Coast Quote by Tyga

I didn't get into Tupac [Shakur] until a little later, once I started understanding rap and people's stories. Eminem was the first rapper that…

— Tyga

I've always been a huge Tupac fan, and I often listen to him for inspiration or when I'm stuck.

— Angie Thomas

I grew up listening to a lot of 2Pac and a lot of East Coast, West Coast rap; Bad Boy, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown,…

— Saweetie

I'm not really interested in anybody, that's why I started rapping. I'm still a fan of Tupac. That's the only rapper that I'm still…

— Spencer Pratt

I started listening to rap music in 2012 or something, because that was when I started becoming friends with American people, and they showed…

— Rich Brian

As far as Rap goes Tupac was my favorite, I used to sing some of his songs in my set before I ever met…

— Michael Tolcher

You got some people who try to make music just for fun and mess around with it. But I really study music and rappers…

— Marvin Bagley III

When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers.

— Ice T

Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap.

— Moshe Kasher

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

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

I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls.

— Paul Pierce