Michael Jai White on 2Pac Fans Mad at Him for Calling Him Effeminate, Pac Not a Street Guy (Part 16)

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Michael Jai White discussed the complex image of late rapper Tupac Shakur, arguing that the perception of him as a 'gangster' was largely a constructed image and not representative of the diverse aspects of his character or reality. He argued that the effects of this performance resonated beyond Tupac himself and influenced young people, who are often persuaded by and embrace 'gangster culture.' Additionally, the interview delved into Tupac's complicated family background, revealing how his assumed fatherhood identity deeply influenced the rapper's own personal identity and projected image. Michael, however, highlighted that such 'performances' are not unique to Tupac, but rather common in the music industry, citing examples such as Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, who initially presented themselves as hardcore gangsters but later revealed more complex personalities.

[@eddycarpenter8989]

The black community would have been in a much better place today had there been greater recognition and admiration for honest, hard-working individuals such as truck drivers in the 90s, rather than glorifying drug dealers, pimps, and gang bangers.

[@FlyyScience]

Right like truck drivers are inherently punks or something. They literally are just doing a job. What is wrong with that and what does that have to do with how tough a person is??

[@elchurro7540]

​@@FlyyScienceYou know what they say about truck drivers ? They're werid as fuck. There's a reason they work solo and on the long road lol😂

[@malayahleslie3625]

Right because those drug dealers pimps and bangers are dead in jail or Truck drivers 😮😮

[@moneyman24258]

Blame the media 😂 blks don’t own it on the flip side the media made other races scared or hate blks

[@itshiho]

Well the problem was the Black community wouldn't accept those type of folks. Remember when MC Hammer was out back in those days trying to be a positive rapper folks were calling him a sellout for doing commercials, cartoons, being a pop rapper etc and he was being attacked by all the other rappers. Now Snoop and other rappers could make a song with Tom Jones while hosting Family Feud and no one has a problem with it. Back then though you'd be called a sellout and made fun of.

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

Pac definitely had a soft side but that didn't mean he was any less masculine

[@jamesprall9964]

Definitely means that

[@harveymcelroy9332]

I agree

[@jasonrich4664]

@@jamesprall9964 nah just meant he knows how to get more puss than u. Emotionally connect with females. That y even now he dead u would never fuck as much chicks as pac

[@jasonrich4664]

@@jamesprall9964 lol some of u dudes can't even talk to a chick masculine juiced up fools lol 😆

[@kharyvines6971]

BLACK PANTHERS MADE HIM A HERU. NOT GANGS

[@kustelfamily3843]

Never heard Pac saying his dad was a hustler. Only heard Pac say his dad wasn't around period.

[@iseerashonal821]

I dont know Pac personally but I would hate people to judge me when I was 17 compared to when I was 25. Especially off a 10 min interview. Girls that didn't want me at 17 in high school, couldn't even fck with me at 25 after becoming a professional, having been exposed to so much and gone through things i hadn't experienced then. I don't get why people judge 2pac for having 2 sides like we all don't. I grew up with "ghetto" friends but can still blend in the corporate world. Everything doesn't have to be so black and white. I know guys that did robberies and played Pokemon 😂

[@FRANKIBABI__]

Pac would've made it passed 96 had he stayed tht same 17 yr old though

[@iseerashonal821]

@@FRANKIBABI__ how do you know that was Pac's personality? People who grew up with him said he was always getting into conflict since a kid. That could have been a front for tv. Even if Pac had to be a made-up studio gangster, I still respect him more than any of these clowns who only threaten, rob and kill their own. Pac shot 2 off duty cops to save a black man whom he didn't know. That tells me more than enough I need to know about his character.

[@FRANKIBABI__]

@@iseerashonal821 u didn't grow up wit the studi0 gayster though..he's just a fantasy to you

[@youngcity4241]

@@FRANKIBABI__ go listen to Ray luv interview he knew Pac at that age and said that same 17 year old kid was always down he literally went to some street dudes and confront them for jumping one of his friends

[@gsosa4129]

People forget that same 17 year old was performing panther power on stage had the same movements he did when he got older

[@treb.6029]

People talking about whether you were a “gangster” or not 30 years after you’ve been dead is beyond me. If it wasn’t said to his face, leave it the fuck alone. Y’all didn’t even know Pac to be making all these assumptions.

[@thakiid8568]

Mad

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

But he actually did know and hang with pac....🤦😭

[@celsac40]

You clearly ain't seen his interview.. He is the only person on here who HAS spent time with him 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@getsugaallen6612]

Tupac fans so emotional

[@MichaelBrown-q4y]

So yeah...you pretty much just confirmed what MJW was saying about Tupac cultists.

[@OSHEZZEE]

I’m from Marin County California I had the opportunity to be around 2 Pac when I was about 8 to 10 years old. One of my best friends was Hiroji Pratt, which is Geronimo Pratt son, which is 2Pac’s godfather. He has always been a revolutionary individual. I love you, Michael, but at the same time you have to understand that he was 20% of black kids that went to that high school and he probably was filming something for the high school and he was presenting him to himself a certain way. Are used to ride to Richmond with 2 Pac with my sister because they were dating each other for a short moment at the top and that’s when that footage was filled. We were in a Chevy van 20 on San Pablo dipping in Yoaking before it was even a thing. so I can understand your alpha male perspective but I understand he was also only 17 years old. What were you doing at 17 and why does that make him any different than who you are today?

