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title: "18 Black Quotes By Tupac Shakur"
description: "18 Black quotes by Tupac Shakur. Plus more from Tupac Shakur and more Black sayings from other authors."
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> [If you're a black man, they really call you out and have you deal with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/if-you-re-a-black-man-they-really-call-you-out-and-have-you-deal-with/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [There ain't nothin' like a Black woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/there-ain-t-nothin-like-a-black-woman/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [Even as a dope fiend mama. You always was a black queen mama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/even-as-a-dope-fiend-mama-you-always-was-a-black-queen-mama/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [It aint about black or white cause we're human](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/it-aint-about-black-or-white-cause-we-re-human/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing to me, He had me feelin' like black was the thing to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-remember-marvin-gaye-used-to-sing-to-me-he-had-me-feelin-like-black/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [Tupac the son of the Black Panther, and Tupac the rider. Those are the two people inside of me. I was raised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/tupac-the-son-of-the-black-panther-and-tupac-the-rider-those-are-the/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [I find any great man, black or white, I'm going to study him, learn him so he can't be great to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-find-any-great-man-black-or-white-i-m-going-to-study-him-learn-him/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [It's a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/it-s-a-struggle-for-every-young-black-man-you-know-how-it-is-only-god/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [I guess cause i'm black boy, I'm supposed to say 'peace', sing songs, and get capped on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-guess-cause-i-m-black-boy-i-m-supposed-to-say-peace-sing-songs-and/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [I feel like Black Jesus got his hands on me and guides me through life to put me where I'm supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-feel-like-black-jesus-got-his-hands-on-me-and-guides-me-through/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [It's no longer a fad to be down for the young Black male. Everybody wants to go past. Like the gangster stuff,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/it-s-no-longer-a-fad-to-be-down-for-the-young-black-male-everybody/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [When the charge first came up, I hated black women. Then, going to trial, I started seeing the black women that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/when-the-charge-first-came-up-i-hated-black-women-then-going-to-trial/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [My mother was a woman. A black woman. A single mother. Raising two kids on her own. So she was dark skinned.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/my-mother-was-a-woman-a-black-woman-a-single-mother-raising-two-kids/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [I'm responsible for what i did. I'm not responible for what every black male did. Yes! I call myself a THUG, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-m-responsible-for-what-i-did-i-m-not-responible-for-what-every/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [The same crime element that white people are scared of black people are scared of. While they waiting for legislation to pass,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/the-same-crime-element-that-white-people-are-scared-of-black-people/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [A lot of people, black, white, mexican, young or old, fat or skinny have a problem being true to they self. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/a-lot-of-people-black-white-mexican-young-or-old-fat-or-skinny-have-a/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [All B.S. aside, it all comes down to... we got to survive. I mean, even warriors put their spears down on Sundays.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/all-b-s-aside-it-all-comes-down-to-we-got-to-survive-i-mean-even/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [In USA, a black man only have like five years we can exhibit maximum strength, and that's right now while you a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/in-usa-a-black-man-only-have-like-five-years-we-can-exhibit-maximum/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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## Other authors on Black

## More by 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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/this-duo-inside-of-me-causes-the-perfect-opportunity-to-live-and/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [It's a constant man-ego-check going on in the streets, in this world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/it-s-a-constant-man-ego-check-going-on-in-the-streets-in-this-world/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [When an angel comes down and takes me away, memories of me and my songs will always stay until the end of time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/when-an-angel-comes-down-and-takes-me-away-memories-of-me-and-my/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [My mother taught me three things, respect, knowledge-search for knowledge, it's an eternal journey. That's like my hair-cut, the line, 360 degrees, find knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/my-mother-taught-me-three-things-respect-knowledge-search-for/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [I' ve been shot five times but I'm still breathing living proof there a god if you need a reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-ve-been-shot-five-times-but-i-m-still-breathing-living-proof-there/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [I wanna take your misery, replace it with happiness but I need your faith in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-wanna-take-your-misery-replace-it-with-happiness-but-i-need-your/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-didn-t-introduce-thug-life-to-america-thug-life-is-america-i-don-t/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [Sometimes I sit and look at life from a different angle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/sometimes-i-sit-and-look-at-life-from-a-different-angle/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [Everything bad you do comes back around to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/everything-bad-you-do-comes-back-around-to-you/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [I just spent 11 and a half months in a maximum-security jail, got shot five times, and was wrongly convicted of a crime I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-just-spent-11-and-a-half-months-in-a-maximum-security-jail-got-shot/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [It's like if you plant something in the concrete and if it grow and the rose petal got all kinda scratches and marks, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/it-s-like-if-you-plant-something-in-the-concrete-and-if-it-grow-and/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [Every female wanna come up to me and show me how much they're not attracted to me... these minority women... they're the only women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/every-female-wanna-come-up-to-me-and-show-me-how-much-they-re-not/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [I'm 100 percent original, and that's what got me here. My rap music is more understandable, slower. It tells a story. You can write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/i-m-100-percent-original-and-that-s-what-got-me-here-my-rap-music-is/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [This time the truth's gettin told, heard enough lies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/this-time-the-truth-s-gettin-told-heard-enough-lies/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

> [If that's what the court can do, then punish me more then I've been punished already.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/if-that-s-what-the-court-can-do-then-punish-me-more-then-i-ve-been/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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