Quotes About Legacy

Whatever else anyone says he was, he may have been. But Tupac really was a great American artist. The passage of time allows us to see things as they really are: We see the poetry; we see the personality; we see different sides.

No rapper in the world from Jay-Z to Tupac to Biggie has 100 percent love on everything they do.

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

I think that Tupac was the trendsetter, the high mark. What we hope his music will continue to do is to at least encourage people away from mediocrity, because he was not a mediocre artist. When he was alive, people competed. There was a lot of competition, and a lot of the artists were better for it.

I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that Tupac's entire body of work is made available for his fans.

I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he's been gone than they did when he was here.

Believe or not, love me or hate me, YoungBoy is Tupac, man.

The thing is, I've always wanted to be a star. I've always wanted to be an Elvis Presley or a Tupac - like, a huge icon.

They use all of the music that I did in the '50s, '60s and the '70s behind people like Tupac and LL Cool J. I'm into all that stuff.

I went to Baltimore School of the Arts, which is known for discovering Tupac and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Tupac has always been somebody who represented a higher consciousness of what it means on both sides of the coin to be black in America. He and Prince were leaders who moved to the beat of their own drum, and I can only hope to follow in their footsteps.

Tupac is huge; he's an inspiration. Arguably, he's probably the biggest, most analyzed and loved artist of all time.

Everybody has the Tupac that they admire. Certain people love the hip-hop person, the rapper. Strictly just the rapper. A lot of people, the newfound Tupac fans... they're into Death Row-era Tupac. But that was only nine months!

I enjoy Tupac's music. I enjoy Tupac.

You've got a lot of Tupac clones, but I don't think I'm one of them. I just think I give people a little piece of the feeling he gave them.

Tupac is definitely a legend.

I wanted to be like Tupac.

It's all about the family tree, there's a family tree. You know Melly Mel birthed KRS-One, KRS-One I think birthed Tupac.

I only like people to know what I want them to know. People didn't know what Tupac was doing. That's why he was so iconic.

My fondest memory of Tupac is my father producing 'Toss It Up' for him when I was 7 years old and hearing that.

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

Tupac is definitely an icon. There'll never be another Tupac, so I'm not gonna ever, ever try to fill those shoes. I'm just gonna stay in my lane and be the best me that I can be.

Me and Tupac were long-time friends.

When I was growing up, it was 'All Eyes On Me' by Tupac and 'Doggy Style' by Snoop Dogg. I've met Snoop and he's the best. They say you shouldn't meet your idol - that definitely doesn't apply to him.