Thug Life

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Thug Life
From left to right: Big Syke, Mopreme, Tupac, Macadoshis, The Rated R.
From left to right: Big Syke, Mopreme, Tupac, Macadoshis, The Rated R.
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Years active1993–1995
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Past members

Thug Life was an American hip hop group that consisted of 2Pac, Big Syke, Mopreme, Macadoshis, and The Rated R. They released one album, 1994's Thug Life: Volume 1, before disbanding in 1995.

Etymology[]

According to 2Pac, the name originally started as an acronym: "The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody". It represented the idea that the racism and marginalization experienced by black youth ends up biting back on society.[1]

History[]

Big Syke was a Crips gang member and Macadoshis was a drug dealer during the 90's. 2Pac, Randy "Stretch" Walker and Princess Mel formed Thug Life in 1992 with Tyruss "Little Psycho" Himes.[1] They recorded a song also titled, "Thug Life". Soon Little Psycho joined the group, under the name Syke. Later Macadoshis and The Rated R joined the group. They signed with Interscope Records and recorded an LP titled Thug Life Volume 1. Tupac's stepbrother, Mopreme Shakur, later joined the group.

Thug Life: Volume 1[]

On September 26, 1994, Thug Life: Volume 1 was released.

The first single and video was "Pour Out a Little Liquor" (which originally appeared on the Above the Rim soundtrack, released six months earlier), which was a Tupac solo song.

Tupac performed "Out on Bail" at the 1994 Source Awards.[2] The album was originally released on Shakur's label Out Da Gutta. Tupac's mother's label, Amaru Entertainment, has since gained the rights to the album.

The track "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" appeared on 2Pac's 1998 Greatest Hits album.

Thug Life: Volume 1 had sold 478,419 copies in the United States as of 2011.[3]

Stretch's death[]

On November 30, 1995, Stretch died after being shot four times in the back by three men who pulled up alongside his minivan in Queens Village.[4] Stretch was killed exactly one year after 2Pac's 1994 Quad Studio shooting.[5]

Original members[]

  • 2Pac (d. 1996)
  • Stretch (a.k.a. Big Stretch) (d. 1995)
  • Big Syke (a.k.a. Little Psycho or Mussolini) (d. 2016)
  • Mopreme (a.k.a. Mocedes, The Wycked, Komani or Mo' Khomani)
  • Macadoshis (a.k.a. The Original Mac 10)
  • The Rated R (a.k.a. Super Star)

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

References[]

  1. ^ Big Syke bio at Allmusic
  2. ^ Aqua Blanco, Alvin (9 September 2012). "Busta Rhymes Says Tupac Dissing A Tribe Called Quest Was A Misunderstanding". hiphopwired.com. Hip Hop Wired. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ September 16, XXL StaffPublished; 2011. "Tupac Month: 2Pac's Discography - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2021-01-18.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Jones, Charisse (1 December 1995). "Rapper Slain After Chase in Queens". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. ^ Reid, Shaheem (16 March 2008). "Biggie, Diddy Knew Tupac Would Be Ambushed In 1994, Alleges Los Angeles Times Reporter". mtv.com. MTV. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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