Tupac Shakur Quotes

Expose foes wit my hocus pocus flows, they froze now suckas idolize my chosen blows

Since I only got one life to ive, God forgive me for my sins, let me make it and i'll never steal again, or deal again, my only friend is my misery. Wantin revenge for the agony they did to me.

Pledge allegiance to the flag that neglects us.

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.

Now up and atom it's on, I was raised to be strong, and mama told me be a thug since the day I was born. The fame was a plot to try a change me, and what's strange is nobody knew my name.

I will die Before My Time. Because I feel the shadow's Depth. So much I wanted to accomplish. before I reached my Death

Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to gettin' pussy.

Don't look back unless it's a good view.

Niggaz need guns, too.

I don't understand how people can stand next to you one year,and next year, they cannot. They're going crazy, screaming. They can't take it that you're there. But last year I was in the same club,walking around,lonely like a motherfucker. Couldn't get a date or a dance. I was too skinny, too something, and now, "He's just adorable. He's just, oh!

Everything in life is not all beautiful, not all fun. There is lots of killing and drugs.

I'm on my knees begging, please come and save me.

In a position to make a difference, politicians and hypocrites they don't wanna listen.

And I hope I'm forgiven for Thug Livin when I die.

We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup, And even though you're fed up, Huh, ya got to keep your head up.

The ground is the symbol for the poor people; the poor people is gonna open up this whole world and swallow up the rich people. It's gonna be like - there might be some cannibalism out this mother. They might eat the rich.

You never know what's going on in somebody's mind. There's a lot of pressure on someone growing up. You have to watch it.

Can the Lord forgive me? Got the spirit of a thug in me.

I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.

It's hard to care when no one loves you.

I was raised in this society so you can't expect me to be a perferct person cause Ima do what Ima do.

If you're not dark inside and you come to this world, it'l turn you dark... and if you really have Sunshine inside you, it's not good to play in the dark. It's just gonna extinguish your fire.

Will I, succeed, paranoid from the weed and hocus pocus, try to focus but I can't see.

Well, the first two days in prison, I had to go through what life is like when you've been smoking weed for as long as I have and then you stop. Emotionally, it was like I didn't know myself.

I'm not saying girls are perfect, because we all know that's not true. But why be unfaithful to her if she was true to you.

I don't have to talk about whether or not I got raped in jail.

Before I write I let my mind go blind and let the lord do his thing.

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

Born through hard times, Ghetto child of mine. I wonder if you have to suffer for your father's crimes.

It don't stop 'til the casket drop.

Thug Life hit me like the Holy ghost.

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.

Give me a paper and pen, so I can write about my life of sin. A couple of bottles of gin, in case I don't get in.

we wouldn't ask why a rose that grew from the concrete for having damaged petals, in turn, we would all celebrate its tenacity, we would all love its will to reach the sun, well, we are the roses, this is the concrete and these are my damaged petals, dont ask me why, thank god, and ask me how

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

I ain't calling me God. I'm just doing my part on where I think hip hop should go. I think hip hop should be about more money, crazier sounds, different beats.

Long live the rose that grew from the concrete when no one else ever cared!

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.

When you were born the world was smiling, and you cry, because living a life so that you are dying smiled, cried and the world.

Nobody should be hitting lotto for 36 million dollars when we got people starving in the streets. That is not idealistic, that's just real. That is just stupid. There's no way Michael Jackson, or whoever should have thousands, millions, billions of dollars and we got people broke with two-three jobs and still can't pay bills on time. There's no way! No way these people should have planes when people don't have houses, apartments, shacks, drawers, pants!!!

And I... started off dumb, raised by the hoodrats, listen to the radio wishin that i could rap.

Feel me now, picture my pain, embrace my words, make the world change.

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

Tupac the son of the Black Panther, and Tupac the rider. Those are the two people inside of me. I was raised off those ideals.

I rap about fighting back. I make it uncomfortable by putting details to it. It might not have been politically correct but I've reached somebody; They relating to me. They relate to the brutal honesty in the rap.

Let me say for the record, I am not a gangster and never have been. I'm not the thief who grabs your purse. I'm not the guy who jacks your car. I'm not down with people who steal and hurt others. I'm just a brother who fights back. I'm not some violent closet psycho. I've got a job. I'm an artist.

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

Role is something people play, model is something people make, both of those things are fake.