Feminist Quote by Zoe Buckman

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

I've always been a MC that wrote socially and politically aware songs, although I listen to all types of hip-hop. This time around I…

— Speech Debelle

Tupac has always been somebody who represented a higher consciousness of what it means on both sides of the coin to be black in…

— Kat Graham

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

— Angie Thomas

Tupac was actually pro-choice, which is fantastic. Of course, those moments in rap are few and far between.

— Zoe Buckman

Tupac was the first artist that I really related to.

— Christopher Jackson

My biggest influence is Tupac. He was a poet, and listening to Tupac is what inspired me to start rapping.

— Chanel West Coast

To be honest, that whole exchange with Crunk Feminist actually made me write the song because I realize there's a lot of young women…

— Talib Kweli

I would say Tupac influenced me the most to start rapping, but as far as a female icon that I've looked up to since…

— Chanel West Coast

My Mom and my Pops liked Tupac a lot.

— NLE Choppa

Growing up, you hear Tupac's music, it's kind of like... it goes without saying that everyone likes Tupac.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr

Tupac is my favorite artist, and he had mad style.

— Lewis Hamilton