6 mafia - late nite tip ✌️

And mo thug song right after body rott it’s a good song

LOVE THIS. Hey I highly recommend reacting to Michael Jackson’s “Tabloid Junkie” and of course look at the lyrics. Each and every word in that song is so important. Especially for our times right now in a way.

SPM - Dallas to Houston !!💯💯🎤🎶 ( off the "Reveille Park Album "

Yeah it is true my father says it’s true at least

Please listen to Jezebel by Tupac it's similar to this in ways and it's a good story he's telling I love it ❤️

Hit Em Up

It would be great if you could react to Tupac’s, “Can You Get Away”. It’s a song from his Me Against the World album; but it wasn’t a radio hit. However it was definitely a great song you’d enjoy! 😉🙂✌🏾

Supposedly it's a true story from something that was in a newspaper in nyc I believe

If you like this, check out Tupac - Violence. Old shit, never see anybody reacting to it. Great storytelling.

I got another request 2pac ft Big Stretch Under Pressure

Before you were born, probably..

Unfortunately this was true and many more like this

Listen to Kendrick lamar Keisha song!! Tragic track

True story it was in the news but wasn't getting enough attention so he decided too write about it to get it more attention. He wrote it while on the toilet stood

I miss the Good ol days when hip hop always had a female singing the hook

It was too intense, but realistic