The same letters Makaveli boasted on his usually shirtless and defined abs an acronym of a warning for all to see: “The Hate U Give Little Infants F**k Everybody.” After the rappers death, Giovanni also wrote a riveting poem, “All Eyez on U” a take on Shakur’s double album, “All Eyez on Me” (also the first album where Shakur addresses himself as Makaveli). Like so many, she mourned his death and once stated, “sometimes if we don’t protect the outlaws, we can’t protect the good guys.” Giovanni’s left forearm bears a “Thug Life” tattoo. Before Makavelli was born, Giovanni began her own legacy as a voice for the people and an outlaw in her own right. Then there is poet and activist Nikki Giovanni. These two artists are carrying the torch while setting their own trail ablaze. Cole, Shakur’s influence can be heard coming through the speakers. When we hear rappers like Kendrick Lamar or J. “I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.” After Shakur’s death, his song “Changes” (said to be recorded under the moniker Makaveli) was added to the Vatican’s Myspace playlist because he was considered one of the artists who aimed “to reach the heart of good minded people.” It even spread to of all places-the Vatican. Then there is Makaveli’s influence which is “worldwide like the art of graffiti.” Music has that power. After it was officially published in 1513, it was banned again in 1559 for being Anti-Christian. The resistance to the influence of The Prince was illustrated when the Vatican banned it during Machiavelli’s lifetime (it was reproduced under different guises). According to Greene, the moves and strategies of rapper 50 Cent has earned him the title of the “New Prince” and together they co-wrote The 50th Law. During the Enlightenment period, Thomas Hobbes, the scientific English version of Machiavelli published the comparable Leviathan (1651) while essayist and royal advisor Sir Francis Bacon studied Machiavelli and wrote, “We are much beholden to Machiavelli and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.” Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power is the modern-day Machiavellian handbook to acquiring power. To this day, the Machiavelli’s treatise is still read and analyzed by political science students, scholars, and theorists while those who seek or are in power put it into practice. Similarly, Tupac, rather Makaveli, uses Machiavelli’s political ideology, Shakur’s own experiences and the teachings of Black Panther members/political prisoners: Mutulu Shakur, Geronimo Pratt, Mumia Abu Jamal, Sekou Odinga, also referred to as “the real O.G.’s.” Machiavelli uses his observations and political references such as Alexander the Great and Cesar Borgia to write The Prince. Rapper Tupac Shakur adopted the moniker “Makaveli”, a nod to the philosopher and made the album Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory (DKSDT).The album was released approximately two months later after Shakur was murdered in 1996. Although the manuscript of The Princeexisted since 1513, it wasn’t officially published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli’s death. In 1512, the Medicis overthrew the governing republic and Machiavelli was ousted out of office. Machiavelli held a political office under the reigning family and after their expulsion in 1498 with the Floretine chancellery. The treatise was written in hopes to regain a political appointment with the Medici family. The Prince (Il principe) is the most notable work of Italian politician Niccolo Machiavelli. This infographic looks at lyrics from his album, The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory (released under the alias Makaveli) and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli and excerpts from his most famous work, The Prince. It’s been 19 years since his demise, yet Tupac Shakur’s influence can still be seen and heard today.
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