Happy 50th Birthday Tupac! 🎉 On Set of Tupac's “If My Homie Calls” (1992) | You Had To Be There

MTV News caught up with Tupac on the set of “If My Home Calls” in 1992 to discuss his upbringing, his career, and what it means to be a revolutionary.
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[@DJSkandalous]

So wise at such a young age. A true leader. We need a 2Pac DVD with all the footage you put out MTV! 🙏

[@DJSkandalous]

@@efraimes3882 they will hold on some stuff. But even the edits all on a DVD would be a instant buy for me.

[@unknownunknowns]

Hate to say it, but if he were so wise then he should be a very notable rapper today at 50. Not living to at least 30 would probably mean he made a bunch of POOR decisions obviously, like owing $5M and having a criminal career. I also don’t like saying this but there is a great reason why we respect our elders which is that they likely made plenty more wise choices than HIM! How did they get to live that LONG, if they made a bunch of HORRIFIC decisions?

[@neppppyyy]

@@unknownunknowns people get killed everyday, he was young and had a lot to learn. Unfortunately he died before doing that but he lived a life not a lot of people will experience in his 25 years.

[@peetvader478]

He was .. But he was also reckless. And he knew better But it was Just who he was.

[@YoLove-YoLove]

Yooo kev

[@captaincaveman2400]

Been dead 25 years. Still towers over every rapper. What a legacy

[@JamesSmith-gv3te]

💯

[@perfectomendoza]

Yeah thats right

[@shenyaeturner212]

Baby lanes white caddy towered over pac in the bmw 😈

[@kentrellcole588]

💯

[@leelandglover2731]

MC

[@perfectomendoza]

This Man has Gotten me through so many rough times in my life, He will always be my Friend, Forever.

[@philanimanqele8987]

You ain't never had a friend like me, believe that

[@perfectomendoza]

@@philanimanqele8987 I know that's right ✅

[@inamhassan2694]

You and me both hommie!

[@Madison.Rutherford]

Feel that 1

[@chrismaciejewski6391]

for damn sure, I wouldn't be here today if not for his guidance and that's real.

[@viciousjerm]

He left us at 25 and here it is 25 years later still pourin out a little liquor and will continue R.I.p. and hbd Tupac

[@dominicbrogsdale3348]

Remember me as an outcast outlaw Another album out that's what I'm about, more Gettin' raw 'till the day I see my casket Buried as a G while the whole world remembers me Until the end of time 2pac

[@israelfreenation3469]

25 years? The bottle would be empty by now

[@YusukeKnight]

Hard to believe that he would have been 50 years old today Happy Birthday 2Pac RIP

[@ImaazeDa3th]

and the thought that he has been dead as long as he has been on earth. Rip king

[@niax5618]

He’s not dead

[@perfectomendoza]

I know its scary 😫 😳

[@shenyaeturner212]

Hard to believe pac has the biggest lgbtq group of all 🌈

[@BigWiltonWilt]

@@niax5618 yes he is 😂😂

[@piotrteichertkajzer4260]

The Best in history Mr Tupac Shakur

[@Clinegad2040]

Happy birthday Tupac .. legends never die 💯

[@shenyaeturner212]

Lgbtq legends like pac are fragile

[@daveynumz7100]

@@shenyaeturner212 haha facts

[@lunakmbitou4198]

"I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal, but more like angels with broken wings." -2pac

[@shenyaeturner212]

Pac never was a role model to anyone unless they were fake and fruity like him 🤷‍♀️💯

[@lunakmbitou4198]

Damn... people are still hating on 2pac??? Man, what a guy 2pac was, huh!??!??

[@anish3183]

@@shenyaeturner212 I'm curious though, I've seen these legions of sick trolls growing, disrespecting a dead person. Which channel encouraged this? I think it was some deranged conspiracy theorist channel guy that seems like he wasn't even alive in Pac's day. Do tell, Why do you disrespect a dead legend?

[@KD400_]

@@anish3183 theres a person called lord frieza hes from vlad tv he made alot of fake accounts hating on Tupac

[@maximaherbert8490]

@@lunakmbitou4198 is cic cx

[@chrissrock86]

The goat artist.

