Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper, record producer and actor. As of 2007, Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide. His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best selling albums in the United States. He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines, including Rolling Stone which ranked him 86th on its...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth16 June 1971
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy trying to raise a man.
In my mind I'm a blind man doin' time.
If you're a black man, they really call you out and have you deal with them.
I finally understand / for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man / You always was committed / A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it / There's no way I can pay you back / But the plan is to show you that I understand / You are appreciated
I find any great man, black or white, I'm going to study him, learn him so he can't be great to me no more.
How can I be a man if there is no role model?
It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity.
It's a constant man-ego-check going on in the streets, in this world.
How could you do me like that I took ya family in put some cash in ya pocket made you a man again
I'd rather die like a man, than live like a coward
They say it's the white man I should fear, But it's my own kind doin' all the killin' here.
It's a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.
Papa wasn't man enough, couldn't stand up to his responsibilities. Instead of taking care of me, he'd rather live lavishly.
We 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.