MrPenis,
You're absolutely correct, Tupac meant absolutely none of what he had to say on record and every last word was meant to generate record sales. Him and Biggie were really cool friends and they used to go to the zoo together. The time Tupac was shot was over a Dominoes-Game-Gone-Wrong. Pac called Big and said "Heh, old friend, lets start a war which will ultimately cause several of our close friends to be murdered execution style for record sales. As a matter of fact, I'm about to shoot up your tour bus at the Source Awards, tie your shoes around 1:45AM! This will help our record sales!"
You've made me see the light as well, that rap music isn't about artistic expression, street life or realism at all. It's about dressin up like Prince and selling out to the highest dollar. After all, it's all about record sales and any and everything you can do to sell a record should be done. That's the end goal. Gangsta rap used to be in, that's why Pac was gangsta. If he was around today, he would paint his face white and sing a ballad with Elton John.
Yhank you so much for your perspective.