The official "What Did 2Pac Mean?" thread!

[deepa_316]

wot does pac mean in never had a freind like me in the corus "Nobody Knows Where We'll Be"

 

[Bender]

'I loved all who were positive in the event of my demise.'

Is this line expressing that He (Tupac) had love for those who wanted to see him dead?

Tupacs killers, no doubt, would have looked upon him gone as a positive thing.

 

[Maverick]

^hes talking like hes already dead, cuz he thought he was soon to die, which he did, and its like a message to everyone, saying he loves who are positive in the event of his demise, like basically sayin he dont want everyone to dwell upon him after he's dead, he wants to "live forever"

 

[psychol1982]

If I Die Tonite:
- ''They say pussy and paper is poetry, power and pistols''

I was always wondering about the meaning of that phrase. One member of this board explained it to me this way:
''im not sure but if i was to guess at it i would say people say women and money is poetry like its only something you read about? like a fantasy? power and pistols meaning if u get both then you are powerful? i don't know its a good but very very confusing statement ''

- ''Evadin' the playa-hatin tricks, while hittin switches '' ?

And from R U Still Down:
- ''I didn't have to run, now I'm duckin from the gun yellin, 'One-Time' - what does it mean here?

also you got ''One Time'' in Str8 Ballin
- ''Hey nigga can I lay low, cook some yay-yo
Holla "one-time" when I say so''

Anyone got the idea?

 

[Dante]

If I Die Tonite:
- ''They say pussy and paper is poetry, power and pistols''

I was always wondering about the meaning of that phrase. One member of this board explained it to me this way:
''im not sure but if i was to guess at it i would say people say women and money is poetry like its only something you read about? like a fantasy? power and pistols meaning if u get both then you are powerful? i don't know its a good but very very confusing statement ''

- ''Evadin' the playa-hatin tricks, while hittin switches '' ?

And from R U Still Down:
- ''I didn't have to run, now I'm duckin from the gun yellin, 'One-Time' - what does it mean here?

also you got ''One Time'' in Str8 Ballin
- ''Hey nigga can I lay low, cook some yay-yo
Holla "one-time" when I say so''

Anyone got the idea?

1. as for the pussy, paper, poetry, power, pistols read this thread.
2. hittin switches is activating the hydrolics of a low rider
3. one time is slang for police. he's yelling as a warning to his friends.
4. again, he wants his friends to yell one time when they see the police since he's slanging dope.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

If I Die Tonite:
- ''They say pussy and paper is poetry, power and pistols''

I was always wondering about the meaning of that phrase. One member of this board explained it to me this way:
''im not sure but if i was to guess at it i would say people say women and money is poetry like its only something you read about? like a fantasy? power and pistols meaning if u get both then you are powerful? i don't know its a good but very very confusing statement ''

This has been explained before, but I'll give my interpretation. Firstly, Pac was just trying to use alliteration--using the same letter for a lot of words consecutively (P). And since Pac wasn't the greatest at using those types of poetic tools (especially in his work before he went to prison), the stuff doesn't always make perfect sense. But I interpret that quote as the two things that we want... sex (pussy) and money (paper)... and they can be acquired through fame (poetry), being politically or socially influential (power), or just being gangsta (pistols). Ironically, Pac had a good grasp of all of these things during his career.

 

[EriMakaveli]

Kadafi from Who Do You Believe In:

"Talk to my baby girl, give me the word on what she heard
One of the grimmies is snitchin, ?Diamond a stool pigeon? I talked to him
He said he didn't, ?my man said he did, in fact he's sure
Cause he just came home off of bail?"

Could someone explain what kadafi is saying in that whole quotation but mainly the bolded parts.

 

[Cooper]

a stool pigeon
a person, especially a criminal, who secretly gives information to the police in order to help them catch other criminals.