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

If you were truly around, you'd know it wasn't a school interview

[@glenngriggs6445]

I’m from the Bronx, everyone that’s heavy in the streets now been heavy in the streets since they was like 13 or 14, most dudes like baby lane been in Juvey or locked up by 17 just saying

[@computablu]

bro you gotta make video 📹 and record this to KZbin. I'm sure Vladdy & MJW are intelligentenought to know better that 2pac was giving an interview to school teachers / faculty, What exactly did they expect him to do.. 🤷🏽‍♂ Go in the interview cursing and screaming.. '' THUGLIFE MF SHUT UP !! IM A STREET DUDE ! MF WHAT ??? '' Smdh🤦🏽‍♂ What they are doing is intentionally trying to create controversies at the expense of insulting 2PAC SHAKUR , and that speaks to their characters. I'm no longer a fan of MJW , im not shocked at VLAD stooping this low but MJW was an is disappointing. Smh.. The things people will do for fortune & fame. SO I'M ASKING YOU BRO.. Please consider you & your sister documenting on youtube your truth to video so people who really didn't know TUPAC like Vlad & MJW wont be able to slight his memory. Thanks

[@jamesmoss3227]

Did Tupac have the same charisma in person as he did on camera?

[@jeanmichele3843]

MJW was literally in the streets at 17 lol

[@CamboRecordz]

It’s so sad that people tend to throw dirt on that man’s name for attention. Rather than celebrating his life, people will do anything to stay relevant.

[@jasondawson92]

They do that to all celebrities even the ones that past away

[@rgdavisrd]

Yeah they sh*t all over him but would never do it while he lived.

[@cadencarlisle3772]

"They'll Talk Shit About Me But That's After I'm Gone Because They FEAR Me In The Physical Form"... Tupac.

[@stevebb2915]

Why not? It’s not like he was remotely scary. Truth be told he was probably a closet gay.

[@chuck22taylor]

He was just a regular guy the idol worship is real Who cares about this guy who cares if he's dead Do you know how many people Have killed people to 2pac music? Don't be a follower be a leader who cares about these puppets rappers

[@CharlesDarwinBarkley]

this man is dropping gems.. If young black kids actually listen to what he's saying, they might saved themselves from getting shot or going to jail..

[@JamesThomas-pv5en]

True Michael Jai White is a legend bruv 💪🏽

[@thirdworldreck-cordz6015]

WHAT HE IS SAYING IS WHAT PAC WAS SAYING IN 95% OF HIS SONGS. THAT'S WHYVPEOPLE GET HOOKED ON PAC WHEN THEY REALLY START TO LISTEN TO HIS SONGS.

[@jalencotton5577]

General question, how many times was he around Pac?

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

More than anyone in this comments section!! He hung with Pac on a few occasions pre Death Row times. Shooting pool etc

[@rodneyedwardsjr.170]

Like 2-3 times, yet he speaks as if, he was always around Pac 😂

[@jalencotton5577]

@@its_rick_james_bich2575 true but Pac being a certain way w/ him makes him think that’s how Pac really was. Pac could’ve fought 12 niggas all at once and this man would still say he’s playing a role. That shit lame asl.

[@NoName-od2qj]

@@its_rick_james_bich2575no he didn’t according to Napoleon who actually was around Tupac he only interacted with 2pac once. Everyone who knew Tupac says he was the opposite of what Jai white ie saying about him. It’s funny how you won’t take their opinion but you’ll take Jai white’s who didn’t even know 2pac.

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

@@NoName-od2qj that’s because I’ve done my own research on Pac over the years from more than two peoples opinions. I don’t just use Vlad interviews as my source of truth! I’ve then applied my own common sense! I’ve also come to learn the outlaws are very biased in their opinions. Although Fatal in an interview for the 2003 documentary..Beef admitted Tupac wasn’t a street guy and didn’t know certain street codes..that’s why he’s dead. There is also a number of other sources I can sight. My suggestion would be for you to search for the truth outside of just Vlad interviews!

[@averagewhiteguy6121]

I agree. For instance ,Michael Jai White plays a kung fu man that can beat 10 dudes at one time but have we ever really seen him fight one guy in real life.

[@c-bulletstheblackjesus4230]

Facts!!!

[@celsac40]

Look it up you'll find some... But like he said y'all haters too lazy to do that. Not to mention the countless people who also have seen him fighting his youth. Either you're young af or lazy but he been whoopin on people 🤦🏿‍♂️.

[@Mandarinagent]

@@celsac40so has Mike Tyson who also loved and respected PAC.

[@bossK78]

Exactly.. Pac's image was a fantasy.

