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Tupac Amaru Shakur, original name Lesane Parish Crooks, known by stage name 2Pac and Makaveli was born on June 16, 1971, in Harlem, New York. He was an American rapper, songwriter, and actor that is considered as one of the most influential rappers of all time. His work is primarily about social issues and became the symbol of resistance and activism against inequality.ย
2Pac became one of the top selling artists of all time as he sold millions of albums. In 1996, 2pacโs career ended as he was gunned down in Las Vegas and died six days ago. But his work remains and leaves an influential music legacy.
Quotes by Tupac Shakur!
โAccept no substitutes; I bring truth to the youth.โ
Quotes by Tupac Shakur, โHolla If Ya Hear Meโ (1993).
โMy adversaries crumble when we rumble; itโs a catastrophe.โ
Quotes by Tupac Shakur, โWhen We Rideโ (1996) โ All Eyez on Me (1996)
โItโs a constant man-ego-check going on in the streets, in this world.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Ed Gordon interview (1994)
โMeasure a man by his actions fully, from the beginning to the end. Donโt take a piece out of my life or a song out of my music and say this is what Iโm about, because you know better than that.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Prison interviews and interrogations (1995)
โItโs like a battle, trying to find the right words to say at the right time.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Ed Gordon interview (1994)
โEverybodyโs at war with different thingsโฆ Iโm at war with my own heart sometimes.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Vibe magazine interview (February 1996)
โThe guns are turning away from Europe and Russia and Iran and Iraq and theyโre turning to us.โ
Quotes by TUPAC SHAKUR, Prison interviews and interrogations (1995)
โItโs not just about you taking care of โyourโ child. Itโs about you taking care of these children.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Atlanta (1992)
โPrison kills your spirit, straight up. It kills your spirit. There is no creativity, thereโs none of that.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Prison interviews and interrogations (1995)
โWhen I was a little baby, I remember that one moment of calm peace, and three minutes after that, it was on.โ
Quotes by TUPAC SHAKUR, Posthumous attributions โ Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
โI exist in the depths of solitude pondering my true goal Trying 2 find peace of mind and still preserve my soul.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, The Rose That Grew From Concrete (ed. Simon and Schuster, 1999) โ ISBN: 9780671028442
โI want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. Weโre made to grow. You either evolve or you disappear.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Tupac: Resurrection, 1971-1996 (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2003) โ ISBN: 9780743474344
โI know how itโs gonna be when I die. Itโs going to be no noise, you ainโt going to hear people screaming. Iโmma fade out.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, MTV interview with Tabitha Soren (1995)
โFear is stronger than love, remember that. Fear is stronger than love, all that love I gave didnโt mean nothing when it came to fear.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Prison interviews and interrogations (1995)
โThe only thing that can kill me is death, thatโs the only thing that can ever stop me, is death, and even then my music will live forever.โ
Quotes by TUPAC SHAKUR, Prison interviews and interrogations (1995)
โIโm not thugginโ for me, Iโm thugginโ for my family, I pay all the bills, I feed my whole family, wrong or right, I do and I canโt stop.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Ed Gordon interview (1994)
โItโs not like I idolize this one guy Machiavelli. I idolize that type of thinking where you do whateverโs gonna make you achieve your goal.โ
TUPAC SHAKUR, Vibe magazine interview (September 1996)
โNo matter what these people say about me, my music does not glorify any image, my music is spiritual if you listen to it. Itโs all about emotion, itโs all about life.โ
Quotes By TUPAC SHAKUR, Prison interviews and interrogations (1995)
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