In my opinion, Tupac was and is the greatest rapper of all time. I admire him for his realness and his will to strive to be his best. He is definitely an inspiration to me, for he has inspired me to draw in a way I never thought possible. I have drawn a lot of pictures, but the pictures I have drawn of him are some of my best drawings yet.

I just want to thank you Tupac, for inspiring me to be the very best artist I can be.

Tupac always said "All Eyez on me", and as I continue to draw him with his different expressions and body language, I can see why all eyez were on him then, and why all eyez will continue to be on the Great Tupac Amaru Shakur...

Here is an original poem I wrote about Tupac.

Tupac - Black Prince

Growing up, as a child, Tupac was misunderstood
On the outside, he was considered to be bad.
On the inside, he was purely good.
He tried to act hard, because as a child he was teased for looking feminine.
Although he got caught up in a Thug Life,
nothing or nobody could change the good person within.

No matter how hard he was perceived to be,
Tupac loved to read books and write beautiful poetry.
Many of his poems were his angry response to the injustice of American Society,
while other poems were motivated by love.
Tupac was multi-talented , but rap fits him like a hand in glove.

Tupac will forever live on through his music and my art,
speaking for myself, he has definitely touched my heart.
Whether he was being bad or if he was being good,
Tupac loved his family and he represented his hood.
With his racy song lyrics and beautiful poetry,
I am convinced.
Tupac lived up to his mother's nick-name for him - "Black Prince."

By: Angela Lockhart