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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Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.

If you thought about it I'm hardly the villain, I'm hardly the one you should be scared of. It's the guy who can't talk, it's the guy without a job, it's the one with scares in his face, not the one clean cut, you know what I mean you should worry about a lot of other things, but not me.

Instead of war on poverty,
they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.

The realest people don't have a lot of friends.

I am not a perfectionist, but still I seek perfection. I am not a great romantic, but yet I yearn 4 affection

Prison kills your spirit, straight up. It kills your spirit. There is no creativity, there's none of that.

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.

Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots

i will live by the gun and die by the gun

Everybody against me. Why? Why me? I have not brought violence to you. I have not brought Thug Life to America. I didn't create Thug Life. I diagnosed it.

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack
in the concrete
Proving nature's laws wrong it learned to walk
without having feet
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams
it learned to breathe fresh air
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else even cared!

There's no way I could pay you back but my plan is to show you that I understand, you are appreciated

Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle
If one more cop harasses me I just might go psycho
And when I get ‘em, I’ll hit ’em with the bum rush
Only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed
Yo, if you’re smart you’ll really let me go, G
But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the Uzi
They got me trapped.

and since it was strength that attracted me 2 u
it will take strength 2 make it last

I didn't choose the thug life, the thug life chose me.