1516:
32:
140:
1504:
1492:
294:
Big Syke was a Crips gang member and
Macadoshis was a drug dealer during the 1990s. Tupac, Randy "Stretch" Walker and Princess Mel formed Thug Life in 1992 with Tyruss "Little Psycho" Himes. They recorded a song also titled "Thug Life". Soon Little Psycho joined the group, under the name Syke. Later
285:
According to Tupac Shakur, the name refers to the acronym: "The Hate U Gave Little
Infants, Fuck Everybody".§ It represents the idea that the racism and marginalization experienced by black youth ends up negatively affecting society.
1025:
570:
1260:
698:
1576:
652:
1425:
472:
1078:
748:
1536:
332:
Tupac performed "Out on Bail" at the 1994 Source Awards. The album was originally released on Shakur's label Out da Gutta. Tupac's mother's label,
139:
1541:
1440:
1071:
1064:
565:
540:
631:
1566:
1115:
1546:
1189:
755:
741:
341:
49:
840:
115:
927:
856:
762:
1136:
1043:
1011:
849:
793:
96:
1278:
638:
53:
68:
1571:
1454:
1482:
1561:
599:
75:
1551:
1057:
913:
816:
1175:
1108:
832:
824:
533:
323:
20:
42:
983:
82:
560:
319:
723:
64:
295:
Macadoshis and The Rated R joined the group. They signed with
Interscope Records and recorded an LP titled
1556:
1430:
1168:
899:
575:
1468:
1445:
1317:
1235:
1018:
526:
997:
1520:
1310:
1182:
1143:
1122:
920:
645:
606:
1390:
1303:
948:
881:
769:
401:
333:
311:
273:
1085:
969:
808:
200:
161:
1420:
1344:
1296:
1242:
1150:
906:
666:
442:
89:
1496:
1435:
1203:
1099:
990:
863:
716:
205:
1339:
976:
934:
498:
1405:
1364:
1228:
941:
613:
592:
376:
268:
236:
1530:
1410:
1400:
1354:
1210:
1196:
1129:
1092:
962:
802:
673:
256:
1508:
1461:
1395:
776:
549:
360:
260:
226:
1369:
1349:
1334:
1050:
659:
166:
31:
1004:
422:
473:"Busta Rhymes Says Tupac Dissing A Tribe Called Quest Was A Misunderstanding"
955:
691:
455:
1359:
459:
370:
264:
231:
1385:
427:
171:
144:
From left to right: Big Syke, Mopreme, 2Pac, Macadoshis, The Rated R
339:
The track "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" appeared on Tupac's 1998
271:, Macadoshis, and The Rated R. They released one album, 1994's
522:
518:
299:. Tupac's stepbrother, Mopreme Shakur, later joined the group.
25:
329:, released six months earlier), which was a Tupac solo song.
19:
This article is about the hip hop group. For other uses, see
443:"Here's How Tupac and THUG LIFE Inspired the Hate U Give"
351:
had sold 478,419 copies in the United States as of 2011.
1455:
Unsolved: The
Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
1480:
1378:
1327:
1288:
1270:
1252:
1220:
1160:
1035:
891:
873:
786:
733:
708:
683:
623:
584:
379:(a.k.a. Mocedes, The Wycked, Komani or Mo' Khomani)
218:
214:
190:
180:
154:
149:
130:
56:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
534:
373:(a.k.a. Little Psycho or Mussolini) (d. 2016)
8:
405:(1994) #42 Billboard 200; #6 R&B/Hip-Hop
336:, has since gained the rights to the album.
541:
527:
519:
138:
127:
116:Learn how and when to remove this message
1487:
499:"Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography - XXL"
471:Aqua Blanco, Alvin (9 September 2012).
414:
385:The Rated R (a.k.a. Super Star, Runner)
382:Macadoshis (a.k.a. The Original Mac 10)
1441:Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts
1426:East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry
632:The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
7:
749:Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988–1991
322:" (which originally appeared on the
54:adding citations to reliable sources
1072:Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)
756:The Prophet: The Best of the Works
14:
1577:1993 establishments in California
1514:
1502:
1490:
1261:The Rose That Grew from Concrete
1116:One Day at a Time (Em's Version)
857:The Rose That Grew from Concrete
318:The first single and video was "
30:
1537:African-American musical groups
1044:I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto
850:A 2Pac Tribute: Dare 2 Struggle
41:needs additional citations for
1542:Hip hop groups from California
1:
639:R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
277:, before disbanding in 1995.
600:Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
364:
1593:
1567:Interscope Records artists
699:Live at the House of Blues
423:"Tupac explains thug life"
18:
1547:West Coast hip hop groups
984:2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
556:
137:
320:Pour Out a Little Liquor
259:group that consisted of
1176:Runnin' from tha Police
1109:Runnin' (Dying to Live)
1012:To Live & Die in LA
724:Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2
309:On September 26, 1994,
571:Awards and nominations
150:Background information
65:"Thug Life" group
16:American hip hop group
1469:Taylor Made Freestyle
1079:Until the End of Time
653:Until the End of Time
1572:Jive Records artists
1311:Tupac: Assassination
1279:Holler If Ya Hear Me
1183:Ambitionz az a Ridah
1123:Thugs Get Lonely Too
1026:Wanted Dead or Alive
921:Holler If Ya Hear Me
607:Me Against the World
50:improve this article
1562:Hip hop collectives
1431:Niccolò Machiavelli
1391:Digital Underground
1304:Tupac: Resurrection
1169:I Don't Give a Fuck
949:Cradle to the Grave
900:Brenda's Got a Baby
795:Nothing but Trouble
770:The Prophet Returns
763:Tupac: Resurrection
505:. 16 September 2011
402:Thug Life, Volume I
349:Thug Life, Volume I
334:Amaru Entertainment
312:Thug Life, Volume I
304:Thug Life, Volume I
297:Thug Life, Volume I
274:Thug Life, Volume I
1552:Gangsta rap groups
1297:Biggie & Tupac
1086:Letter 2 My Unborn
1065:Unconditional Love
1036:Posthumous singles
998:I Ain't Mad at Cha
734:Compilation albums
162:West Coast hip hop
1478:
1477:
1421:Death Row Records
1243:Playa Cardz Right
1151:Playa Cardz Right
907:If My Homie Calls
667:Loyal to the Game
624:Posthumous albums
250:
249:
126:
125:
118:
100:
1584:
1519:
1518:
1517:
1507:
1506:
1505:
1495:
1494:
1493:
1486:
1436:Orlando Anderson
1379:Related articles
1221:Featured singles
1204:Are U Still Down
1104:
991:How Do U Want It
882:Don't Go 2 Sleep
864:The Rose, Vol. 2
717:Nu-Mixx Klazzics
543:
536:
529:
520:
514:
513:
511:
510:
495:
489:
488:
486:
484:
468:
462:
453:
447:
446:
439:
433:
432:
419:
366:
255:was an American
221:
183:
142:
128:
121:
114:
110:
107:
101:
99:
58:
34:
26:
1592:
1591:
1587:
1586:
1585:
1583:
1582:
1581:
1527:
1526:
1525:
1515:
1513:
1503:
1501:
1491:
1489:
1481:
1479:
1474:
1374:
1323:
1284:
1266:
1248:
1216:
1156:
1102:
1031:
977:California Love
935:Keep Ya Head Up
887:
869:
782:
729:
704:
679:
619:
580:
552:
547:
517:
508:
506:
497:
496:
492:
482:
480:
479:. Hip Hop Wired
477:hiphopwired.com
470:
469:
465:
454:
450:
445:. 7 April 2017.
441:
440:
436:
421:
420:
416:
412:
397:
392:
357:
307:
292:
283:
219:
210:
181:
176:
145:
133:
122:
111:
105:
102:
59:
57:
47:
35:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1590:
1588:
1580:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1529:
1528:
1524:
1523:
1511:
1499:
1476:
1475:
1473:
1472:
1465:
1458:
1451:
1447:All Eyez on Me
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1406:Mopreme Shakur
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1331:
1329:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1292:
1290:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1282:
1274:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1256:
1254:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1246:
1239:
1232:
1229:Gotta Get Mine
1224:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1214:
1207:
1200:
1193:
1190:All Eyez on Me
1186:
1179:
1172:
1164:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1154:
1147:
1140:
1133:
1126:
1119:
1112:
1105:
1096:
1089:
1082:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1039:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
903:
895:
893:
889:
888:
886:
885:
877:
875:
874:Extended plays
871:
870:
868:
867:
860:
853:
846:
838:
830:
822:
818:Poetic Justice
814:
806:
799:
790:
788:
787:Related albums
784:
783:
781:
780:
773:
766:
759:
752:
745:
737:
735:
731:
730:
728:
727:
720:
712:
710:
706:
705:
703:
702:
695:
687:
685:
681:
680:
678:
677:
670:
663:
656:
649:
642:
635:
627:
625:
621:
620:
618:
617:
614:All Eyez on Me
610:
603:
596:
593:2Pacalypse Now
588:
586:
582:
581:
579:
578:
573:
568:
563:
557:
554:
553:
548:
546:
545:
538:
531:
523:
516:
515:
490:
463:
448:
434:
413:
411:
408:
407:
406:
396:
393:
391:
388:
387:
386:
383:
380:
377:Mopreme Shakur
374:
368:
356:
353:
315:was released.
