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

[B-art]

''Puffy, lets be honest, you a punk or you will see me with gloves'' from against all odds. What did he mean?

Pac challenged Puffy to box him in the ring,with audience and cameras and shit,but Puffy never responded..

 

[Dante]

what does pac mean when he says in under pressure
am I sick ?
cause i'm addicted to get splifted
wat does splifted mean?????

lifted or splifted means getting high from a spliff (joint), which we know that pac did every now and again

 

[Zero Cool]

Pac challenged Puffy to box him in the ring,with audience and cameras and shit,but Puffy never responded..

LMAO. Puffy would have gotten crushed.

 

[psychol1982]

Soon As I Get Home

verse 2 - end - Tupac
''it's padlocks in my socks, steel from the bed dreams, I touch 'em with thug love,and then let they hate bring

Is this correctly transcribed?
If yes what are:

2.steel from the dreams - is he referring to the 'padlocks' about which he dreamnt?
3. touch'em - touch who ? other prisoners? guards?

verse 3 kadafi

Since you been gone my whole life's been like a game a (of) cee-lo' - is this the same as playing blind man's buff?

 

[cookies]

by touch'em i believe he means kill em, kill his enemies

cant help with the rest, if only i was a hood nigga.

 

[Dante]

Soon As I Get Home
verse 2 - end - Tupac
''it's padlocks in my socks, steel from the bed dreams, I touch 'em with thug love,and then let they hate bring

Is this correctly transcribed?
If yes what are:

2.steel from the dreams - is he referring to the 'padlocks' about which he dreamnt?
3. touch'em - touch who ? other prisoners? guards?

verse 3 kadafi

Since you been gone my whole life's been like a game a (of) cee-lo' - is this the same as playing blind man's buff?

haven't listened to soon as i get home for a minute, but my two cents:

"padlocks in my socks, steal from the bed springs..."
in prison everything is locked down. prisoners make weapons out of literally everything. pac is referring to stealing (or picking and then stealing) padlocks, which are used as weapons when placed inside a pillow case or a sock. pac will assault (or "touch") the c.o.'s (care/county officers) with his weapon.

cee-lo is a gambling game played on the street (like craps). the objective is to hit 4,5,6. yaki is saying that his life has been a gamble since his partner had been locked up.

 

[psychol1982]

once again: big thanks Dante and everybody who helped

yet another one:
''I shed tattoo tears and couldn't sleep''

what does it mean? to shed tatoo tears? Does this mean that he shed tears not because of sadness or feelings but more like that ones when you shed during tatoo making - without feelings or something?

 

[cookies]

^^thats a good one iv never really understood the term tattoo tears though i have a vague idea.,

 

[Dante]

once again: big thanks Dante and everybody who helped

yet another one:
''I shed tattoo tears and couldn't sleep''

what does it mean? to shed tatoo tears? Does this mean that he shed tears not because of sadness or feelings but more like that ones when you shed during tatoo making - without feelings or something?

pac's use of the term tattoo tears is regarding constant sorrow such that tears are always on one's face (which is analogous to a tattoo).

interestingly, tattoo tears in the prison population mean something completely different. jailhouse teardrop tattoos under one's eye signifies a jailhouse murder while incarcerated. one drop per body.

 

[psychol1982]

from Thugz Mansion:

''We still visualize places
That we could roll a piece - mean: bring a gun?
And in my minds eye
I see this place the players go and pass it''

 

[Mongol]

from Thugz Mansion:

''We still visualize places
That we could roll a piece - mean: bring a gun?
And in my minds eye
I see this place the players go and pass it''

I think its "we could roll in peace"!

 

[kanyeSouth]

yeah, either the enemy thing or scoping women.

i always thought he means using the binoucolars to "see" what's really going on cause later in song he says "but in real life they yo enemies" and such stuff. so using them binocs to get a clearer picture of what's going on. that scooping woment thing doesnt relly fit to the song imo.

Can anybody give me them Binocs and get me a clearer picture bout htat?

 

[psychol1982]

I think its "we could roll in peace"!

Another error in lyricis... Thanks for clearing it up Mongol

 

[HiGhTillDeaTH]

on the song hes says "the youth turn the streets into a piece of babe ruth".... whats that mean?

 

[Dante]

lol
come on, man! you're american. there's no excuse.

beruit not babe ruth. put the crack down.

seriously, why listen to the music if you don't even get the basic concepts?

 

[bigmack]

on the song hes says "the youth turn the streets into a piece of babe ruth".... whats that mean?

the streets turn into a piece of chocolate?

or perhaps a baseball player?

Babe Ruth

lol too funny

 

[Mongol]

Dying to Live version starts of with

It's on me
But still I'm havin, memories of high speed when the cops crashed
As I laugh, pushin the gas when my glocks blast.

was this put in there or its from original as well?

 

[Dante]

"it's on me" was an added interview clip

 

[Mongol]

"it's on me" was an added interview clip

do you know why it was added? what did producer intended with this addition?

also can you please tell me what interview?

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

do you know why it was added? what did producer intended with this addition?

Eminem had some ideas for a lot of Pac songs that ended up being not-so-good ideas.