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When I Say ' Thug' I Mean Not A Criminal, Someone Who Beats You Over The Head, I Mean The Underdog. You Could Have Two People- One Person Has Everything He Needs To Succeed And One Person Has Nothing. If The Person Who Has Nothing Succeeds, He's A Thug. Cuz He Overcame All The Obstacles.

-Tupac Shakur

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Tupac Shakur

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When I Say ' Thug' I Mean Not A Criminal, Someone Who Beats You Over The Head, I Mean The Underdog. You Could Have Two People- One Person Has Everything He Needs To Succeed And One Person Has Nothing. If The Person Who Has Nothing Succeeds, He's A Thug. Cuz He Overcame All The Obstacles.

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