Music has a lot of influence on what people do, you cannot deny that whilst it can motivate and influence some to crime etc, that it cannot do the same to driving people away from these things?
Rap/Hip/Hop/Traditionally black music has in fact turned many children in socio-economically deprived areas away from crime and into an industry in which they can become a success. I won't argue with you that some don't deserve it, because some do simply glorify gun crime, homophobia, sexual abuse however you cannot deny anyone freedom of speech.
I won't endorse the views of anyone who is a bigotted, racist or a homophobe but I would not take his right of freedom of speech away, it's one of the small amount of values that keep us on a level in society and that keeps society from ebbing away.
Personally, I think being influenced by music is the same as being influenced by film etc. Those cases in which children are infulenced by films they really shouldn't have been being outside the age catagory set. Jamie Bulger was tragically killed because some children just into their teens saw a film glorifying murder and child abuse. I'm not saying that people shouldn't get influenced by a normal, balanced person won't. It's the one reason these restrains on the industry exist. I realise Children can get their hands on 18 films when they're a lot younger, but I dont see a problem with it mostly. It's proven that only people with mental instability and the very young are influenced by what they see and hear. People who are mental instable is an obvious case, but children so young that they haven't been able to grow into a set of moral of what is right and wrong is another story.
Whilst I'm not a great listener to rap/hip/hop whatever, I don't think there are "Tonnes of Legends" legends is very much an overused word. Very much. Tupac was a legend. He was someone who came from nothing into being a success preaching to people about how to drag themselves away from crime and the poverty line. Tupac actually didn't want to be involved in the whole East Coast/West Coast violence that ensude because of record labels squaring off, he really didn't, but like everyone else around the areas at the time he was dragging into it and he couldn't get away.
Anyway, there is conclusive enough evidence that he is dead. His DNA matches that of the body they found, it looked exactly the same. The body had the same tattoo's etc. It's a closed case, but like most incidents it's only takes one person who heavily doesn't want to believe in their death for one reason or another to be able to spring a story that others will pick upon as blind faith, it's why people believe in religion. A vast majority of people want to be lead by things they don't understand and cannt prove conclusively. Blind faith is a very powerful thing, but Tupac is dead.