Langston Hughes vs Tupac Shakur
... Poets, such as Langston Hughes produced works that faithfully reflected the black experience but appealed to wider audiences. ... Performers such as Tupac Shakur described the lives of poor black in stark terms, including experiences with racism and police brutality. Langston Hughes was an influential figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s known for infusing the rhythms of jazz and blues into his poetry. ... James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri and educated at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Hughes defined the Harlem Renaissance as an “Expression of our individual dark-skinned selves”. The lifelong concern of Langston Hughes with racism and its consequences permeates his poetic works, many of which draw on musical rhythms and oral and improvisatory traditions (Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, 2001). ... In Dream Deferred, Hughes meditates on the exclusion of blacks from the American Dream and the possible outlets for their feelings of anger and frustration (Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, 2001). Tupac Amaru Shakur was born in 1971 in New York.