306:
301:
291:
288:
282:
279:
248:
247:
246:
245:
242:
239:
237:Mopreme Shakur
234:
229:
222:
216:
215:
212:
211:
209:
208:
203:
198:
194:
192:
188:
187:
184:
178:
177:
175:
174:
169:
164:
158:
156:
152:
151:
147:
146:
143:
135:
134:
131:
124:
123:
106:September 2018
38:
36:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1589:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1557:G-funk groups
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1522:
1521:United States
1512:
1510:
1500:
1498:
1488:
1484:
1470:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1459:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1450:
1448:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1411:Mutulu Shakur
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1401:Assata Shakur
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1377:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1355:Hussein Fatal
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1330:
1326:
1320:
1319:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1308:
1306:
1305:
1301:
1299:
1298:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1289:Documentaries
1287:
1281:
1280:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1269:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1255:
1251:
1244:
1240:
1237:
1233:
1230:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1219:
1212:
1211:Panther Power
1208:
1205:
1201:
1198:
1194:
1191:
1187:
1184:
1180:
1177:
1173:
1170:
1166:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1152:
1148:
1145:
1141:
1138:
1134:
1131:
1130:Ghetto Gospel
1127:
1124:
1120:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1106:
1101:
1100:Still Ballin'
1097:
1094:
1093:Thugz Mansion
1090:
1087:
1083:
1080:
1076:
1073:
1069:
1066:
1062:
1059:
1055:
1052:
1048:
1045:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1009:
1006:
1002:
999:
995:
992:
988:
985:
981:
978:
974:
971:
967:
964:
963:So Many Tears
960:
957:
953:
950:
946:
943:
939:
936:
932:
929:
925:
922:
918:
915:
911:
908:
904:
901:
897:
896:
894:
890:
884:
883:
879:
878:
876:
872:
866:
865:
861:
859:
858:
854:
852:
851:
847:
845:
843:
839:
837:
835:
831:
829:
827:
826:Above the Rim
823:
821:
819:
815:
813:
811:
807:
805:
804:
803:Sons of the P
800:
798:
796:
792:
791:
789:
785:
779:
778:
774:
772:
771:
767:
765:
764:
760:
758:
757:
753:
751:
750:
746:
744:
743:
742:Greatest Hits
739:
738:
736:
732:
726:
725:
721:
719:
718:
714:
713:
711:
707:
701:
700:
696:
694:
693:
689:
688:
686:
682:
676:
675:
671:
669:
668:
664:
662:
661:
657:
655:
654:
650:
648:
647:
643:
641:
640:
636:
634:
633:
629:
628:
626:
622:
616:
615:
611:
609:
608:
604:
602:
601:
597:
595:
594:
590:
589:
587:
585:Studio albums
583:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
558:
555:
551:
544:
539:
537:
532:
530:
525:
524:
521:
504:
500:
494:
491:
478:
474:
467:
464:
461:
457:
452:
449:
444:
438:
435:
431:. 2007-06-11.