[@shenyaeturner212]

He was a goat of ballet not rap

[@kymanibrown8039]

@@shenyaeturner212 bitches will always hate. His records speak for itself, the first rapper to make a double disc album and the first rapper to have a #1 song while in prison from an album released with NO promotion

[@shenyaeturner212]

@@kymanibrown8039 dmx did it first before pac dummy

[@anish3183]

@@kymanibrown8039 Don't bother, there's a sick Legion of literally deranged morons who've started clowning pac videos and harassing pac fans online for the past year at least.

[@BigWiltonWilt]

@@anish3183 right

[@chaseofori-atta2225]

Happy birthday, Tupac Shakur--GREATEST OF ALL TIME! -The Ofori-Atta Family

[@r.m.90]

He was only 20 here. Sheesh. Rappers these days can't even articulate themselves. Tupac was a beautiful man. Shame how his life spiraled and ended.

[@florentin4061]

He read many books 📚 intelligent men Tell me one rapper 2021 that reads books (actively)

[@stronger3381]

@@shenyaeturner212 your opinion, lady

[@stronger3381]

Tupac rip my brother. One love from Africa. Homies inspired by your words!

[@BigWiltonWilt]

Facts

[@loveforallpeople9232]

@@florentin4061 ASAP rocky, j Cole, childish Gambino, dizzee rascal are all active book readers. Do some research before making a statement .

[@tajabraham5135]

Yo I’m 12 and I know who Tupac is I got a lot of his music and he is icon to me a legend to me I look up to him happy birthday to King 👑

[@freshprinceofcharlotte]

Keep his legacy alive ✊🏼

[@rhuttrho88]

That's great little homie, but we don't use "Icon" that's idol worship! You didn't here any one from our generation call anyone an Icon! Just trying to teach you right! Be your own person like Pac!🤷🏿‍♂️🙏🏿👌🏿👍🏿

[@freshprinceofcharlotte]

@@rhuttrho88 yet you pray to white jesus. Lol

[@freshprinceofcharlotte]

@@rhuttrho88 you never meet seen or heard anybody talk about jesus mohamed or buddah yet yall blindly follow. Tupac gave us art words of wisdom and showed what real talent is yet he cant be idolized lol realer then jesus to me.

[@user_abcxyzz]

I was about your age when he died. I was 13. Remember all his music on the radio and all the MTV hype around rap and the whole east cost west coast battle

[@Rachro]

I'm so grateful to have been alive and blessed with this man's talent, music & presence. There will NEVER be another 2Pac. His mind, his words, his music, his fight, and his legacy has left me forever in awe. I love you forever. Thank God for this revolutionary and may God rest your soul. 😔😭 ♡ Happy Birthday Mr. Tupac Amaru Shakur.

[@florentin4061]

Born 2005💔😔

[@Rachro]

@@florentin4061 It's okay, his music lives on forever. 😉💓

[@josechaparro8399]

This is why I respect pac since I was a little kid he always show love to Mexicans and included us in the struggle as one not dividing. R.I.P. to the Goat. A real legend! Live on forever ! Thanks for it all!

[@Makaveli7Soldier]

The Greatest Of All Time.

[@ThePrinceOfTheTalkbox]

thats LL COOL J

[@boombenjamin92]

Pac dancing at 3:08 is hilarious 🤣😂. Happy 53rd Birthday GOAT 🐐 🙏🏻

[@Private65022]

RIP PAC THE GREATEST EVER

[@shenyaeturner212]

You're left field with this comment

[@icecreambeats101]

@@chrishamaseb5443 Lil Nas X is her favorite rapper.

[@chrishamaseb5443]

@@icecreambeats101 😂

[@shenyaeturner212]

@@chrishamaseb5443 traitor

[@chrisdrake7689]

Eminem is the 🐐G.O.A.T!

[@BrowardCountyMan84]

25 years old, 25 years ago. Gone way too soon. Happy birthday king.

[@babysteprecord2168]

Good Work 👍 2pac

[@claypool4208]

God Damn got me crying real tears. Rest easy, Sir 🖤 XoXo

[@tristafreisinger1987]

Same! I’ve been crying ALL DAY!

[@duncan3998]

One of my favorite Gemini's of all time.

