Tupac’s shakur quotes show off Tupac’s creative genius as a rapper, poet, actor, and activist. He began to develop his skills as an artist as a result of his interest in the arts and art school he attended.
During his high school years, Tupac shakur participated in plays as a rapper. His music career began to take off in 1988 when he rapped in a few digital underground songs. He was hired by the group after his family moved to California.
His debut album was released in 1992 and he went on to appear in films such as Above the Rim and Poetic Justice. Besides displaying his social and political views, Tupac released four additional albums. Tupac’s great quotes remain relevant today.
Famous Tupac Quotes
- “I’m done talking since you’re not listening, continue to hang out with them nothing ass bitches, then!” – Tupac Shakur
- “Always falling too deep in a relationship, always end up being the one that’s hurt the most.” – Tupac Shakur
- “A woman brought you into this world, so you have no right to disrespect one.” – Tupac Shakur
- “I want to be better. You grow. We all grow. We’re made to grow. You either evolve or you disappear.” – Tupac Shakur
- I think I’m a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it’s the authority that I respect.
- All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
- When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character.
- “Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Whatever it takes to switch places with the bustas on top.” – Tupac Shakur
- “I’d rather die like a man than live like a coward.” – Tupac Shakur
- “I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep ya head up, and handle it.” – Tupac Shakur
- My mama always used to tell me: ‘if you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for.’
- “Things will never be the same, that’s just the way it is.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Even though you’re fed up, you gotta keep your head up.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Life is a wheel of fortune and it’s my turn to spin it.” – Tupac Shakur
- If God wanted me to be quiet he would’ve never shown me what he does.
- I’ll probably be punished for hard living.
Tupac Quotes About Love
- It seems like every time you come up something happens to bring you back down.
- Of course, I’m going to say ‘I’m a thug,’ that’s because I came from the gutter and I’m still here!
- I’ve been shot five times but I’m still breathing, living proof there is a God if you need a reason.
- “It’s the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they’re gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it’s my turn to leave.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Is it a crime, to fight, for what is mine?” – Tupac Shakur
- I did not want to become the victim, so became the bully.
- Don’t believe everything you hear. Real eyes realize real lies.
- We were young and we were dumb, but we had hearts.
- “With all my fans I got a family again.” – Tupac Shakur
- “All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.” – Tupac Shakur
- “They got money for the war but can’t feed the poor.” – Tupac Shakur
- “It seems like every time you come up something happens to bring you back down.” – Tupac Shakur
- “There’s nobody in the business strong enough to scare me.” – Tupac Shakur
- “The only time I have problems is when I sleep.” – Tupac Shakur
- A coward dies a thousand deaths. A soldier dies but once.
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Quotes By Tupac Shakur
- I don’t see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.
- It’s the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they’re gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it’s my turn to leave.
- I think I’m a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it’s an authority that I respect.
- All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
- “Don’t believe everything you hear. Real eyes, realize, real lies.” – Tupac Shakur
- “No one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble. Not knowing how hard it is to carry on when no one loves you.” – Tupac Shakur
- The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.
- What I learned in jail is that I can’t change. I can’t live a different lifestyle – this is it. This is the life that they gave and this is the life that I made.
- We all gonna die, we bleed from similar veins.
- I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal. But more like angels with broken wings.
- I feel like Black Jesus got his hands on me and guides me through life to put me where I’m supposed to be.
- You can never ‘just be friends with someone you fall in love with.
- It takes skill to be real. Time to heal each other.
- “The most real people don’t have a lot of friends.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Don’t leave this world without giving it your all.” – Tupac Shakur
- “In my mind, I’ll be thinking is this true, will I fail? Am I supposed to fail? Should I just stop trying and give up? But then, that’s exactly what they’re waiting for me to do.” – Tupac Shakur
- The reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.
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Tupac Quotes About Loyalty
- When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character.
- Life’s a wheel of fortune and it’s my chance to spin it.
- We wouldn’t ask why a rose that grew from the concrete for having damaged petals; in turn, we would all celebrate its tenacity, and 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. Don’t ask me why thank God, and ask me how.
- Out of anger comes controversy, out of controversy comes conversation, and out of conversation comes action.
- I didn’t choose the thug life, the thug life chose me.
- I worked hard all my life as far as this music business. I dreamed of the day when I could go to New York and feel comfortable and they could come out here and be comfortable.
- I don’t want it if it’s that easy.
- It doesn’t stop ’til the casket drop.
- I am a hard person to love but when I love, I love really hard.
- I did not want to become the victim, so became the bully.
- “With all my fans I got a family again.” – Tupac Shakur
- “All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.” – Tupac Shakur
- “They got money for the war but can’t feed the poor.” – Tupac Shakur
- Many dreams are what we had and plenty of wishes.
