Tupac Shakur

I'm not a singer. I'm a rapper. I rap about my life.

I'm not a dancer. I'm a performer. I perform for my fans.

I'm not a model. I'm a role model. I set an example.

I'm not a celebrity. I'm a human being. I'm just like you.

I'm not a god. I'm a man. I'm a mortal.

I'm not a legend. I'm a legacy. I'll live forever.

I'm not a king. I'm a soldier. I fight for my people.

I'm not a leader. I'm a follower. I follow my heart.

I'm not a saint. I'm a sinner. I'm a human being.

I'm not a hero. I'm a villain. I'm a rebel.

I'm not a legend. I'm a myth. I'm a ghost.

I feel like Black people are the lost tribe of Israel. We are the real Jews.

The only thing America respects is power and power concedes nothing. After the LA riots, they tried to calm me down. Nothing changed.

I didn’t create thug life, I diagnosed it.

The white man is the devil.

I’m not a gangster. Never was, never will be. I’m just a brother who fights back.

I’m a reflection of the community.

We gotta make a change. It’s time for us as a people to start makin’ some changes.

I’m not saying I’m perfect, but I’m trying.