[@Intuitiverye]

He had the BEST smile! I just love hearing him speak because he's so eloquent and dynamic. He's gone but never forgotten! 🕊🥰

[@underwaterdmoney]

rip 2pac my nigga😢

[@reubensingh1430]

Happy birthday pac legends never die

[@keshoneelam3846]

True legend

[@MikeyMike-x4z]

Thank you for this MTV and not forgetting about 2Pac!!!!....Happy Birthday 2Pac

[@moderngladiators300]

this never seen on internet, they r holding too much of unreleased pac videos

[@OnlyUknow2]

"The Greatest of all times, Actin', Rhymes, Politically speaking, no silly ass punchlines." - Hussein fatal Rest in peace. Fatal, Yak, Pac and Shock.

[@95truedon]

Can't forget about the homie Big Syke

[@Skyl3r07]

I connected to tupacs music since day one wen I saw a music video on telly early nineties.. Ever since tupac forever 💞💯I can not... Not love him... It's like his part of my being... Pac is heaven sent to us.. Thank u God.

[@danielanthony8893]

Definition of “REAL” 👌🙏❤️

[@elicarson1040]

I'm 48, one thing of many PAC taught me through his music is be true to myself, don't try to be what I'm not & if anybody doesn't feel you don't change yourself to fit in ( R.I.P PAC 🙏🙏 thank you )

[@tamikawright8696]

If my homies call! Loved it. I miss and love this man. Black kings and queens ❤️🙏🏿 yall.

[@inexpugnabilis]

I feel like when 2pac died, Rap died with him in a sense. Don‘t get me wrong, there are still many great rappers in the game, but Pac was different. R.I.P. 2Pac & Shock G

[@sonnyblack0870]

I kinda feel like Puffy killed hip-hop, at least started its downfall.

[@HristinaNicole]

@@sonnyblack0870 Suge Knight did it too

[@jimmybones45]

@@HristinaNicole Nah

[@HristinaNicole]

@@jimmybones45 yes Suge was always evil he set 2pac up. That's why he couldn't even lie straight in one interview on what happened the night 2pac was shot

[@jimmybones45]

@@HristinaNicole no he didn't.

[@OnlyUknow2]

God called Shock G home so he wouldn't miss his bestfriend 50th birthday.

[@emekaosuagwu6416]

Mhnnnnnn dats deep🔥🔥🔥

[@Benjamindranklin]

@@juswolf22 😭😭😭😭😭

[@sosamena]

💕🙏🏽

[@patpittz6709]

@@Plamindandbodywurks 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@umarkhan2655]

Even Monster Kody was called before PACS bday✊😎

[@sevketcan9140]

Still brings out new shit almost daily. Although hes gone. But legends never quit.

[@sipstea5255]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 PAC can’t believe it’s been 25 years love you 🤎🥳

[@djkhaf6795]

Another level. He was too pure for this infamous world. HB PAC 💫🎉

[@lisasanchez5959]

Does anyone know tupac's african ancestry? Honestly he was blessed with such beautiful features, what a handsome man . He looked like an ancient egyptian pharaoh 😍

[@niax5618]

Yassssss we all are🤣🤣🤣👌🏾👍🏾

[@mascara1777]

I would guess Ethiopian based on his features.

[@shenyaeturner212]

His African ancestry is related to ru Pauls 🌈

[@okreally325]

@@shenyaeturner212 ????

[@ryanlashton]

@@mascara1777 He wasn’t.

[@TheShadowrun.]

Man MTV must have plenty more of Pac stuff they need to release

[@yannickbressers4640]

The realest

[@enchantresse23]

Happy Birthday King 🐐💕

[@BobMarley-nd9vq]

“It's fate, it wasn't my choice to make To be great, I'm giving it all it takes Trying to shake the crates and fakes and snakes I gotta take my place or fall from grace The bullet's late, the pace is quick and great Smiling face to hide the trace of hate But my homie would never do me wrong That's why I wrote this song, if you ever need me, it's on No matter who the foe, they must fall Us against them all, I'm down to brawl if my homies call” My 2nd favourite Tupac song! RIP

[@justxho]

But if you ever need a place to stay (imma write yaa)

[@kSwissh007]

i could watch tupac interviews all day…knowledge is power

[@shawn6297]

Rest in power pac💫

[@youngcity4241]

Damn it’s crazy he only had 5 more years to live from this point and how much he accomplished in a short amount of time

[@getoffmycashews3197]

4 more years 😢

[@d-money314]

I was 12 in 92 I been a fan of pac since then I play his music like every other day still a fan RIP pac

[@chechidi]

This guy REMAINS way ahead of his time! Our time.

