Tupac at 50: Jada Pinkett Smith shares his never before seen poem

Tupac would have been 50 on 16 June 2021, and his bestie, Jada Pinkett Smith, didn’t forget. To celebrated him posthumously, she shared a never before seen poem handwritten by the late rap legend on her Instagram page.

According to her, the poem, which is titled “Lost Soulz”, is one of several of such given to her by Tupac. “I don’t think this one has ever been published… I don’t think he would have minded that I shared this with you guys,” Jada said in an Instagram video, reciting the poem.

Tupac is said to have written it while he was incarcerated at Rikers Island. “Let me live to see what was gold in me/ Before it is all too late,” Pac wrote in the poem, which touched on the subject of death among other things.

In her caption on the post, Jada said: “As we prepare to celebrate his legacy… let’s remember him for that which we loved most… his way with words. Here are a few you may have never heard before Happy ‘you goin’n to be 50 at midnight’ Birthday Pac!  I got next.”

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She went on to read the poem out loud.

“Some say nothing gold can last forever / And 2 believe this [I] need no proof / I have witnessed all that was pure in me / And be changed by the evil men can do / The innocence possessed by children / Once lived inside my soul / But surviving years with criminal peers / Has turned my warm heart to cold / I used 2 dream and fantasize / But now I’m scared 2 sleep / Petrified, not to live or die / But to awaken and still be me / It is true that nothing gold can last / We will all one day see death / When the purest hearts are torn apart / LOST SOULS are all that’s left / Down on my knees I beg of God / To save me from this fate / Let me live to see what was gold in me / Before it is all too late.”

Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting on the 13 September 1996 at the age of 25. The case remains unsolved till present day. We wish the legend continued eternal rest as his life and art is celebrated world over.

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