Tupac Shakur

Rapper, Actor, Activist

Tupac Shakur was a groundbreaking rapper and activist known for his poignant lyrics addressing social issues, particularly racism and poverty.

Born
June 16, 1971
Died
September 13, 1996
Quotes
475
Rank
#33

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"It's a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us."

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"I put the pistol by my head, and say a prayer. I see visions of me dead, Lord are you there?"

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"I bring truth to tha youth tear tha roof off tha ol' school."

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"Measure a man by his actions fully from the beginning to the end. Don’t take a piece out of my life or a song out of my music and say this is what I’m about because you know better than that."

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"And even though i act crazy I gotta thank the lord that you made meh."

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"Of course I'm going to say "I'm a thug" that's because I came from the GUTTER and I'm still HERE!"

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"The people made me from the littlest crack head to the biggest baller so if i am bad its because of the bay and if i am good its because of the bay"

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"Oh Lord, help me change my ways, Show a litlle mercy on judgement day, It aint me I was raised this way, Never let em' play me for a busta, Makin' hell for a huslter."

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"Maybe in time you'll understand only God can save us."

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"I feel like Black Jesus got his hands on me and guides me through life to put me where I'm supposed to be."

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"I don't know how to change the world but I know if I keep talking about how dirty it is out here, somebody gon clean it up."

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"Unless we share with each other we gotta start makin' changes"

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"When your hero falls from grace, all fairy tales are uncovered Myth exposed and pain magnified, the grace pays uncovered He told me to be strong, but I confused to see it so weak You say never to give up, and it hurts to see what comes to be When your hero falls soley the stars, and so does the reception of tomorrow Without my hero, theres only me alone, to deal with my sorrow Your heart ceases to work, and your soul is not happy at all What are you expected to do, when your only hero falls"

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"The day you chose to leave me it rained constantly in truth I swore the rain to be the tears of cuspids eyes."

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"Don't support the phonies, SUPPORT THE REAL"

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"There should be a class on apartheid. There should be a class on why people are hungry, but there are not. There are classes on...gym. Physical Education."

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"Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that."

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"I want there to be a life for the street element. Instead of we always getting shut out. Instead of defenseless, having power."

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