Nelson A.Osuala[ 31 October 2016]
The famous Hollywood Gangster and late rapper, Tupac (Amoodu) Shakur, who is acclaimed to be a Nigerian, of Yoruba Origin wrote a letter of advise to the youths from prison.
The letter is credited to him and that it was written while he was in prison at New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility in the early years of 1995.
NHB garnered that the letter has since being auctioned and sold for $172,725 to an anonymous bidder.
According to our source, The four-page letter was addressed to his former Death row Records employee Nina Bhadreshwar, and was directed to be published for the youth to read..
It bears the title : “Is Thug Life Dead?”
I have considered it apposite to replicate the content here, premised upon the fact that it is to my mind- a true confession, filled with lessons & regrets- a must read; a supposed version of our Buhari's change mantra,(emphasis on "Change").
Below is an excerpt of the letter as culled from LIB:
“I did not begin thug life, I just personified it,”
“I couldn’t stop it if I tried but in my heart the thug n—- has advanced 2 be a Boss Playa.
So No Thug Life is Not Dead but in my heart it is. If U are sharp u will learn from this.”
“I want all my homeiez 2 realize there is another level it takes heart and courage 2 stand alone face the demons and make a change!
We are powerful people but not unless we have power and if we all die we have nothing.
No power, no money, no life, nothing.”
"A regular Playa plays women. A Boss Playa plays life.
A Boss Playa is a thinker, a leader, a builder, a moneymaker, a souljah, a teacher and most of all, a Man!
I want all my homiez to know there is another level.”
"Beware of Playa Haters and evil envious 'homiez.
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Nelson A.Osuala
Is a Blogger & the Associate Editor of Negroidhaven.org
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