Of course I'm going to say "I'm a thug" that's because I came from the GUTTER and I'm still HERE!
Tupac ShakurI'm calling for dialogue. I'm gathering attention for dialogue which is what you do in a struggle for power.
Tupac ShakurPapa wasn't man enough, couldn't stand up to his responsibilities. Instead of taking care of me, he'd rather live lavishly.
Tupac ShakurWe talk a lot about Malcom X and Martin Luther King JR, but it's time to be like them, as strong as them. They were mortal men like us and everyone of us can be like them. I don't want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is who I am, this is what I do. I say what's on my mind.
Tupac Shakur