430:
429:
424:
418:
415:
409:
404:
403:
399:
398:
395:Studio albums
394:
389:
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
362:
359:
358:
354:
352:
350:
346:
344:
343:
342:Greatest Hits
337:
335:
330:
328:
326:
325:Above the Rim
321:
316:
314:
313:
305:
302:
300:
298:
289:
287:
280:
278:
276:
275:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
243:
240:
238:
235:
233:
230:
228:
225:
224:
223:
217:
213:
207:
204:
202:
199:
196:
195:
193:
189:
185:
179:
173:
170:
168:
165:
163:
160:
159:
157:
153:
148:
141:
136:
129:
120:
117:
109:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67: –
66:
62:
61:Find sources:
55:
51:
45:
44:
39:This article
37:
33:
28:
27:
22:
1462:City of Lies
1460:
1453:
1446:
1415:
1396:Afeni Shakur
1316:
1309:
1302:
1295:
1277:
1259:
928:I Get Around
880:
862:
855:
848:
844:(soundtrack)
842:Gang Related
841:
836:(soundtrack)
833:
828:(soundtrack)
825:
820:(soundtrack)
817:
812:(soundtrack)
809:
801:
797:(soundtrack)
794:
777:Best of 2Pac
775:
768:
761:
754:
747:
740:
722:
715:
709:Remix albums
697:
690:
672:
665:
658:
651:
646:Still I Rise
644:
637:
630:
612:
605:
598:
591:
550:Tupac Shakur
507:. Retrieved
502:
493:
481:. Retrieved
476:
466:
456:Big Syke bio
451:
437:
426:
417:
400:
361:Tupac Shakur
348:
347:
340:
338:
331:
324:
317:
310:
308:
303:
296:
293:
284:
272:
252:
251:
227:Tupac Shakur
220:Past members
197:Out da Gutta
182:Years active
112:
103:
93:
86:
79:
72:
60:
48:Please help
43:verification
40:
1370:Young Noble
1350:E.D.I. Mean
1335:Yaki Kadafi
1161:Other songs
1137:Untouchable
1051:Do for Love
970:Temptations
942:Papa'z Song
684:Live albums
660:Better Dayz
561:Discography
390:Discography
244:The Rated R
167:gangsta rap
1531:Categories
1197:Hit 'Em Up
1144:Pac's Life
1005:Toss It Up
834:Gridlock'd
674:Pac's Life
509:2021-01-18
410:References
327:soundtrack
241:Macadoshis
201:Interscope
76:newspapers
1497:Biography
1416:Thug Life
1360:Mussolini
1318:Dear Mama
1019:Hail Mary
956:Dear Mama
692:2Pac Live
483:8 January
281:Etymology
253:Thug Life
186:1993–1995
132:Thug Life
21:Thug life
1345:Napoleon
460:Allmusic
371:Big Syke
265:Big Syke
232:Big Syke
206:Atlantic
1483:Portals
1386:Outlawz
1328:Outlawz
1058:Changes
914:Trapped
892:Singles
503:XXL Mag
428:YouTube
355:Members
345:album.
290:History
269:Mopreme
257:hip hop
90:scholar
1449:(film)
1365:Komani
1340:Kastro
191:Labels
172:G-funk
155:Genres
92:
85:
78:
71:
63:
1509:Music
1271:Stage
1253:Books
1236:Smile
810:Juice
576:Death
566:Songs
367:1996)
97:JSTOR
83:books
485:2016
261:2Pac
69:news
458:at
52:by
1533::
501:.
475:.
425:.
365:d.
267:,
263:,
1485::
1471:"
1467:"
1245:"
1241:"
1238:"
1234:"
1231:"
1227:"
1213:"
1209:"
1206:"
1202:"
1199:"
1195:"
1192:"
1188:"
1185:"
1181:"
1178:"
1174:"
1171:"
1167:"
1153:"
1149:"
1146:"
1142:"
1139:"
1135:"
1132:"
1128:"
1125:"
1121:"
1118:"
1114:"
1111:"
1107:"
1103:"
1098:"
1095:"
1091:"
1088:"
1084:"
1081:"
1077:"
1074:"
1070:"
1067:"
1063:"
1060:"
1056:"
1053:"
1049:"
1046:"
1042:"
1028:"
1024:"
1021:"
1017:"
1014:"
1010:"
1007:"
1003:"
1000:"
996:"
993:"
989:"
986:"
982:"
979:"
975:"
972:"
968:"
965:"
961:"
958:"
954:"
951:"
947:"
944:"
940:"
937:"
933:"
930:"
926:"
923:"
919:"
916:"
912:"
909:"
905:"
902:"
898:"
542:e
535:t
528:v
512:.
487:.
363:(
119:)
113:(
108:)
104:(
94:·
87:·
80:·
73:·
46:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.