Lyrics handwritten by Tupac Shakur: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lyrics handwritten by Tupac Shakur: Date: ca. 1990. Written by: Tupac Amaru Shakur, American, 1971 - 1996. Type: songs.
The object in the museum catalogue
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1990
- Written by: Tupac Amaru Shakur, American, 1971 - 1996
- Type: songs
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 × 7 in. (21.6 × 17.8 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2020.53.14
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Estate of Tupac Shakur Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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