Ghetto Gospel – 2Pac
3
1
Rewrite the following words in
rhyming pairs. (Two of them do not
strictly rhyme but have the same vowel
sound)
Baby yet courage change one cursed
strange dreary forget reversed teary
lady discouraged done
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3
Find the words or expressions in
the lyrics which have a similar
meaning to the following.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
go backwards …………………………
You use these to carry things in …………
depressingly dull …………………………
member of a group …………………………
opposite of front …………………………
when you are brave you have
…………………………
can’t remember …………………………
a person looked to by others as an
example …………………………
to lose confidence or enthusiasm)
…………………………
God or a religious purpose
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Complete the lyrics with the words from exercise 1.
If I could recollect before my hood days
I sit and reminisce
Thinking of bliss and the good days
I stop and stare at the younger
My heart goes to em
They tested with stress that they under
And nowadays things ______________
Everyone's ashamed of the youth 'cause the truth look, _______
And for me it's _______________
We left em a world that's _________________
And it hurts
'Cause any day they'll push the button
And all come in like Malcolm X or Bobby Hutton died for nothing
Don't it make you get ________________
The world looks __________________
When you wipe your eyes see it clearly
There's no need for you to fear me
If you take your time and hear me
Maybe you can learn to cheer me
It ain't about black or white 'cause we human
I hope we see the light before it's ruined, my ghetto gospel
Tell me do you see that old lady
Ain't it sad
Living out of bags
Plus she's glad for the little things she has
And over there there's a _______________
Crack got her crazy
Guess who's giving birth to a ______________
I don't trip or let it fade me
From out of the fryin' pan
We jump into another form of slavery
Even now I get _________________
Wonder if they take it all back
Will I still keep the ___________________
I refuse to be a role model
I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottles
I make mistakes but learn from every _________
And when it's said and __________
I bet this brother be a better one
If I upset you don't stress never _______________
That God isn't finished with me __________
I feel his hand on my brain
When I write rhymes I go blind and let the Lord do his thing
But am I less holy
'Cause I chose to puff a blunt and drink a beer with my homies
Before we find world peace
We gotta find peace and end the war in the streets
My ghetto gospel
ANSWER KEY
1
Rewrite the following words in
rhyming pairs. (one pair do not strictly
rhyme but have the same vowel sound)
Baby yet courage change one cursed
strange dreary forget reversed teary
lady discouraged done
change
reversed
teary
lady
discouraged
one
forget
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strange
cursed
dreary
baby
courage
done
yet
3
Find the words or expressions in the
lyrics which have a similar meaning to the
following.
k) go backwards  reversed
l) You use these to carry things in  bags
m) depressingly dull  dreary
n) member of a group  homies
o) opposite of front  back
p) when you are brave you have  courage
q) can’t remember  forget
r) a person looked to by others as an example
 role model
s) to lose confidence or enthusiasm 
discouraged
t) God or a religious purpose  holy
3
Complete the lyrics with the words from exercise 1.
If I could recollect before my hood days
I sit and reminisce
Thinking of bliss and the good days
I stop and stare at the younger
My heart goes to em
They tested with stress that they under
And nowadays things change
Everyone's ashamed of the youth 'cause the truth look,
strange
And for me it's reversed
We left em a world that's cursed
And it hurts
'Cause any day they'll push the button
And all come in like Malcolm X or Bobby Hutton died for
nothing
Don't it make you get teary
The world looks dreary
When you wipe your eyes see it clearly
There's no need for you to fear me
If you take your time and hear me
Maybe you can learn to cheer me
It ain't about black or white 'cause we human
I hope we see the light before it's ruined, my ghetto gospel
Tell me do you see that old lady
Ain't it sad
Living out of bags
Plus she's glad for the little things she has
And over there there's a lady
Crack got her crazy
Guess who's giving birth to a baby
I don't trip or let it fade me
From out of the fryin' pan
We jump into another form of slavery
Even now I get discouraged
Wonder if they take it all back
Will I still keep the courage
I refuse to be a role model
I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottles
I make mistakes but learn from every one
And when it's said and done
I bet this brother be a better one
If I upset you don't stress never forget
That God isn't finished with me yet
I feel his hand on my brain
When I write rhymes I go blind and let the Lord do his thing
But am I less holy
'Cause I chose to puff a blunt and drink a beer with my
homies
Before we find world peace
We gotta find peace and end the war in the streets
My ghetto gospel