After reading that a new Dr. Seuss book will be released in July, it occurred to me that Dr. Seuss is just like Tupac Shakur. The similarities are uncanny.It all begins with this new Seuss book, titled What Pet Should I Get? Seuss’s wife found the material for the book shortly after his death in 1991. She forgot about it, and just rediscovered it last year. And since everyone loves a good Dr. Seuss book, Random House has decided to publish it.So twenty-four years after his death, Dr. Seuss is going to release a new book.To which Tupac Shakur said, “So?”Actually, Tupac didn’t really say that. He died in 1996.First, let me backup. It could be that you, Dear Reader, aren’t familiar with Tupac Shakur. If that’s the case, then let me explain.Tupac was a rapper from New York City who became very popular in the early nineties. His popularity has soared since then, and he’s sold 75 million records. That’s about the same as Aretha Franklin, Nirvana, Kiss, Alabama, and Beyonce. The dude is popular.And while selling 75 million records is impressive (that’s 15 million more than my favorite band, Pearl Jam), it’s even more impressive when we consider that Tupac only released four albums before he died.Four albums. Seventy-five million sold. Those are some good selling albums.Well…Actually, Tupac has released seven albums (Seven!) since he died. He’s the most prolific dead guy of the past couple decades.In fact, he’s released so much music since he died, that there are people who actually believe he faked his own death and that he’s still alive.So now that you’re up-to-date on your Tupac info, let me explain the eerie similarities between him and Dr. Seuss. So eerie, in fact, that I almost wonder whether they’re actually the same person!
Seuss’s full name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, which makes his initials TSG. As in Tupac Shakur, Gangsta. I don’t know if Tupac had business cards, but if he did I bet that’s what was written on them.Both men used psuedonyms: Theodor Geisel was Dr. Seuss and Theo LeSieg. Tupac was 2Pac and Makaveli.Dr. Seuss warned that the threat of communism was overhyped. Tupac was active in the Young Communist League.Dr. Seuss won an Academy Award for work he did on a U.S. Army animated film called Design for Death. Tupac’s last album before he died was released on Death Row Records.Dr. Seuss was known for his rhyming and colorful use of language, just like Tupac.Dr. Seuss wrote Hop on Pop. Tupac helped create hip-hop. Since they’re both still releasing new work, perhaps we’ll see a book or album called Hip-hop on Pop released soon.Dr. Seuss wrote a book called I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! Tupac released an album called All Eyez on Me.Dr. Seuss wrote Oh! The Places You’ll Go! Tupac wrote I Get Around.Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. Tupac was known for wearing a bandana.Dr. Seuss’s first book was called The Pocket Book of Boners. Tupac did nothing comparable to that, but I love the title of that book so much I had to include it here!I could go on and on. It’s almost as if Dr. Seuss wrote for kids, and then when those kids grew up a little bit he handed them off to Tupac, who would take their well-fed imaginations and impart a bit of street wisdom.How else do you explain both artists’ fondness for inventing new words, or new ways to spell old words? I mean Holla If Ya Hear Me could be a Dr. Seuss book or a Tupac song. Even with regular old words, the lines are blurred. Who created a work called Come Over to My House?You might think I’m stretching the comparison between the two men. Maybe they don’t have any more in common than they both continue to release new work.However, did you ever see them in the same room together? You didn’t did you? So you can’t actually prove that Tupac isn’t Dr. Seuss.I rest my case.PREVIOUS POST: Bring it on, WinterIF YOU LIKED THIS POST I BET YOU'LL ALSO LIKE: I Wish I Could Live my Kids' Dreams+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Hey, did you like reading this? If so, you should Share it on Facebook so you can bring joy to others. You can also find tons of other posts by me here. And you can like my Facebook page, Brett Baker Writes. Please.
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