Quotes About Influence

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.

I fell in love with hip-hop a little bit late; I grew up on Another Bad Creation and Kris Kross. But my mom got me a TV in my room, and I remember seeing Biggie's 'Give Me One More Chance,' and I was like, 'Oh, this is how a house party looks!' I really, really fell in love with it when Tupac created 'Dear Mama.'

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.

My dad did not play Biggie or Tupac, so I had never heard it.

Tupac was the first artist that I really related to.

Before I got signed to Bad Boy, I grew up listening to Snoop and Tupac and my hood was all Tupac driven.

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.

My dad had Tupac playing all the time.

When I was 10 years old my mom used to play Tupac while she cleaned the house.

I don't know rap. I can't tell you a Tupac song. But you put on some go-go, and I'll know it word-for-word. That's why I feel like I got my own sound - or a D.C. sound.

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

'Dear Mama' is my favorite song from Tupac, man. It touches you, and I think that that's the most important thing with music.

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.

I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls.

When Tupac came out, my writing changed for sure. I learned from it. It was a cultural thing.

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.

When I was running away, I didn't have somebody there to help me run away. All I had was DMX's voice or Eminem's voice or Tupac's voice.

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.

When I became older and started to become more in tune with my political leanings, there was a disconnect between the feminist in me and the hip hop side of me, and I don't know if, in some way, those influences are also present in Tupac's work.