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Spirit is still felt to this day. Rest in Power, Tupac Amaru Shakur.

[@kingtev7923]

I read a comment that said just imagine how many clips MTV are holding back of pac unbelievable

[@theodoresalazar2260]

Dam 20 yrs old and God gifted

[@PeaceMaker-j8m]

2PAC IS GOD OF GANGSTA RAP AND PHILOSOPHY

[@kiddoutlaw600]

Happy birthday pac damn 25 years later

[@brianakira9936]

Wish Tupac was still alive today. His loss is the biggest loss in music. He literally stood by what he said. He inspires me everyday and is my idol. Him and juice wrld music truly impacted my life when it comes to my struggles with anxiety and depression.

[@minnierose15]

Wish he was alive??? Well look up AkiltheMC. ....and Jurrasic5.....you'll find him 2 of the outlawz and Biggie and EasyE...Faked their deaths homie

[@x.Kristen.x]

I always wonder how the rap industry would be today if 2pac was still be here! RIP HAPPY BIRTHDAY! FLY HIGH!

[@shenyaeturner212]

2pac would be dancing all in the lil nas x videos if he was still here today 🌈

[@shenyaeturner212]

@Nathan Reinders what up

[@RussellMills1877]

This man will forever be a legend in hip hop and if he never got killed he would have done it all from act, to direct and produce movies and music for all artist in the industry. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

[@KareBear710]

Happy 50 thhh Birthday Tupac ! And gone from us 25 years ago in sept ... Crazy year 💗 love you 2PAC

[@char_d.0908]

Happy 50th "Heavenly" Birthday 2Pac‼ ❤🖤 👑....(gr8 video)

[@ItsAllRealTV]

Tha Realest to ever do it Happy birthday PAC 🐐💯

[@shenyaeturner212]

Dmx the realist

[@ItsAllRealTV]

@@shenyaeturner212 u think so

[@shenyaeturner212]

@@ItsAllRealTV ok, how about BOTH of them then? Dmx os the vegeta to Tupac's goku

[@ItsAllRealTV]

@@shenyaeturner212 😂😂😂 I agree with that

[@justxho]

@@shenyaeturner212 DMX was good but Pac remains Untouchable

[@alexanderlopez5214]

I was a freshman in highschool talking on the phone with my girl while listening to KMEL 106 when they told us he was gone seems like yesterday...

[@Humble-iq5ue]

Aw, you're from the Bay too ✌️😎

[@alexanderlopez5214]

@@Humble-iq5ue born and raised in the 707

[@joshuajohnson1796]

I remember hearing the news on the night he got shot in Vegas and then I saw MTV news the moment he passed away. I was in shock and was incredibly sad and to this day I've never felt that kind of sadness over a celebrity death since

[@antoniotrevino5785]

Greatest rapper ever period. He had songs that meant something, songs that got played in the club, dis tracks, song you play before you get into something and songs to smoke to. You name me another rapper who has done that oh yeah you can’t 2pac is the greatest

[@baldhead1295]

Mtv please keep blessing me with 2pac footage every year

[@viktorreznovmdk]

Rip to a real 1 🙏 25 years after his death his presence still resonates through the rap game

[@alexisjackson2184]

I miss him

[@stonecold3673]

Forever young tupac ❤

[@yashlyn_22reddy25]

King 💫😔

[@tommystrawnarm2810]

The realest to ever done it. Could rap, could act an could uplift a nation with his words. HBD 50th PAC!! Your legend lives on my brotha

[@DeathRowMakaveli]

*Thanks for showing this to the world MTV we need more footage.. especially unseen... Happy Birthday Tupac Shakur*

[@1872959]

RIP to this complex human being, destined for bigger and better things

[@jeremiahcabaron718]

Happybirthday my fovorite rapper legend 2pac!!🎉🐐

[@santelaneal5374]

Wow... only 25 when he passed. He was a baby. Such a power and incredible human being, I’m glad he existed and we all got to experience him. I’m honored and feel like I’m one of the lucky ones who got a chance to meet him, I was only 9, but a presence like that you dont ever forget. Long live Tupac

[@hugomercado4420]

Hey Sante!! Thats so nice. How was it!?

