Late rap legend's prison letter goes up for sale

An emotional letter penned by the late Tupac Shakur where he declared that "thug life" was dead to him is now on sale.

Tupac's 5-page note to a Death Row employee was written in 1995 and included a road map for his "homiez" to make it out of the hood while he was in jail for rape

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The letter includes some deep thoughts about being ready to let someone else rep the thug life -- which he famously tattooed on his torso.

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He wrote, "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! "

Tupac also said, "I want all my homiez to know there is another level."

The letter is now being sold by a memorabilia site called Moments in Time, and according to TMZ, the price is fixed at $225,000.