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Lyrics handwritten by Tupac Shakur

ca. 1990

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A single lined sheet of notebook paper with handwritten lyrics in black ink by Tupac Shakur, untitled. The sheet has been ripped from a spiral notebook. The lyrics begin “It’s late at night and I’m kicked back/ reminiscing on how long I’m a make my cash stack [sic]" and continue for three-quarters of the page. Some of the words have been corrected or crossed out. There is some staining along the bottom edge. There are no marks or inscriptions on the verso.

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Catalog reference: 2020.53.14

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