[@FreshPrincex4]

I feel kinda odd watching this, mainly because I'm a year younger than pac was when he got killed (I'm 24 currently)

[@hiphoprbloverjon9180]

Funny to see the Hughes Brothers directing the video knowing what happened a year later...lol.

[@perfectomendoza]

Real talk

[@shenyaeturner212]

Disney would've directed pac to play a princess years later 😂🌈👗🧚‍♀️

[@user-ku6rl4ev8p]

@@shenyaeturner212 What u smoking on ?

[@PadCircle]

These Chump-Punk-Slump--!

[@userlove1070]

Seemed like pac was doing more directing than they was!!! He was amazing and one of a kind!!!

[@Crs313]

2pac always down for the black & brown luv...respect

[@treachx09]

Wooow thanks for this one MTV!!! Happy birthday PAC!

[@davebo6068]

Happy 50th to the realest! R.i.p.

[@vato6714]

We all love you 2pac rest in peace 🕊🕊🙏🙏

[@freshprinceofcharlotte]

At 20 motivated clear vision wise beyond his years thank god he gave us all the work he mastered at a young age. Rest in power young black king

[@90sssbaby]

Thank you for existing even if it was for only 25 years thank you for being there for me when no one else was your music helped me survive hard times I will forever look up to you and your music will always blast thru my speakers PAC!

[@karlacarranza7689]

Rip to Tupac Shakur 🥀🖤

[@avarmauk]

The legacy he built in 25 years was so great that 25 years in his absence hasn’t dampened his legacy one bit. If only we had more time with him

[@nicolasoreva6845]

He was the definition of the real G🤘 forever and always ♥️🔥🤘

[@ricardowhitley17]

This is so inspiring. Rest in peace Tupac Amaru Shakur.

[@nicholaswilliams3585]

HAPPY Birthday REST IN HEAVEN Gemini True Legends never die

[@coldestwinter4915]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TUPAC! ✨❤️. “Makaveli tha Don, til’ I’m gone”... Forever in Our Hearts... We miss you PAC 🙏🏾❤️

[@strauqq1]

Lol Man, we use to play the hell out of this album. Especially "When my homies call"

[@ismaelrajab2822]

Happy belated 50th birthday King!

[@thugmob798]

funniest guy ever. pac was the son and brother every black family cherishes

[@JustDeJane]

The world will never forget this man 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🙏🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@khmershakur9197]

This man stays being filmed and recorded. His mystic is what makes him Legendary.

[@yolandahoward9153]

Was Smart, Talented, Fine, Full of personality; and had the best laugh ... Tupac Amaru Shakur )

[@sven7037]

Septer 7 - 13th was the most painful the most awful and the most hurt I ever felt in my life I was just a child then as a damn adult still it hurts because in my heart I truly I truly believe he would have been a voice for our community a beacon of light of hope but God had other plans for Tupac Amaru Shakur. RIP to my childhood hero.

[@jagavi9822]

Rest easy brother!!!

[@justxho]

If Pac ain't on your top3 rappers of All Time, U do not belong to real RAP category . Just keepin' it 💯

[@Wahala23]

WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU HBD KING OF RAP

[@tylerthomas9855]

Even tho he’s physically gone. He accomplished of being remembered by millions. So he is immortal. It’s crazy the way how he predicted the future. He definitely lived multiple lives

[@emekaosuagwu6416]

INTELLIGENCE ONE OF A KIND...NO ONE LIKE TUPAC...HBD PAC

[@lolbertot7313]

love you pac REST IN PEACE LEGEND

[@rickywardkhar1442]

Tupac hi is not die..hi still live. 2023 and for ever ...💞💞

[@jamalselesi182]

R.I.P. Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) and Happy 50th Birthday

[@Babo_Escobar]

Happy 50th year old Birthday 🎂 Icon legend 2pac Shakur

[@HotMessExpress4.0]

Genius 💜he was soooo ahead of his time & such an amazing, talented, honest,raw, mesmerizing artist 💗true 1 of a kind thats legacy shows the impact he made b4 taken wayyyy too soon🥺proud n thankful to have grown up during such greatness

[@CaptainCamelToe]

He was so full of life it's a shame imagine the heights he will be at now if he was physically here

[@glambypena]

Blessed birthday to you legend..,wherever you may be may God be with you 🎂🙏🏼😘