Thug Life

Thug Life was the first Group that 2Pac created. The project was originally planned in 1991 and was to be called Underground Railroad. Thug Life consisted of 2Pac's step brother Mopreme, Big Syke, Rated R, Macadoshis and of course 2Pac. Thug Life was formed in 1994 but split in early 1995 which was due to 2Pac going to jail. They did one album entitled Thug Life Volume 1 which was pretty good but would have been a lot better but Interscope took some of the tracks off because it was too Hardcore.

2Pac was at his craziest during his Thug Life period and at one concert he went crazy and picked up a gun and challenged the whole crowd to have a got at him. They also made some great songs like How Long Will They Mourn Me?, Cradle To The Grave, Pour Out A Little Liqour and Bury Me a G. When 2Pac went to Prison he renounced Thug Life saying that it was ignorance but even people like Puffy were saying once you started this shit you gotta go stay with it forever. When 2Pac came out of Jail the group didn't come back together but 2Pac formed another group called Tha Outlawz was supposed to contain all of the members of Thug Life but Rated R and Macahoshis objected to working for the CEO of Death Row Records Suge Knight being 2Pac's new "friend."

Thug Life were a good group but they died. It now seems that they may get back together to do a Thug Life Volume 2 album. Amaru Entertainment are looking to get all of the members together and do the project under Amaru Records.

For 2Pac Thug Life wasn't just a group it was a lifestyle. The letters for Thug Life stand for "The Hate U Give Little Infants Fuck Everybody." Thug Life was meant to be a project 2Pac set up with Mike Tyson to help children against child abuse and cruelty.

Tupac had the word Thug Life tatted on his stomach which he got in 1992. The phrase Thug Life was very important to Tupac, he always said it in songs.
"Even in my darkest nights, I'm a Thug For Life!"