Today we delve into the history of one of the oldest memes and that the most rivers of ink (digital) have made the Internet run in recent times, the so-called 'Thug Life' which, translated from English, would come to say something like 'Life of a gang member'. That is, someone who has had a 'Thug life' has had a hard life, on the street, like those we see in Hollywood thillers set on the streets of Los Angeles.
One of the earliest appropriations of the term 'Thug Life' to communicate a message dates back to the late Tupac Shakur's rap theme 'Thug for Life'. In general, 'Thug Life' has always been associated with gang members , neighborhood gangsters and other common characters of rap themes, more specifically in the subgenre of Gansta-Rap, themes whose content revolved around stories of street life, weapons , drugs, crime and sex, always from the prism of the heterosexual man.
Later, the phrase “I didn't chose the thug life, the thug life chose me”, attributed to the rapper Tupac, also played an important role in the appearance of the meme.
Of course, the arrival of 'Thug Life' to social networks, more specifically YouTube ', came hand in hand with irony, sarcasm, hyperbole and satire. We use 'Thug Life' when we see someone 'put in place' to another (also known as 'Zas, all over the mouth'). The 'Thug Life' has been used a lot, for example, in our country, in the speeches of talk shows on politics, like the video that I link below. The meme is not complete without the overprint of the legend 'Thug Life' and some sunglasses overprinted on the cause of the 'zasca'. And we all know that a bad guy with sunglasses is a bad guy for two.
The meme was created. In social networks there is no lack of characters who put others on their site, with proven arguments and facts. And for every character who deserves the 'Thug Life' emblem, there will be an Internet user to put on the sunglasses . These are some of the best 'Thug Life' memes that we have found on the networks.
The beginning of everything
There are always those who open the ban and, in this case, it seems, it was this video in which a boy appears showing his foam bullet gun and, not knowing its name, says that, perhaps, it is called ' Fuck you '. We believe that you do not need translation. The usual sunglasses had not yet appeared here. Of course, this video went viral when a user of the Reddit forum shared it on the Internet.
Being a cat is hard too
Be careful, that the 'Thug Life' meme is not only starring humans, but also cats . What other animal but our beloved felines could star in some memes that reflect the hard life of the street, right?
And being a dog is not far behind
Do not be alarmed by fans of dogs that they have also starred in tough street scenes in which they have had to put all the meat on the grill. Because behind that silly smile, that drooling and wagging tail, and those awkward movements that some bring, hides a lifetime of crime and delinquency. Well, let's not overdo it either.
Thug Life from the earliest childhood
From a child who sings the Madrid anthem to, seconds later, define himself as a culé, to another who all he does is imitate the father's swear words , to another who manages to get a full audience to follow his movements closely, these children are of arms to take. Since they were little they have suffered, in their flesh, the harsh life of the streets. And this video remains as a testimony of it.
Thug Life ... but for real
Before we have commented that the 'Thug Life' meme is usually used for when a person gives a tremendous bang to another or when they have a very cocky attitude towards life, very gangbang. On other occasions, the 'Thug Life' is used literally and serves to illustrate real life characters who have not had anything easy and who have been immersed in drugs and other criminal activities. Like, for example, the boy who will never ever die of an overdose but who hits something else.
Mythical Thug Life
There are those who take advantage of mythical moments on television that are authentic 'Thug Life' to add the laughing cigarette and sunglasses, like this one from the 90s program 'Al Ataque' in which a boy is thrown an egg and ... well, if you haven't seen it, don't miss a thing.
A Thug Life is sincere
In what seems like a kind of 'Direct Spain' in a Lottery office, a young man is asked for the numbers he plays. In the conversation, of course, the subject of the low probability that it has of winning appears and, in addition, in what would the money be spent , if it were awarded. We think that the answer will not surprise you in the least since it makes all the sense with a 'real thug life'.
In Congress there is also Thug Life
If you want to see politicians from our country letting go right and left, with better manners and better fortune on some occasions than on others, here we leave you with a compilation full of them. Seven minutes to get our hands on our heads.
The street life of the soccer player
If there is a profession that lends itself to cockiness, it is that of a soccer player. And this compilation does not come to anything other than to demonstrate it to the letter. The video cannot be opened by another footballer other than Cristiano Ronaldo , an expert in out-of-tone, butt self-centeredness and public demonstrations of what a great player he is.