[@jasondawson92]

Not really he actually died

[@Sicario-Sunny]

"People talk a lot of shit, but that's after I'm gone... cuz they fear me in the physical form" - 2pac. No doubt Michael Jai White could've easily knocked the fuck outta Pac, but what he fails to forget is that he stuck it on real Chicago street niggaz, shot 2 off duty police officers and survived 5shots the first time round and he stood for his people. That's more street than anything MJ White has ever done or even think of doing. He's a great martial artist in general though.

[@smacctubetv4154]

👍

[@dylanhopkins5934]

A moot point

[@smacctubetv4154]

Pac could've dropped him

[@dylanhopkins5934]

@@smacctubetv4154 nah

[@smacctubetv4154]

@@dylanhopkins5934 with a straight Right down the centerline (tko) possibly knockout if its the followup of the jab. I believe big brother pac had the ability to do it yes sir

[@cherrykhola1437]

No he wasn’t street, he wasn’t feminine, but a 17 year old articulate young man that was trying to find his way in this cruel world 😢

[@elliot2177]

Exactly...He was revolutionary,too.

[@FlyyScience]

Right. I don't like how they are trying to associate gender to certain behaviors. The softness shown in that 1988 is the same softness shown in that 1995 interview with Tabitha Soren and a Gridlock'd interview in 1996.

[@TosereOjeme2]

Because the world was cruel to only him right? 😂

[@TosereOjeme2]

@@FlyySciencebeing effeminate has nothing to do with gender or being soft. it’s just about him having feminine qualities as a young teen/ adult.

[@FlyyScience]

@@TosereOjeme2 can you explain to me what feminine qualities are?

[@Velly2g]

MJW never watched the full interview because Pac said he grew up poor in poverty.. At 17 years old 2 of his friends got killed.. He was arrogant and told his boss to fuck off while smoking a cigarette. 2 Pac was always the same person. He was rebellious in the interview at 17 and all his music reflected that personality. MJW watched the 2 minute clip but when you watch the full 36 minutes you see where Pac was coming from

[@themarathoncontinues4211]

Bro, there’s nothing wrong with sayin the truth - in that interview Pac was a lot more effeminate.

[@Velly2g]

@themarathoncontinues4211 you never watched the interview if you say that.

[@themarathoncontinues4211]

@@Velly2g I’ve watched the full thing twice and that’s how I felt bro. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, it just is what it is. You could still see the man who eventually became in that video, but his mannerisms and way of expression was affected by being raised by single mom.

[@Velly2g]

@themarathoncontinues4211 no the fuck they weren't. My god there's some stupid people out here

[@reisssato902]

2pac was so smart, he knew how to read the room and adapt at 17, he was just being formal and unthreating, this was essentially a job interview

[@derekbrown2988]

I've seen 2Pac twice in person and he damn sure didn't look effeminate to me.

[@dalkurd1]

When and where did you see him?

[@ILoveTheAllCreator]

🧢

[@ILoveTheAllCreator]

​@@dalkurd1pac stans 😂

[@mrlij6534]

no one said he looks effeminate sir, lol. what he is saying that he adopted an inauthentic street personality thats not reallly his. i think he got a point

[@derekbrown2988]

@@dalkurd1 Greenbrier Mall in Atlanta before he got shot the first time and when he was with "Digital Underground" at a Bobby Brown concert in Augusta, GA. At the end of they set he did the first verse to "I Get Around" accapala style and the crowd went crazy.

[@Marvinhagler87]

Vlad so corny man, nothing was created on paper the man (Tupac) grew up in abject poverty moving from ghetto after ghetto he literally grew up in the life of what a lot of these so called ‘gangsters’ proclaim to have been. Even suge knight didn’t grow up as rough as Tupac did… what exactly made Tupac fake Vlad? Your trying to over analyze the man’s life without putting yourself in his shoes. he wanted education over being a street legend. And he was smart/courageous enough to follow a different path in college however his story and upbringing is all authentic and that’s what made Tupac a intriguing character. P.s you grew up with Jewish parents and are a white Ukrainian but somehow you know so much about American black struggles? How can you possibly know that? Not by your own experience but by the people you actively seek information from. Know yourself first Vlad if anything bro

[@GLA45Amg716]

The thing is Tupac admitted in interviews that he is feminine from being raised by a woman. The part we have an issue with he’s acting like Tupac is ACTING ALL THE TIME .. there’s videos of Tupac walking around NYC acting brash .. then there’s later interviews with him acting relaxed and polite .. he was both.

[@tylers6611]

I think because he accomplished and went through so much so early, people forget pac was an immature 25 year old at the end.

[@hmosesmamulu6491]

ABSOLUTELY

[@Jawnwickk]

25 is a grown ass man. People need to stop with that narrative. What age is a “man” reasonably expected to be “mature” 35? 40? My younger brother is 25 and he teaches art to highschool students… it’s 25 years old men that married with kids.

