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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"Faith my homegirl. I just wanna send a shout out to Faith. Hey girl."

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"I worked hard all my life as far as this music business. I dreamed of the day when I could go to New York and feel comfortable and they could come out here and be comfortable."

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"Thanks for comin out, God bless you, good night... What of fame? Everyone knows your face, the world screams your name And never again, are you alone..."

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"I finally understand / for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man / You always was committed / A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it / There's no way I can pay you back / But the plan is to show you that I understand / You are appreciated"

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"I love William Shakespeare. He wrote some of the rawest stories. I mean look at Romeo and Juliet. That's some serious ghetto expletive. You got this guy Romeo from the Bloods who falls for Juliet, a female from the Crips, and everybody in both gangs are against them. So they have to sneak out and they end up dead for nothing. Real tragic stuff."

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"If I could patent 'being real', I think I could own that."

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"My mother taught me three things, respect, knowledge-search for knowledge, it's an eternal journey. That's like my hair-cut, the line, 360 degrees, find knowledge always. And she taught me to not be quiet, if there's something on my mind speak it. But also to listen."

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"Got shot 5 times but I'm still breathing... living proof there's a God if you need a reason."

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"So many other things for us to see, Things to be, Our history so full of tragedy and misery."

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"People die and people cry people want me dead."

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"When an angel comes down and takes me away, memories of me and my songs will always stay until the end of time"

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"Now ain nobody tell us it would be fair no love for my father cause the coward wasn't their" {Tu Pac Shukur}"

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"Being in Marin City was like a small town so it taught me to be more [straightforward] with my style. Instead of of being so metaphorical with the rhyme, I was encouraged to go straight at it and hit it dead on and not waste time trying to cover thingsIn Marin City it seemed like things were real country. Everything was straightforward. Poverty was straightforward."

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"Gotta get a tight grip, don't slip, loose lips, sank ships, it's a trip, I love the way she licks her lips."

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"Mama raised a hellraiser why cry, That's just life in the ghetto, do or die."

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"If Colin Powell was president, I'd follow him. I wanna get into politics. That's the way for us to overcome a lot of our obstacles."

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"Killing ain't fair, but somebody gotta do it."

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"To me, I feel that my game is strong. I feel as thought I'm a shining prince, just like Malcolm, and I feel that all of us are shining princes, and if we live like princes, then whatever we want can be ours. Anything."

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"Everybody raps. We rap to make money. We do business. Ain't no other record company out there that sold as many records as we did."

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