l." If he judged a man, he judged them by what they do to or how they treat others.Tupac has a lot of self-values that he follows. He even said it's hard sometimes, but he keeps it up. He said "To me it's really troubling because I look over what's successful - Marky Mark, Hammer, Vanilla Ice, New Kids on the Block selling twenty-two million copies, and I want that so badly, but I can't do that. I would be wrong to do that, knowing what I know and having the brain that I have, for me to even go and write some simple *censored* would be wrong even though I would get paid and I would get more people's money." This means that Tupac has a strong will and values. He resisted the temptation to write some easy rhyming words and get peoples money. He instead followed his values and worked up to his potential. Tupac believd in Karma and in reincarnation. He wants to be a good man in this life, because he said he knew he was going to die soon and wanted to be ready for the next life. The Reason Tupac made is music is not only for the money, but so people would know what it was like for him growing up. He also wanted to be remembered in a positive way. He said his music is spiritual: a little like gospels, but with a different idea in mind. And that his music was not meant to be danced to, but just to be listened to. His music was for the strong willed. He shows his hard life through his music "Which celebrates violent defiance of a society viewed as largely racist and lethal" I think Tupac influenced most of the people that listen to his music. I hope his values and beliefs in a non-racial world also influenced people. He does say some bad things, but he did spend eleven and a half months in a maximum-security jail for something he claims he never did and ays that he was framed for. He also spent two years of his life homeless and grew up having it hard to fit in. Tupac was not a normal ma...