Tupac Shakur - Trapped Meaning

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Song Released: 1992

Trapped Lyrics

You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion
Happiness, living on the streets is a delusion
Even a smooth criminal one day must get caught
Shot up or shot down with the bullet that he bought
Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about...

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Jun 17th 2021 !⃝
yes, the song is about police brutality, but it is way more; its also about the unjust treatment of all poc and about systemic racism and how the hood is a biproduct of that racism that very few can escape, hence being 'trapped'.
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Sep 4th 2019 !⃝
it's about police brutality and how he gets abused by the cops because of his race
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Jan 2nd 2018 !⃝
I think this is about police brutality.
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Jan 2nd 2018 !⃝
I think this is about wealth
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