Tupac Shakur Quotes

American rapper and actor (1971–1996)

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Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996) was an American rapper and actor. He was also step-nephew of Black power activist Assata Shakur.

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Pen Names: 2Pac • Makaveli • MC New York

Birth Name: Lesane Parish Crooks

Alternative Names: Tupac Amaru Shakur • Tupac • Lesane Crooks • Tupac Omar Shakur • Rapmusiker 2Pac

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My adversaries crumble when we rumble; it's a catastrophe.

They Have Money For War But Can't Feed The Poor.

We probaly in hell already, our dumb asses not knowin, everybody kissin ass to go to heaven aint goin.

No, you don't wanna get me started. Jell-O with hair all in the mold. I'd be like, "Damn, man, how are you gonna mess up Jell-O?" Jell-O is so wholesome and family-like. It just ruins it for me. To have a hair in there, yeah. I mean, I'm like, "Come on, Bill Cosby pumps this, man!"

If you let a person talk long enough, you’ll hear their true intentions.

First, I wanna say 'peace' to my mother. She's not here but I gotta give a 'peace out' to her because I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my mother.

War comes and goes but a soldier stays eternal

And you can't go, "There's a hair in my Jell-O. I'd like to send this back. Can I see the cook, please?" The cook is a big dude named Bubba Joe.

A coward dies a thousand times, a soldier dies but once.

Forgive but don’t forget, girl keep your head up. And when he tells you you ain’t nothing, don’t believe him. And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him.

Fear is stronger than love

"I don't understand how people can
stand next to you one year,and next year, they cannot. They're going crazy, screaming. They can't take it that you're there. But last year I was in the same club,walking around,lonely like a motherfucker. Couldn't get a date or a dance. I was too skinny, too something,
and now, "He's just adorable. He's just, oh!

My mother was pregnant with me while she was in prison. She was her own attorney, never been to law school. She was facing 300 and something odd years. One black woman, pregnant, beat the case. That just goes to show you the strength of a black woman and the strength of the oppressed.

woke up screaming fuck the world

I'm going in2 this not knowing what I'll find
but I've decided 2 follow my heart and abandon my mind
and if there be pain I know that at least I gave my all
and it is better 2 have loved and lost than 2 not love at all
In the morning I may wake 2 smile or maybe 2 cry
but first 2 those of my past I must say goodbye