Talk:Tupac Shakur

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I am crazy, but you know what else: I don't give a fuck.

The above isn't actually something he said. It's a line in the movie Juice. Does that make a difference?

it's because of (death) that we (LEARN) to live again.........A>R

Merge info

Someone here doesnt know their legit Quechua, Tupac Amaru means Noble serpent

I have merged quotes listed in Shakur, Tupac with this article. Here is the other article's edit history, to provide appropriate editing credits:

• (cur) (last) 05:15, 27 July 2005 (UTC) Jeffq (Merged with Tupac Shakur.)
• (cur) (last) 05:51, 15 June 2005 (UTC) Jni (merge notice, rm. duplicate material)
• (cur) (last) 21:42, 14 June 2005 (UTC) 172.203.227.74
• (cur) (last) 18:08, 9 May 2005 (UTC) 130.76.64.14
• (cur) (last) 21:45, 5 February 2005 (UTC) 68.192.220.129
• (cur) (last) 21:45, 5 February 2005 (UTC) 68.192.220.129
• (cur) (last) 03:49, 26 January 2005 (UTC) RoboAction (page already exists...delete)
• (cur) (last) 04:51, 17 November 2004 (UTC) 135.214.66.241

— Jeff Q (talk) 05:21, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

VFD cleanup

If anyone wishes to restore some of the deleted material, please note that is acceptable practice to include excerpts of poems and lyrics, but it is a copyright violation to include entire works. Thank you for your cooperation.

I've also done some format tweaking, but there is still a lot of variation in the article, like inconsistent punctuation use. Since I don't know anything of Tupac's works, I can't tell if any of it is for artistic effect, or just errors on the part of transcribers. I invite folks more familiar with his works to comb out any remaining problems. Thank you. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 14:45, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

This article was preserved after a vote for its deletion. See its archived VfD entry for details. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 19:37, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

I've done alittle bit of cleaning on the article. I removed these qoutes who are directly from songs:

• cops give a damn about a negro… pull the trigga kill a nigga he's a hero
  • Changes
• … because too many things for you to deal with… dyin inside but outside you lookin fearless
• for we were born without a silver spoon… a broken down tv… show cartoons in the livin room
• I am crazy, but you know what else: I don't give a fuck.
• … if you got it better flaunt it, let the liquor help you get up on it…
• … something we all adore, something worth dying for, nuthing but pain, stuck in the game, searchin for fortune and fame…
• They got money for wars but they can't feed the poor.
• Tell me, whats a black life worth? A bottle of juice is no excuse, the truth hurts!
• Through every dark night, there is a bright day afterwards!

These however, I were more unsure of wether I should remove them or not, so I leaved em for the time being:

• The only crime I been convicted of is fighting, hitting somebody's face with my fist.

Sounds strange, and I've never seen this qoute before neither.

• I'm not saying I'm gonna rule the world but if I keep talking about how dirty it is, someone will have to clean it up.

Sounds like 2pac, but I've never seen it before neither. Fixed some grammar mistakes in it, don't now if it should be wrong or not but considering it's 2pac I suspect it was just sloppy written by the one who added it.

• What is fame? Everybody knows your name: never again are you alone.

From a piece of poetry, also a lyrics in a song. Delete if if it shouldn't be there, I'm not familiar with the rules of qouting poetry.

• If it don't make dollars it don't make cents.

I've never read,seen nor heard this qoute... But I left it for someone more sure of it to delete or leave alone.

• You must remember that tomorrow comes after the dark......(unconditional love)
• Expect me like you expecting God to come back expect me nigga I'm coming.
• I was a thug ever since my mamma gave me birth.(Hannesy)

Tupac Songs and Poetry

Tupac Shakur IS KNOWN for his rap music. He uses the media to speak toward the greater audience. Removing his poem and song lyrics is like removing his chance to speak and make a difference in the world. That is what we have to acknowledge and keep. Therefore, the addition of his lyrics is what he is trying to meaningfully say in a clever rhythmic way. One may hear his songs as good music, but inside, the music has a direct message of everyday stuggles and lifestyles toward the audience. He may be not with us today, but he is still alive through his voice -- what he has spoken, what he has meant though literature from music. It only seems that the quotes are a lot; he has a lot of important messages to say!

You have to go listen to Tupac's greatest tracks!

How can you edit Tupac without first listening to him? How can you edit the influencial things he had said without actually learning the roots of where he has come from? These are my questions. They are the basis of editing a person's quotes. You have to be on the same level of Tupac to understand what he had said and how he felt when he said it.00

Spell check please

The spelling on this page is terrible. Not talking about the slang, though some spelling uniformity there would be appreciated too.

More quotes than necessary

A lot of the quotes listed are redundant, don't really say anything or are simply uninteresting (in a general sense), and there are so many of them! Pare this too-long list down by 50%. Get rid of the flab.50.54.234.50