Tupac Shakur

Hip Hop Rapper Actor American 1971 – 1996

Poetic rapper whose socially conscious lyrics addressed systemic racism powerfully.

377 quotes

"Even those who never knew me felt affected by my life."
"I value my family more than anything in the world."
Family
"Life isn't always what you want it to be but you make the most of it."
Life
"I'm a reflection of the community."
"To be a king or queen, you have to believe it first."
Faith
"Love is like a brick. You can build a house or you can throw it."
Love
"Behind every dark cloud is a silver lining."
Hope
"The only way out of the ghetto is education."
Education
"I plant seeds. Some may fall on rocky soil, some on good soil."
Art
"A man that don't stand for nothing will fall for anything."
Strength
"I reach to the future with hope."
Hope
"Real eyes realize real lies."
Truth
"Maturity is patience."
Patience
"First things first I'll eat your brains then I'll come back and eat some more."
Music
"I am the most important and most recognized rapper in the world."
"The struggle is my life."
Perseverance
"Poetry is music without the instruments."
Art
"No matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up and handle it."
Courage
"I have the scars to prove it."
Strength
"All I'm trying to do is survive and make good music."
Music
"It's the ones closest to you that will betray you."
Relationships
"Tell me can you feel me?"
"I'm out here hustling to make a living and that's all that matters to me."
Work
"God is always there for me."
Faith
"Life is a test, you are being graded on a curve."
Life
"I want to grow old feeling that I made the world better."
"Bury me in the ghetto I'm a legend there."
"The seed must grow regardless of the fact that it's not watered."
Perseverance
"I came in the game with a vision."
"We are all unique individuals that deserve respect."
Kindness