Handwritten words of Tupac Shakur is up for sale.

Moments in Time, a reputable authentic autographs dealer, has a “for sale” sign on a letter written by the late Tupac Shakur. The letter is being sold for $225,000. According to reports, the letter was written to a former employee (editor) of Death Row Records, Nina Bhadresher. While serving jail time in 1995, Tupac expressed his life changes in the note and sent it to Nina because he could trust her.

A few quotes from the letter shows that the rapper was definitely in a better mind space and focusing on a more grown up life for himself.

“I am not granting this information to any other publication, not even Time & Rolling Stone so please represent it as it is layed. I trust u.(sic)”

“The seeds planted . . . before me showed me the path to the next level.”

“[Many] never survive the next level of Thug Life . . . They become addicted to death. A True Boss Playa knows when to advance . . . U must play the game, not let the game play u.

“A regular Playa plays women . . . a Boss Playa plays life. A Boss Playa is a thinker, a leader, a builder, a moneymaker, a souljah, a teacher and most of all, a Man! I want all my homiez to know there is another level. (sic)”

Photo courtesy of TMZ.

Photo courtesy of TMZ.

Nina tells press that Tupac’s five-page essay was on the topic of the “right of passage of a young black male in America.” And that this was the first of several correspondences exchanged between her and the iconic artist.

Photo courtesy of Page Six.

Photo courtesy of Page Six.