Basically talking about a guy snitching, him denying it and some other guy saying he did (just came home off of bail...assumed he was arrested due to the snitch)


quality verse

 

[Nick]

This has been explained before, but I'll give my interpretation. Firstly, Pac was just trying to use alliteration--using the same letter for a lot of words consecutively (P). And since Pac wasn't the greatest at using those types of poetic tools (especially in his work before he went to prison), the stuff doesn't always make perfect sense. But I interpret that quote has the two things that we want... sex (pussy) and money (paper)... and they can be acquired through fame (poetry), being politically or socially influential (power), or just being gangsta (pistols). Ironically, Pac had a good grasp of all of these things during his career.

Nice interpretation :thumb:

 

[tupactip]

what spreading peanutbutter on the wall mean

 

[psychol1982]

thanks for response ya'll

Pour Out A Little Liquor

I was a fool, I'll play that motherfucker for a toooollll man

Fuck Friends

let my pedigree breed briefly

Staring Thru My Rearview

I couldn't find correctly transcribed verse with those words

''Turn eighteen, ?roll my well and lockup?
Burnt my body with my shotty, or chosin my doughSo while you reminiscin all nights out with the crew
Smoke a blunt for me too, I'm starin through your rearview

and one more thing:
from Ghetto Star
Apparently they wasn't sucker free
Cause I had all them wanna be thugs niggas in protective custody

 

[GhostOfRazgriz]

thanks for response ya'll

Pour Out A Little Liquor

I was a fool, I'll play that motherfucker for a toooollll man

Fuck Friends

let my pedigree breed briefly

Staring Thru My Rearview

I couldn't find correctly transcribed verse with those words

''Turn eighteen, ?roll my well and lockup?
Burnt my body with my shotty, or chosin my doughSo while you reminiscin all nights out with the crew
Smoke a blunt for me too, I'm starin through your rearview

and one more thing:
from Ghetto Star
Apparently they wasn't sucker free
Cause I had all them wanna be thugs niggas in protective custody

apparently the wasnt sucker free means apparently they were composed of suckers or they were suckers protective custody is kinda like witsec so it has soemthing to do with snitchign and what not.

 

[Morris]

''Turn eighteen, ?roll my well and lockup?
Burnt my body with my shotty, or chosin my dough

Yak's lyrics are "Turn 18, burn my will when I go. Burn my body with my shotty, all jewels and my dough."

Now does it make sense? Definitely one of Yak's best verses, especially from a flow standpoint.

 

[EDouble]

Kadafi from Who Do You Believe In:

"Talk to my baby girl, give me the word on what she heard
One of the grimmies is snitchin, ?Diamond a stool pigeon? I talked to him
He said he didn't, ?my man said he did, in fact he's sure
Cause he just came home off of bail?"

Could someone explain what kadafi is saying in that whole quotation but mainly the bolded parts.

wat the other guy said...& my shit's all scratched up now but wasnt it 'just came home off a bid' not bail?

 

[GhostOfRazgriz]

what does it mean when pac or outlawz say in various songs "let me see a niggaz nuts hang"?

 

[EDouble]

Edit on my last shit lmao i just thought bout it it was actualy bail not bid on who do u believe... Wouldnt make sense if it was.

Yak's lyrics are "Turn 18, burn my will when I go. Burn my body with my shotty, all jewels and my dough."

Now does it make sense? Definitely one of Yak's best verses, especially from a flow standpoint.

:thumb:

 

[Cooper]

Yak's lyrics are "Turn 18, burn my will when I go. Burn my body with my shotty, all jewels and my dough."

Thought it was ...*?rollin?* when will i go?

 

[Morris]

^ It sounds pretty plain to me that it's "burn my will when I go," which also explains why Yak says to burn everything else with him when he dies (as he'd no longer need a will).

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

what does it mean when pac or outlawz say in various songs "let me see a niggaz nuts hang"?

I don't remember the exact interpretation, but I remember it being something about guns, like maybe either pulling out your guns or shooting them. Kind of like seeing if someone's got the balls to do it... if he's a man (nuts hanging) or if he's just a little boy (nuts haven't dropped). Bone Thugs used to say this phrase a lot.

 

[big man]

what spreading peanutbutter on the wall mean

aye thats wit i want tae know aswell!