Ghetto Quote by Boosie

What 2Pac did to me is he touched me with his music.

— Boosie

I was so obsessed with 2Pac. He was one of the first rappers I heard. "Dear Mama" was one of the first tracks I…

— Shwayze

He made you feel like you knew him. I think that honestly, 2pac was the greatest songwriter that ever lived. He made it seem…

— Eminem

Rap got me out of the hood. Rap got me out of Houston and helped me to see the world.

— Chamillionaire

A lot of people in my era didn't grow up on 2Pac, they grew up on me.

— Boosie

He's been my number one influence. If you say Tupac didn't influence you, then you don't really need to be rapping because nobody evokes…

— Freddie Gibbs

Rap was my drug.

— Eminem

Nas always been my favorite rapper, but 50 Cent, he changed my way of thinking about music 'cause he was so detailed in his…

— Schoolboy Q

When I first heard rap, I wasn't quick to be critical. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but I had a feeling it…

— Casey Kasem

2Pac was a homie, y'know, we met him through the Digital Underground squad.

— B-Real

I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z, Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty, B.I.G. &…

— Ab-Soul

We didn't have any problem with 2Pac. We liked his music.

— Prodigy