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 the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave."

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"I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal. But more like angels with broken wings."

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"I just spent 11 and a half months in a maximum-security jail, got shot five times, and was wrongly convicted of a crime I didn't commit."

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"Follow the rules or follow the fools."

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"God come save the youth, Ain't nothin else to do but have faith in you, Dear Lord I live the life of a Thug, hope you understand Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand."

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"I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We're made to grow.You either evolve or you disappear."

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

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"For quiet times disappear listen to the ocean"

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"Everyday there's more death, and plus I'm doughless. I'm seeing more reasons for me to proceed with thieving."

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"Even as a little seed, I could see his plan for me. Stranded on welfare, another broken family."

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"My music will mean something. I'll have my own production company. I'm doing my own movies. I have my own restaurant. I just wanna expand."

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"I was looking for a father, he was gone. I hung around with the thugs, and even though they sold drugs, they showed a young brother love."

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

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"It's been stress and drama for a long time now, man. So much has happened. I got shot five times by some dudes who were trying to rub me out. But God is great. He let me come back. But, when I look at the last few years, it's not like everybody just did me wrong. I made some mistakes. But I'm ready to move on."

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"Can you picture my prophecy?"

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"Picture me inside the misery of poverty, no man alive has ever witnessed struggles ive survived, praying hard for better days promised to hold on me and my dogs aint have a choice but to hold on."

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"My homie lost his family and snapped, shot up half the block to bring them back."

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