[@hmosesmamulu6491]

@@Jawnwickk only in America do ppl think 25 is grown. There is a reason why other cultures have a stronger ecosystem because the grace of 25 yr old in most cultures doesn't exist I America, especially black America. African and Asian culture a 25 yr old man probably still lives with his parent contributing to their ecosystem until he finds a bride. A woman Generally doesn't leave until she is married but in America there is a sick psychological disconnect with age where for decades where as a society yall want children to be more grown than what they really are. Soon teenagers having sex changes will be a thing because 16 will be considered grown

[@Jawnwickk]

@@hmosesmamulu6491 Man that’s a cop out and not even true. My partner is a Chinese immigrant to United States. China has something called “Guan Li” which it’s an adulthood ceremony that happens at age 20. They may live at home but that is for financial reasons or help take care of the family, but they become a “man of the house”. Bat Mitzvah/ “coming off age” happen at age 13. Different culture have different “markers” for when a boy becomes a man. I don’t think there is anywhere in earth where the age 25 isn’t consider an adult.

[@hmosesmamulu6491]

@@Jawnwickk you just said...they may live at home because of financial issues...your words Why do you think young 16 - 20 something yr Olds move out in America? For the same reasons your Asian lady's family may keep their children FOR THE SAME FINANCIAL ISSUES Never said a 25 yr old wasn't an adult. What I'm saying is that only in the western world is a 25 yr old expected to be independent with life figured out.

[@melo15813]

Pac was a lot of things the most important part was him was his panther/revolutionary side which he lived to the fullest especially earlier in his life. Not the "thug" aspect of him. Also early on he was effeminate it is what it is even he said " if you look at me you can tell where I didn't have a father ".

[@jasondawson92]

Also his music his music was versatile it hit some many subjects that people don’t want to admit

[@gsosa4129]

The thing I hate people try to expose Pac but he said all his flaws in his interviews that’s why his true fans go so hard for him cause Pac is the type of person that will expose himself before you even get a chance to use it against him

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

What revolutionary/black panther knowledge was he dropping? What is he best know for? Bob Marley was a revolutionary. What did pac really push? Exactly destruction. Smh.

[@will4us]

He lived and believed in the Thug Life =The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone which’s not to be confused with criminal activities. ❤

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

He was riding on Bad Boy, Jay, Nas, and a whole other black people simply because he wanted to be seen as a thug not necessarily a revolutionary

[@nitevibe9886]

I always saw him as more militant minded and soldier influenced like his mom rather than “gangster”. People use gangster and tough too synonymously

[@kheprineteru4990]

Why didn’t he say that to Tupac face right then and there

[@deezerbee81]

He didn't know there would be internet obseesed fans hailing him as a hero 25+years later after meeting him.. That wasnt the Pac he was around..

[@kheprineteru4990]

@@deezerbee81 No forget the internet and fans. I don’t do that nonsense of slick dissing or saying anything after the fact. You tell that person right then to his face. Also he didn’t know tupac he met tupac. Tupac always denounced being a gangster. Tupac may have been wild this guy died at 25. Or the fact like many MEN WE NOT GOING FOR CERTAIN THINGS. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING A GANGSTER. If you ask my mom I’m innocent and perfect other people who know me will tell different versions of me

[@deezerbee81]

There are blogs dedicated to every moment of him.... It's regurgitated and looped.... It's Michael Jai white's experience with him.... Like u say ...what your mother think u are and the people you interact with..will have different experiences... You can't discount Michael's Experience because he's not hailing him as a GOD.. He met the man... Why would he need to tell Pac that? They ran in different circles

[@matlaselomakosholo3166]

We know 2pac wasn't a street person like that, c'mon MJW. I've seen that interview you talking about, he seemed polight, articulate and we'll mannered. It doesn't give you a reason to call him effeminate. His siblings said even at that time 2pac could flip it on you, if you came sideways to him. That other Hughes brother explained 2pac's transformation nicely, for his artistry, not his personal character.

[@perrywalker6367]

This interview is bringing me back to the mid to late 90's where hip-hop/the black community turned into more style than substance. It didn't matter if you wasn't a lyricist just manufactured a image for yourself then sell records. That's when it was kool for black people to become groupies

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

It's nothing that hadn't happened before the 90s or after the 90s. The entertainment industry always was about style over substance

[@albertcabanillas]

This guy calling Pac soft you better get your own fuking army pal - Joe Pesci Casino 😅

[@urbancamp5595]

They say that Pac wasnt a Gangsta because he was a rapper but Orlando Anderson himself tried to go into the Rap game, he was even with Bone Thugs in the studio..MFERS contridicting themselfs and hating on Pac, Pac is on some Che Guevara Level, above this stupid gangsta shit, he was a soldier, ya killed your King, the ghetto cursed himself, so stay at the bottom of the ocean.. Michael Jay White, you re a martial arts actor, never had a fight, you aint a fighter, stop claiming to be able to jump Mike Tyson you re just a cartoon.. RIP TUPAC

[@gilsanchez7240]

