2Pac, Brenda's Got A Baby: Part 2

The song continues describing how Brenda has no mom and her dad is a drug addict, giving her no hope in leaving the ghetto. So, she continues by her finding a boyfriend. This happens to be her cousin, which she had no clue of at the time. The boyfriend gets her pregnant and she tries to hid it, but her dad doesn’t care anyway he just wants the money she makes. This is when it is revealed she is only 12 years old, pregnant, and dating a molester. She then has her baby on the floor of a bathroom, because she couldn’t afford the hospital and even if she did she didn’t know the signs of conception. This scene is a reality shock of sorts in the video, as the song escalates so does the imagery, which is getting harder to watch as you continue to see her life played out.

Having no one to help her she tries to throw away the baby, but she knows she can’t, because of the cry’s. She goes home and her family is still only concerned with her making money, and the struggles with social work. So, her family kicks her out and she must make her own money to support both the baby and her. She can’t keep a job cause the baby, so she tries to sell crack. She gets robed and loses everything, and only sees one out come, so she goes into prostitution. She is then murdered by one of the men who she was having sex with. To show how quickly and smoothly he covers such a circumstance here is the second half of the song.

“He left her and she had the baby solo, she had it on the

bathroom floor

And didn't know so, she didn't know, what to throw away and

what to keep

She wrapped the baby up and threw him in the trash heep

I guess she thought she'd get away

Wouldn't hear the cries

She didn't realize

How much the the little baby had her eyes

Now the baby's in the trash heep balling

Momma can't help her, but it hurts to hear her calling

Brenda wants to run away

Momma say, you makin' me lose pay, the social workers here

everyday

Now Brenda's gotta make her own way

Can't go to her family, they won't let her stay

No money no babysitter, she couldn't keep a job

She tried to sell crack, but end up getting robbed

So now what's next, there ain't nothing left to sell

So she sees sex as a way of leaving hell

It's paying the rent, so she really can't complain

Prostitute, found slain, and Brenda's her name, she's got a baby”

            Now this seems crazy, but this isn’t as uncommon as you would think, sadly. The video continues by showing the crime scene and Brenda’s body being taken away. The video ends with the actual photo of the girl this happened to and that is it. The video is hard to watch the first time or so, so you don’t have to if you don’t think if you can handle it, but it is truly an amazing production, showing the hard truth of reality in the ghetto, and even outside the ghetto in some cases. This sing was on 2Pac’s first album and solidified him as a king of storytelling, no one else could explain the circumstances in such a clear way.

            Check it out if you want…