When I say ' thug' I mean not a criminal, someone who beats you over the head, I mean the underdog. You could have two people- one person has everything he needs to succeed and one person has nothing. If the person who has nothing succeeds, he's a thug. Cuz he overcame all the obstacles.

Tupac: Resurrection, 1971-1996 (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2003) - ISBN: 9780743474344