"Inside my mind i couldn't find a place to rest until i got that thuglife tatted on my chest " He still hadnt gone to oak town yet.... He was all of it thats why he was brilliant...The concoction that changed the world....God bless the Dead..... I hear you though Michael but everthing is in perspective..I understand the psychology 💯 but the timeline is off....Yes it was only 2 years later that he then did Juice..Those 2 years he was in Oakland....Be put in an any environment for just 2 weeks and see if your not different.... In those 2 years he found the key ingredient added on to his education his political background Baltimore Ny his upbringing in the ghetto...It was a recipe that brought forth a beautiful mind with such wonderful passionate ideals and unparalleled ability till this day to express impactful moving words....That cant be faked....He was a real person and it costed him his life...I till this day wonder if people truly understand what we lost that day....The world 🌎 changed its trajectory completely the day he exited.Once in century type of people if your lucky......Last but not least, and that effeminate side your talking about is the side that emited keep your head up and brendas got a baby and dear mama ....I rest my case thats why we love him ....True to himself honest vulnerable and real all in the publics eye...What courage... Something we all are sensitive at heart none of us are gangsters and thugs were just products of our environment and have had to adapt to survive.....Thuglife Oulawz for Life!!!!

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

🤦🤦🤦😭😭😭

[@gunnyo50]

When you delve a little deeper into 2 Pac's life before he blew up he wasn't that hardcore gangster rapper but more of a poet with black panther background through his mother. When I first started listening to Pac's music I honestly thought he was that guy but what Mike said here that pac is only playing a character for the masses can be said for the majority of rappers and singers in the industry.

[@GLA45Amg716]

This is before he blew up.

[@Mandarinagent]

I think Tupac is now saying to himself man, this guy was so cool to me when we were hanging out shooting pool having fun and then he turns around and stabs me in the back by calling me effeminate like a female now after I pass away. That must be a bad feeling of helplessness for not being able to defend himself and betrayal for being talked about so badly by one of his so called “friends”. It’s sad how we do each other. First Bruce Lee and now Tupac.

[@Andreajeff6215]

Long after we are gone, people will remember Tupac more than THis guy. Let the dead rest

[@paulmahsahn1766]

Tupac himself said he did not know who his dad was. He always said the man who openly claimed him as a son was a dude named Legs. So that says he was not making up a story to sound good on paper. He was confused himself. He had heard about the other man but knew very little of him. Meanwhile it was mutulu and the other guy legs who shaped his idea of what manhood should be like because he knew more about them.

[@bv3124]

If you know Geminis then you would know that’s their personality. I believe Pac was a mixture of it all. Intellectual, gangsta, poet, and activist all together. You never knew which Pac you was going to get. I know one thing Pac wasn’t no sucka or do I believe he ever faked who he was. He was brought up by people that was harder than gangstas if you ask me, the Panthers

[@bomani7543]

I agree 100 percent,,2pac had many different sides to his spirit,,and he definitely was raised since birth,,by the realest N***as in American history,,The black panthers...

[@youngcity4241]

Why keep asking this dude about Tupac ??

[@frankstallon7679]

He was an art student. Read poetry and philosophy.

[@3rdGenerationCancer]

And ballet👯💃👯‍♂💃👯‍♀

[@gsosa4129]

@@3rdGenerationCanceryes he did ballet Pac told his fans that already it’s nothing new

[@3rdGenerationCancer]

@@gsosa4129 And neither is anything that was said. So what’s your point? You don’t have one. You just mad that fake thug you worship is a ballerina. FOH 2Pac fanboy

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

​@@gsosa4129but Prodigy got crucified for dressing up as Michael Jackson at the age of 8....🤦🤦🤦

[@Lolo-hv5ye]

no shit sherlock

[@rickeystokes93]

I don’t think he met pac fareal honestly

[@HempBraum]

this dude has had a grudge against pac since he was a bell boy and pac lil bro'd him. let it go, kid 🤣

[@mrcold8966]

I remember watching one of the dozens of Tupac and Biggie docs and on this one Ice-T was one of the talking heads and for whatever reason he didn't seem to think too highly of Tupac on a street level either

[@cct3287]

Tupac is like a black James Dean. He was raised by a legendary black panther. You the dude from BET and Tyler Perry movies.

[@seeitoldu1]

7:08 Two years before he got shot and went to jail for false rape charges. He was robbed of his innocence. A person in their 20s is gonna be on fire after that. They never factor that in. Plenty of dudes was squares or good kids til tragedy pushed them to act out

[@gsosa4129]

VLAD why you never bring up the quotes off Tupac saying he wasn’t a gangster ?? And In interviews Pac said he meant his real father after he got shot so he wasn’t hiding anything ? I just hate when y’all lie on Pac name like he didn’t show the world his flaws he never hid that he went to art school VLAD you know better…….

[@kotaani2934]

I really don’t care who Tupac was, it’s who he became. A true Legend!

[@tonyh8965]

Tupac never claimed ever he was about gang life. He was gang affiliated. And the interview when 17 showed us his charming, intelligent side. But Tupac at 17 to 25 is two different people. I came from a good family. At 17-18 I was quite an anxious type person, still am but by the time I was 21-22 I was hanging out with all the so called tough lads, getting in fights & became more confident. So tupac maybe if changed dramatically I don’t get the comparing a 17 year old to 23-25 year old.

