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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"Goin insane, never die, live eternal, who shall I fear?"

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"It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity."

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"One day I'm gonna bust, blow up on this society, why did you lie to me, I couldn't find a trace of humanity."

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"If you're a black man, they really call you out and have you deal with them."

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"How many niggas want to be involved, see I was only talking Biggie, but I'll kill all of y'all."

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"I'm a thug. And my thug comes from... my definition of thug comes from half of the street element. Straight street hustling."

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"I am being ripped off, because I've never lied to the press. Just as much truth I bring to my work, a journalist should bring that much truth to their work."

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"I just put out a hardcore double album. Next I'm gonna put out an introspective album."

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"My cellmate's raped on the norm, and passed around the dorm, you can hear his asshole getting torn."

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"if they take half the buildings that they use to praise god and give it to the motherfuckers who need god we'd be 'aight"

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"Can't nobody touch me right now. Maybe next month all of this will be over. But this month I'm takin' every movin' target out."

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"My life is in denial. And when I die, baptized in eternal fire, I'll shed many tears."

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"Now the whole worlds calling me a killer all I ever did was try to reach the kids with the realer."

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"It was tough sitting in jail listening to Jay Leno and Rush Limbaugh and everybody making jokes about me getting shot. And watching the media report all kinds of lies about me, like that I got raped in jail. That never happened. But at least while I was locked down, all the inmates gave me props encouragement, and so did lots of mothers and kids, who wrote me letters of support."

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"The thing that bothers me is that it seems like all the sensitive stuff I write just goes unnoticed . . . the media doesn't get who I am at all. Or maybe they just can't accept it. It doesn't fit into those negative stories they like to write. I'm the kind of guy who is moved by a song like Don McLean's "Vincent," that one about Van Gogh. The lyric on that song is so touching. That's how I want to make my songs feel. Take "Dear Mama" - I aimed that one straight for my homies' heartstrings."

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"I only wrote one song in jail. But I'm writing new album - you're going to feel the entire 11 months of what I went through on this album. I'm venting my anger."

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"Nothing but pain, stuck in this game, searching for fortune and fame."

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"I stop and stare at the younger, my heart goes to 'em, they stressed out and goin' under."

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"I can't give up. It's a rap thang. And I ain't goin back to the crack game."

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