Keep Ya Head Up

E146125
single song

"Keep Ya Head Up" is a socially conscious hip-hop song by Tupac Shakur that addresses themes of misogyny, poverty, and resilience, particularly uplifting Black women and single mothers.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Keep Ya Head Up canonical 12
"Keep ya head up" 1
Keep Ya Head Up II 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
addresses challenges faced by single mothers ⓘ
struggles of Black women ⓘ
systemic inequality ⓘ
albumArtist 2Pac ⓘ
linked to: Tupac Shakur
artist Tupac Shakur ⓘ
associatedAct Thug Life ⓘ
associatedWith West Coast hip hop ⓘ
chronologyPosition single from Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
linked to: United States of America
culturalImpact frequently referenced in discussions of feminist themes in hip hop ⓘ
often cited as an anthem of empowerment for Black women ⓘ
widely regarded as one of Tupac Shakur's most socially conscious songs ⓘ
genre conscious hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasChorusStyle melodic hook with sung vocals ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus uplift and encouragement ⓘ
musicVideoPerformer 2Pac ⓘ
linked to: Tupac Shakur
notableLine "Keep ya head up" ⓘ
linked to: Keep Ya Head Up
partOfAlbum Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... ⓘ
performer 2Pac ⓘ
linked to: Tupac Shakur
producer DJ Daryl ⓘ
Tupac Shakur ⓘ
recordingPeriod early 1990s ⓘ
recordLabel Interscope Records ⓘ
Jive Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 1990s ⓘ
releaseYear 1993 ⓘ
sampledWorkArtist Five Stairsteps ⓘ
Zapp ⓘ
sampling Be Alright ⓘ
O-o-h Child ⓘ
subjectOf academic analysis of hip hop and gender ⓘ
music criticism ⓘ
theme community empowerment ⓘ
misogyny ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
respect for Black women ⓘ
single motherhood ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
writer Daryl Anderson ⓘ
Larry Troutman ⓘ
Roger Troutman ⓘ
Tupac Shakur ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tupac Shakur → notableWork → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Lesane Parish Crooks → notableWork → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Tupac Shakur → notableSong → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
subject linked to: Pac
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... → notableTrack → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... → containsSingle → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Keep Ya Head Up → notableLine → "Keep ya head up" ⓘ
linked to: Keep Ya Head Up
I Get Around → bSide → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
I Get Around → nextSingle → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Tupac Shakur discography → includesSingle → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Be Alright → sampledIn → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Baby Don’t Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II) → hasPart → Keep Ya Head Up II ⓘ
linked to: Keep Ya Head Up
Baby Don’t Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II) → follows → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Greatest Hits → includesTrack → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ
Daryl Anderson → notableWork → Keep Ya Head Up ⓘ