Thug Life: The Meaning of the Expression Explained

Thug Life is a term often used in the gangster rapper scene. It was originated by Tupac when he formed his hip-hop group Thug Life. Thug Life thereby means "The Hate U (You) Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody later".

What exactly does Thug Life mean?

In German, the phrase means something like "The hatred you show to children destroys everyone."

1. Tupac wanted to express that a society that does not take care of its children and young people destroys itself.
2. Nowadays, the term is more synonymous with the tough gangster life, which is mainly about violence, drugs, honor and prison.
3. "Thug Life" also became very popular in the meme scene. Here it is used for situations in which someone leads a hard life- for example, when he spilled a coffee over his keyboard.
4. In memes, "Thug Life" is clarified by sunglasses sliding into the picture from above, a joint sliding into the mouth of the person or animal from the side, and the words Thug Life appearing on the picture.
5. Very famous are the animal videos on YouTube called "Animal Thug Life Compilation."