Trapped

Who it's for

2Pac's debut single deals directly with police brutality and being profiled again and again.

Feelings it meets

• Racism
• Oppression
• Feeling Stuck

What it is

"Trapped" was 2Pac's debut solo single, released in September 1991 as the lead single from his album 2Pacalypse Now. It is a political hip-hop song about police brutality, describing harassment by police and the frustration of being repeatedly profiled and mistreated. The music video depicts Shakur in jail.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Heads up: Lyrics about police and gun violence.

Age: Suggested 18+

One ever feels his twoness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings;W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, Chapter 1