[@leanback8014]

Just show respect to the greatest of all time Tupac Shakur and just leave it alone

[@steez5769]

That's what made him such a great artist though is he had so many layers to his personality. He was tough when he needed to be and he was soft when he needed to be. He may not have been the toughest guy out there but he did shoot those two off duty cops assaulting a random black man he didn't even know and that by far is more gangster than anything any other rapper has done to date.

[@geared2cre8]

Tupac knew how to navigate society to get to where he wanted but unfortunately he played in a very violent era. RIP ❤ Great interview and I watched the interview, he's very sweet and wholesome, a side very few critics mention that he was also loved by many

[@corderiodrumwright5804]

This dude either hated pac or hated pac success its a shame but he always trying to down pac for some reason tupac will never die

[@yikes3198]

Lmao, and he is a Z list actor with straight to dvd movies

[@juicemyguy123]

still a legend lol

[@airthrowDBT]

And he's still alive...MJW wins, flawless victory 😂

[@ayekeketv]

These MF, will say anything to discredit another brother, just for them to look good. PAC wasn’t perfect, but he did care about black issues and his people.

[@antonioalvarez6852]

Jai White is so right about Pac. If u didn’t know who Pac was or he had never made it famous, most people would assume he was effeminate if u watched his HS interview. This makes sense since he was raised by women, so it would make sense that he would pick up on those feminine traits. Pac often adopted different traits based on the people he hung around with. When he was touring with DU his image and style was non intimidating, it was laid back, with a Bay Area swagger. Then he plays Bishop and his character completely changes. He’s now more NY, even spent more time in NY and started hanging around street dudes from NY. He started being more flashy and materialistic; the whole Black Pride and Panther mentality wasn’t something he promoted as much. Now he was all about Rolexes, and Benzes, and had that NY street hustler style. Then he moves to LA and he adopts the whole Gang culture, started claiming MOB, throwing the “W” up. He made a whole song about LA even though he wasn’t from LA!. He played so many roles that it’s hard to tell who the real 2Pac was. But I feel his most truest self was when he was interviewed in prison. I feel like that was the real 2Pac, a well mannered, intelligent person with insecurities and a desire to belong. Unfortunately he chose to follow individuals who were about that life and got caught up in LA gang politics which he had no idea or understanding of. Had he grown up in Compton, Watts, or SC he would have understood the seriousness of claiming a set, how gang culture wasn’t just about claiming a neighborhood or wearing a particular color, it went deeper than that. Had he grown up in it, I guarantee u he would have thought twice about jumping Orlando.

[@ceewilliams2618]

Pacs own uncle said in an interview with art of dialog that bishop was like who pac was way before he took the role. Dude mad because they never made a spawn 2

[@pussyratentertainment]

pac was a ballerina let it go 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ceewilliams2618]

@@pussyratentertainment Whats that supposed to mean? I will display compassion for the ignorant. Theres male and female roles in ballet. All art schools have that as part of the acting curriculum, prodigy from mobb deep did take the class too. And honestly look in the mirror , i bet u wouldnt 100 laugh emoji in the face of pac, prodigy, or any one from any of the hoods that personally knew and loved them huh? lol but ignorance is bliss ig so laugh it up 🤡 ppl reading this please observe this ; keyboard warriors just have the spirit of hated in their hearts. It will eventually consume them bruh best to accept the lord as your savior bcus they never know when their time is up and they have to answer for the ignorance. Peace and blessings to all ✌🏾

[@pussyratentertainment]

@@ceewilliams2618 Find me a keyboard warrior that will put 100 rounds in yo grandma back if you played wit him in real life 😘 tupac was a wannabe gangsta

[@santosdelarosa11143]

What’s crazy is that Mike didn’t really know 2Pac like that. They were cool but he was cool with a lot of ppl. But once you meet someone or hang out with them all of a sudden you know them and who they are 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@frederickormsby7275]

People hate what he said but it was true. He talked sweet. Period.

[@frederickormsby7275]

@@Totododofodo would be sus if there was a "t" on the end of it. Stop reaching. You are making yourself look bad.

[@firemanmcdonald]

I'm not mad at him for saying that. I grew up on Pac. But he was at Jullaird dancing in tights bf he was a gangsta rapper. FACTS!

[@alonzosmith485]

Wasn't a gangster rapper

[@youngcity4241]

Pac wasn’t a gangster rapper please stop putting him in that category

[@ZYaKnoe249]

He never went to Jillard. Try harder.

[@blackcobra1981]

If any other Rapper (especially the ones you don't like): 1) Was a Ballerina in High school 2) Went to Gay clubs to perform (for Queen Latifah) 3) Took pictures in the bath tub naked with Gold around them Everybody would be laughing calling them Gay and feminine but since its Tupac, he was young finding himself...

[@blackcobra1981]

@tonycooper1614 1) seen not scene... 2) You should take your advice about judging other people which you just did... 3) Stop assuming what I did or didn't 4) Get off Tupac's d@ck, fanboy

[@djsauce4498]

Alot of these rappers aren't street dudes. When i was young I thought boosie was a street dude but now that im grown and been around I look at certian shit boosie does and im like nahhh he aint it.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

“Yes i am gonna say that imma thug, cause they labeled me a gangsta and i’m still here…not cause i rob you and things..”

