I'm not really a religious person. But I believe that God wants me to do something and it has to do with Thug Life. — Tupac Shakur
I'm in prison. But my heart and mind is free. Gangsta haters on the streets are doing more time than me. They need 30 police escorts with them every time they walk down the street. — Suge Knight
I'm responsible for what i did. I'm not responible for what every black male did. Yes! I call myself a THUG, because i grew up in the ghetto. And im still standing. — Tupac Shakur
Shoot first, ask questions last. That's how these so called gangsta's last. — Waka Flocka Flame
Cause my life is dope, and I do dope sh*t — Dave Chappelle
Cut throats, gun smoke, dope, and hoes, is what controls niggas souls. — Snoop Dogg
Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you. — Ice Cube
Short Thug Life Quotes
Told my brothers to take my breath if I turn to a snitch But I’m 21 4L, ain’t no way I’ma switch. — 21 Savage
I don't gang bang but I'll bang tha thang! — Kevin Gates
I'm living everyday like a hustle. Another drug to juggle. Another day, another struggle. — The Notorious B.I.G.
Such is Life [Executed by hanging.] — Ned Kelly
Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid. — John Wayne
Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you're stupid — John Wayne
Life is full of hardships, pimp slaps, and sorrow. — Coolio
Thug Life Image Quotes
During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams — Tupac Shakur
Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die. — Tupac Shakur
Never surrender, it's all about the faith that you got. — Tupac Shakur
I'd rather die like a man, than live like a coward — Tupac Shakur
For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and, if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.
Gangsta Rap Quotes
If the truth is told, the youth can grow
Then learn to survive until they gain control
Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes
Read more learn more, change the globe — Nas
Everybody’s at war with different things…I’m at war with my own heart sometimes. — Tupac Shakur
Gangsta rappers can't fight, so they rap about guns. — Sean Price
Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence.
To me, the 90's signaled the end of glam rock, the beginning of gangsta rap, and hopefully the beginning and end of boy bands. — Shane West
But, Eminem... No, I've loved rap for a long time, especially when it got out of its first period and became this gangsta rap, ya know this heavy rap thing? That's when I started to fall in love with it. I loved the lyrics. I loved the beat. — Alan Vega
I'm not a gangsta rapper. I rap about things that happen to me. I got shot five times. People was trying to kill me. — Tupac Shakur
There comes a point in your life when you need to stop reading other people's book and write your own.
I bet Eazy E is turning over in his grave,
to see that some of ya'll done made gangsta rap gay — DJ Quik
I believe a lot in gangsta rap, I see in it a lot of positive things as it is. I believe it is only about doing politicization work. Revolutionary change will come from there, it won't come from conscious rap. — Bocafloja
Everything I do is going to be gangsta rap, street based, street oriented... I'm from Gary, Indiana, and everybody's damn near at the poverty level. — Freddie Gibbs
If the KKK was smart enough, they would've created gangsta rap because it's such a caricature of black culture and black masculinity. — Jackson Katz
Never surrender, it's all about the faith you got: don't ever stop, just push it 'till you hit the top and if you drop, at least you know you gave your all to be true to you, that way you can never fall — Tupac Shakur
All the Hennessy and weed can't hide, the pain i feel inside, its like I'm living just to die. — Tupac Shakur
Life's a wheel of fortune and it's my chance to spin it. — Tupac Shakur
No one knows my Struggle, they only see the Trouble. Not knowing it's hard to carry on when, No one loves you. — Tupac Shakur
What doesn’t kill me can only make me stronger — Kid Ink
Why am I fighting to live, If I am just living to fight Why am I trying to see. When there aint nothing in sight Why am I trying to give, When no one gives me a try Why am I dying to live, If I am just living to die? — Tupac Shakur
That which does not kill me can only make me stronger. — Tupac Shakur
I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world. — Tupac Shakur
Thug Life to me is dead. — Tupac Shakur
I believe that everything that you do bad comes back to you. So everything that I do that's bad, I'm going to suffer from it. But in my mind, I believe what I'm doing is right. So I feel like I'm going to heaven — Tupac Shakur
This fast life soon shatters, cause after all the lights and screams, nothing but my dreams matter. — Tupac Shakur
Thug Life hit me like the Holy ghost. — Tupac Shakur
So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at times, I once contemplated suicide and woulda tried, but when I held that nine, all I could see was my mama's eyes, no one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble, not knowing it's hard to carry on when no one loves you. — Tupac Shakur
Life give to you what you gave to it. So give your best. — Tupac Shakur
Driving by my ambitions, desire higher positions, to see eternally and my mission, to be more than just a rap musician. — Tupac Shakur
Now up and atom it's on, I was raised to be strong, and mama told me be a thug since the day I was born. The fame was a plot to try a change me, and what's strange is nobody knew my name. — Tupac Shakur
This duo inside of me causes the perfect opportunity to live and learn twice as fast as those who choose to accept simplicity. — Tupac Shakur
That that don't kill me, can only make me stronger. — Kanye West
Since I only got one life to ive, God forgive me for my sins, let me make it and i'll never steal again, or deal again, my only friend is my misery. Wantin revenge for the agony they did to me. — Tupac Shakur
I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal. But more like angels with broken wings. — Tupac Shakur
God come save the youth, Ain't nothin else to do but have faith in you, Dear Lord I live the life of a Thug, hope you understand Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand. — Tupac Shakur
I didn't introduce thug life to America. Thug life is America. I don't get why the whole world is fearing me. I am scared, but so are they. It's like I am having a panic attack cause I have 15,000 people wanting to do what I want, listing to everything I say. — Tupac Shakur
Of course I'm going to say "I'm a thug" that's because I came from the GUTTER and I'm still HERE! — Tupac Shakur
Everybody against me. Why? Why me? I have not brought violence to you. I have not brought Thug Life to America. I didn't create Thug Life. I diagnosed it. — Tupac Shakur
Life in the pen ain't for me 'cos I'd rather die. — Tupac Shakur
My first words was thug for life and papa pass the mack — Tupac Shakur
Look, I play all these tough guys and thugs and strong, complex characters. In real life, I am a cringing, neurotic Jewish mess. Can't I for once play that on stage? — Jason Isaacs
That's a trick question Peter. It's real-life. Master P is a thug. He's poppin' everybody. — Machine Gun Kelly
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