Cheryl “Salt” James has shared a never-before-seen poem sent to her by 2Pac from New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility in 1995. While serving his prison sentence for a sexual abuse conviction, the late rapper corresponded with the Salt-N-Pepa member via letters and penned a piece titled “4 What It’z Worth.”
Well over two decades after his passing, Salt has unveiled Pac’s poem to the public via Rock The Bells. Salt has a minority ownership stake in the platform, which was launched by LL COOL J.
The poem was one of the multiple letters sent to Salt by Pac during his time behind bars. According to her, she’d send him books about faith and learned he read them along with the Quran and the Bible.
“When he went to jail — me being a Christian — I wrote him letter about my faith to encourage him and also to let him know what kept me going in the hard times,” Salt told RTB. “He felt like the whole world was turning against him and he was unjustly in prison. I told him that he could turn away from negativity and turn away from sin. He could have this new relationship directly with God.”
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Pac got out of prison in October 1995, but his life came to an end just one year later. He was shot in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, and died from his injuries on September 13.
Read Pac’s previously unreleased poem below.
Am not much 4 pretty wordz and such cuz these dayz my pain is deep
But there is alwayz pleasure 2 be found in timez of struggle and grief
If a tree can grow through New York concrete then a thugg can change his heart
If I can survive 5 deadly shotz, we can discover light within the dark
I’m sure u have had timez of misery, all of us experience hurt
But only the strong in spirit survive the wicked world 4 all it’z worth
Pac was a rare unearthed gem.
FOH ! You say that because he wrote poetry and got an earring in his nose ? Pas was talented, it’s undeniable. But he was not this black jesus/black messiah or whatever title you stans are calling him. Everytime someone recalls a story about Pac yall getting wet about the man and worship him like a motherfucker. Yall gotta stop this idolatry thing him and get a life. The man used to fart and go to the shit like everyone else.
You sound jealous
Ephesians 4:29
“Let a rotten word not come out of your mouth, but only what is good for building up as the need may be, to impart what is beneficial to the hearers.
Gone to soon
FOH ! You say that because he wrote poetry and got an earring in his nose ? Pas was talented, it’s undeniable. But he was not this black jesus/black messiah or whatever title you stans are calling him. Everytime someone recalls a story about Pac yall getting wet about the man and worship him like a motherfucker. Yall gotta stop this idolatry thing and get a life. The man used to fart and go to the shitter like everyone else.
Nobody is worshipping him, in fact why do you care so much about what is reported on the man? Things like this are what his fans appreciate with what he did. How about next time you mind your business like a man and scroll past these articles instead of coming off angry and insecure like a female.
Your a fucking idiot Shiiit. White women still idolize and worship Elvis Presley and even take trips to Graceland to see his house and the museum. This motherfucker literally died on the shitter.. but white hoes still having wet dreams about this cracka
Racist piece of shit, why the fuck motherfuckas like you always bring that shit into a conversation, when nobody was talking race? Fuck outta here with that shit, you motherfuckas are the problem, bitter bitch
That comment was for @214StreetBoss not @shiiit, my bad.
PAC was and always will be the realest mother fucker out there his shit was real then and now his music was about real shit happening then and honestly think about it the shit he rapped about is still happening today he wasn’t about fake shit like these want to be fucking rappers today
That doesn’t make any sense. PAC rapped about shit that still happens today but so did Nas, Wu Tang, Snoop, etc. Shit, Arrested Development rapped more about social problems than PAC did but no one worships them. I like Pac (and Big for that matter) but they weren’t gods. They were the biggest names at the time that got killed. Very talented, very good, very tragic/unnecessary deaths, but not worthy of the worship they get.
That was a reply to haha btw
When you die i hope someone feels that wat
That’s my opinion. Sorry to rain on your parade April. Be realistic though.
I’m not a god, legend, hero, etc. I hope no one worships me when I die as I’m not worthy of that. My loved ones will mourn and remember me. All I expect.
You seem to care a lot about some people’s feelings about a guy you think they are wasting their time worrying about. Ironic
Pac was and still is a legend?? forever a real G? RIP Tupac
that is deep
Tupac the greatest
I am 2. Tupac is Tupac. When we rap, sing, or generate music together we are 2Pac. I am 2 of U2 and 2 of 2 Chainz. Dr of Dr. Dre.
Pac was
And still is
That’s, why I know the resurrection is real. He will be given another opportunity. Not even a deadly bullet can take that away.
Acts 24:15
“And I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous”
See, even the ones who were unrighteous in their former life, will be give another opportunity to come to know God, because he knows the heart.
Wages sin pays is death, therefore, he has paid for what ever unrighteousness he lived when alive, because we originally were never supposed to die. Romans 6:23 “For the wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord”
Romans 5:12 “That is why, just as through one man (Adam) sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because they had all sinned”.
Romans 7:13 “Thou shall shut the fuck up”
Austin 3:16 ‘i just whooped your ass’
To me PAC will always be the badest rapper of all time. That MF touched my heart and opened my minds eyes. Yes there will be many others in years to come but my late nigga will always remain on top.
THERE ARE NO MORE CHANCES AFTER WE DO.
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 KJV
It was appointed unto men once go die, but after this the judgment Hebrews 9:27 KJV
But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexual immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfar. This is the second death Revelations 21:8-11 NIV
And then he came out of prison acting like a blood and got himself killed for being something he’s not smh
true. We can tell the difference in the times because all these rappers out here acting like gangster wouldn’t make it back when real gangster ran the streets. 69 would be dead 24 hours out of prison
that aint why he got killed nigg stop speculating and spreading false shit.
I grew up with his music as a lot of you did also. True he is & was not a god deserving of worship but as far as talented Pac is still one of if not th baddest mf to bless th mic! He lived his life his way. We all do but that mf could make you think and how many rappers can you say that about. He still lives because of th lives he touched. R. I. P. Nicca!
RIP PAC greatest ever hands down
Stop taking every single letter this fool ever penned down for holy gospel already….Djeezes fuck…..
Stfu his a legend get over it
You a hater ??????
Tupac was the greatest rapper to me those who hate on him or just mad they couldn’t be him and do what he did I remember living in a Catholic home and couldn’t listen to Tupac but I found away
@Biggie You Hating on the Brother and he gone that’s some sad shit! Why did you even read the article?
All over the DeathRow chain is how PAC caught the hot ones, Suge shoulda had him off the streets cause he was asset changing up the game aaand fuck seek-ass-she