[@Fydthetrainer]

It's odd that Michael can definitively say bad things about pac And hold the belief that he can beat Bruce Lee in a fight, But when asked about racial issues, or about something that may offend his corporate overlords, He tap dances, to their tune, It's also odd that the people who talk about pac, are also considered problematic and hard to work with in Hollywood

[@Gloriasbabyson]

I love this REAL interview. Great work

[@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH]

People hate the truth, cuh.

[@jaye5926]

its not the truth...a lot of people are different things in life...its called growth & circumstances 🙄🙄🙄 if Im in the projects Ima be a certain way...if Im @ church Ima be a certain way...if Im in prison Ima be a certain way 🤷

[@Asvpsupreme]

@@jaye5926exactly I don’t understand how ppl can be so stupid when this is common sense

[@jaye5926]

@@Asvpsupreme most people are ignorant smh...

[@bilalrashad6636]

It is the truth, 2Pac fanboys just can't except the fact he was fake

[@Asvpsupreme]

@@bilalrashad6636 you’re literally a fake page with 1 subscriber talking about someone you never knew

[@josephtheguy1468]

In the picture of this video, it looks like Michell Jai White is about to snap his left hand back over his shoulder😂 tell me I’m lying girl! 😂😂😂

[@oscarsantillan5553]

The inability to control your emotions and threat others with violence as a first option is definitely a masculine trait. The loudest person in the room is always the most masculine. Haters will hate

[@georgeafajardo4398]

quietest one in the room is the killer.

[@Starthur41]

Watch Industry Hoax. 2Pac my man’s but he was possibly gay. Let ANY nigga do ballet in HS rn guarantee he called gay or IS gay.

[@delmarfo]

He went to performance school for the arts you dweeb

[@jaye5926]

ok mr ignorant...

[@ILoveTheAllCreator]

Pac stans are going to attack you for telling the truth

[@FEWGEE1]

He did ballet?! Bruh ☠

[@MonstrMash123458943]

@@FEWGEE1 yupp alot of people dont know that pac was a ballerina dancer

[@laurenSmith-bf4fc]

It was a 3 year Gap from his highschool interview from filming-recording juice 1988-1991.

[@JamesRolle-k9e]

To be Revolutionaries isnt street....that Bro wasn't on our level as black individuals

[@professorb3065]

Juice was shot in from March 13 1991 to Jan 1992. The interview with him in high school was done in 1988... A nearly three year difference.

[@kdot6867]

u mad Michael girls loved 2pac even till this day he had Madonna even Whitney Houston Whitney was crying over him Lisa "left eye" Lopez from TLC was in love with him 🤣

[@upt8515]

Seen the interview at 17 then months later out Oakland he was already on his shit the fact this is still a question shows he'll remembered in n time

[@shadow1x20]

Id hate to have a "friend'' like micheal jai white

[@kingbc05]

Glad you are a great storyteller and Assumer

[@makavelli7211]

All these people waited a Quarter Century after 2pac's death to start saying he was not a tough guy or a gangster, not lyrical/not a lyricist or Hit Em Up is not a good diss song. I guess Pac was right when he rapped: N's talk a lot of sh!t, but that's after I'm gone cause they fear me in the physical form...

[@larryjam9013]

Mike knows all about being woman like

[@djmani5113]

I’m a HUGE Tupac fan… but Mike has a point. Pac wasn’t a gangster… but he was a very strong and stand up man… which means WAY more… but that thug image was his downfall. As a black man if you don’t fit that image of a gangster to some capacity you get left behind… you see it all the time. We need to change the narrative and make it okay for black men to just be themselves and not have to play extreme characters… I wish Pac had the chance to do that. He even said in an interview that he wanted to get away from music and focus more on acting… which is saying a lot.

[@CLOSPLAYZ]

Tupac was raised by strong black women so he’s obviously gonna have some of their mannerisms. SMH. Stop judging PAC. Only god can judge him.

[@ateezyrozaytv1]

PAC was under age 25. These dudes too old to be judging youngsters under 25. Who didn’t make mistakes or do wild shit under 25?

[@YeahRight-ud4mo]

Men grow from in life period.MJ White is speaking from a square perspective

[@RodSterling7273]

I can honestly say when i seen that interview of pac at 17 i didn't look at him as being effeminate, I saw him as being humble

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

😭😭😭

[@TheRealDeal1438]

Michael Jai White is right. Facts always seems to equal hateration for some reason. Pac at 17 with orange hair wasn't the same Pac 5 yrs later! Where's the lie? How is that a diss????

[@alanharper-jj9mi]

Full of haters. Where was he when he was 25? Tupac made mistakes like any other Person when they was young but Pac was at anytime real and that's fact. Michael is full of jealousy because he aint got the love like Pac has.

