I Wanted To Be 2Pac When I Grew Up

The problem is, he was killed before he was given a chance to truly grow personally or grow up in general.

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The first 2Pac song I recall hearing was his rage-fueled, infamous diss track “Hit Em’ Up”, when I was roughly eight years old — and from the very first listen my mind was fucking blown. He had made a fan for life, in less than…