Tupac Shakur

I feel like a tragic hero. I'm a hero in a tragedy.

I'm a natural born hustler. I don't know how to do anything else. I don't know how to be anything else.

I would rather be a street sweeper, if I was honest, than to be a king and lie.

My only fear of death is coming back reincarnated.

I'm not a perfectionist. I'm a realist. I'm scared.

I don't have no fear of death. My only fear is coming back to earth in the same condition I left.

I just want to be successful. I don't want to be a celebrity. I want to be a legend.

I'm a young Black male who's trying to make a difference in the world and I'm not afraid to die for it.

I'm not a killer, I'm a poet.

I'm not a role model. I'm a human being.

I'm not a saint. I'm a sinner. But I'm also a revolutionary.

I'm not a gangster. I'm an artist.

I don't wanna be a thug. I just wanna be a man.

I'm a reflection of the community. I'm a product of my environment.

I'm a walking contradiction. I'm a walking paradox.

I'm a ghetto poet. I'm a ghetto philosopher.

I'm a soldier. I'm a warrior. I'm a revolutionary.

I'm a survivor. I'm a thriver. I'm a believer.

I'm a dreamer. I'm a schemer. I'm a builder.

I'm a fighter. I'm a lover. I'm a friend.