[@jarvasedundy1]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. And Michael Jai White, is what you would call a typical " 2pac hater" I've been on Facebook since 09 (14yrs) Instagram since 2015 (8yrs) Twitter since 2015 (8yrs) KZbin since 07 ( 17yrs) I follow alot of 2pac reliable accounts and Hip-Hop accounts too. On all those social media platforms. And in Michael other previous video, he said he hung around 2pac back in the 90's and I have never ever seen. Any rare 2pac photos hanging out with Michael Jai White lol. I have seen dozens and dozens of rare/unseen photos with 2pac hanging out with celebrities from the 90s. And if you know 2pac, 2pac was a very photographic person. Michael went back and looked at that video of 2pac at 17 in that video of him speaking on life and the world and that was his just judgement to say. 2pac wasn't who he say he was 😂 it's a popular thing to still hate on 2pac in 2023. And that's why, he's still relevant to this day. Thanks to his haters.

[@AK-qy3gp]

Mutah already said pac punk this guy That’s why he talking Shi about pac

[@thenewthought86]

I'll never understand this "Tupac wasn't street" BS. This dude was born and raised in 3 of the worst hoods in North America with a mother who was smoking crack and no father in the home. You don't come up in Harlem projects, Baltimore and the projects of Oakland and "pretend to be gangsta" To even suggest that is ignorant. Oh top of that, he surrounded himself with the most rugged people he could and was accepted and respected by them. But he was just "pretending to be this street dude" right? 🤔 Foh. Now, if you want to argue that he KNEW better than what he was doing because of his exposure to the Panthers and what his Mom was on then cool. But acting like he was just some dude acting out is idiocy.

[@bomani7543]

I agree with u,,but just for the record his mom and stepdad were gangstas...in fact,,it gets no realer and more gangsta than the black panthers,,the realest N***as that America has ever produced...facts

[@jayne1167]

Every time Michael J White gets on Vlad, he says something idiotic that he thinks is “so profound” when it’s really not at all.

[@kdmusic737]

Exactly.

[@steekeepitreal5892]

He could never walk in Pac shoes, he's not built for it. R.I.P to the 🐐❗

[@Nmp317]

First Bruce Lee now Pac two of the most legendary people than fans dont want to nothing bad about

[@jsutigers8954]

Mr. Hater 😂😂😂

[@loftonrembert3877]

This is the same dude who played a gay character in Martin go look it up so who the hell is he to try and throw shade

[@jamesmcdermott7354]

Why is this converation necessary. The man is dead what ego boost does Vlad get from this. The same way 2pac wasn't a gangster is the same way Michael J White isn't a real fighter who never sparred with Jon Jones.

[@germainekeguynes2080]

Did anyone else start singing Human Nature

[@grungeboy619]

Vlad and Michael Jai White cant help but stay fucking up now lol. They tripping bad.

[@daviddiaz529]

MJW had that "FOH" look when Vlad quoted 2Pac.

[@TrellRichardson]

Pac was a revolutionary that's even better. Can't nobody debate that

[@3rdGenerationCancer]

What revolution was 2Pac apart of??? You 2Pac fanboys just say anything without logic to back it up

[@TeamCaesarMax]

I want my son to be just like 2Pac, King Von, Take Off, PnB Rock, Nipsey Hussle, Fbg Duck, Pop Smoke, Moe3, XXX Ten, Chix Drugs, Biggie, Bank roll fresh, Lil Snupe, Young Dolph, Trouble Trouble, Drakeo The Ruler, Slim 400…….

[@bodiesel01]

Michael Jai White is jealous of Pac because Michael never got to the level of success that Pac got to and still hasn't and never will his time has passed even when Michael Jai White was in his prime he wasn't the man it was Van Dame, Steven Seagal, Jet Li and Jackie Chan....FACTS!!!...Nothing was feminine about Pac in that interview and it says a lot about a man if thats how he's looking at Pac now the real question is do Michael Jai White secretly like men because 2pac is well documented and Pac loved tbe ladies and the ladies loved Pac so for a man to look at Pac in that way says a lot about that man...Micheal whats up bro!! We all listening do you have something to tell us? I also seen that video of you when you were young and you weren't the same guy you show yourself to be right now...

[@2gloveson]

Your shirt says “OUTLAW”😳

[@juswavvy9634]

In all honesty no rappers are streets dudes their entertainers but you dont have to Be a street guy to be tough/fearless

[@pussyratentertainment]

Nah pac wasnt no “street dude” a lotta rappers street dudes pretending to be rappers

[@marcin5690]

He is 100% right and I am a 2pac fan

[@md12962]

According to this guy, killers and gangsters don’t exist, because at one point they were in diapers and sucking on bottles.

[@adriangreen9785]

Yall have to remember that was before Pac got to Marin city. Pac told you he got the game from the bay. He never was a gangsta, he was soooo much bigger than a gangsta he was a poet.

[@robertvermeulen2560]

Men are born soft turn tuff stop it

[@KembaSowdia]

Actors can hardly accept that Pac was real like he was cause he was too perfect to be real for them.

[@justinchamberlain3443]

"They would rather have you picking up a gun than you picking up a book"