he basically says that he knows & appreciates all the wonderful things she did for them, and that he can never pay her back. He then proceeds to talk about all the sweet things his mother did for them when they were kids, and how she always loved and nurtured them. Dear Mama (Black Queen Club Mix) Lyrics: You are appreciated / Always was a Black queen / Always was a Black Queen, mama / When I was young, me and my mama had beef / Seventeen years old, kicked. he then buys her a diamond necklace to show how much she means to him.
he says that he isn't really comitting a crime selling crack because it pays his bills. Chorus: Reggie Green & Sweet Franklin, 2Pac Lady, don't you know we love ya ( Dear Mama) Sweet lady, place no one above ya ( You are appreciated) Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya Verse 2. he says that he hung around with the older dealers as a little kid because they gave him protection, and made him feel loved, and eventually as he got older he grew into it. You are appreciated When I was young me and my mama had beef 17 years old kicked out on the streets Though back at the time I never thought Id see her face. Next he talks about how he got started into drug dealing. Then he goes on to talk about how his father not being in his life as a child made him extremely angry He also mentions his mother's addiction to cocaine, and forgiving her for it, and saying she basically was still all they could have wished for He talks about how he never thought he would be locked up in the state pen. In the song, Shakur details his childhood poverty and his mothers addiction to crack cocaine, but argues that.
The song is a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur.
He isn't focusing on things that only he did wrong, although that's his main focus. 'Dear Mama' is a song by American hip hop recording artist 2Pac, released on February 9, 1995, as the lead single from his third studio album, Me Against the World. What this song really talks about is allthe struggles he and his family went through while he was growing up.