Tupac On The Prospect Of Going To Jail (1993) | MTV News |

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[@michaelolusegun9549]

He is alive, he is in Cuba

[@markanderson77]

One of those two is a traitor, though.

[@jodimichelleschoenherr]

💌🎁🧸📫

[@onlee643]

This dude was a genius. The way he carries himself at the young age of 22 is astounding. His body language and focus is unmatched.

[@NGT4LIFE]

Yes he was very bright and he always seems very sincere.

[@muathalfallatah5869]

I totally I agree they way he carried himself is unbelievable at what! The age of 22 something that will never happen again in our lifetime

[@justinidle7086]

X was like that bruh

[@tyronemonsanto3090]

Parthion xbl nah man the things that tupac is one of a kind

[@tyronemonsanto3090]

Compare him to no one

[@Bonezy1001]

God I wish he was alive

[@missdollrado]

Ham Innes right

[@RNicolasRuvalcaba]

He is - he's with me in my ride everyday ;)

[@dylbre3773]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJC7hWxjeJqEq5o

[@seanm7539]

He is he never died His Stunt double from the movie above the rim was the one that got shot September 7, 1996 look it up

[@dylbre3773]

He's definitely still alive living in Cuba.

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

Tupac was undoubtedly the best and the most intelligent rapper. The man was an old soul who radiated wisdom and charisma. You can really see a fire in his eyes, in every picture or video of him.

[@christopherqualtrough3375]

Mountain Fox I seriously opened an album cover on my phone the other day cuz I was tagging the filenames and noticed that shit. It scared the fuckin shit out of me legit. I felt like the picture was alive sounds weird as fuck but I'm not exaggerating

[@weworks7811]

The Eyes Are The Mirrors To The Soul

[@TS-qq7vr]

You mean he had twinkle eyes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJC7hWxjeJqEq5o

[@rosariocarias7906]

Mountain Fox no he’s not man calm down he’s not better nas

[@dylbre3773]

Fake gangster

[@Mysticmimi7]

This man was 22 years old ....

[@trestonsmith1847]

Jonas Mathews I think she meant he was 22 in this interview

[@Lessoninablessing]

Jonas Mathews smh dude shut up. Stop being so rude and IGNORANT. the girl wasnt even talking about when he died dummy. Evidently. Smh. Relax man all that wasnt even call for

[@y.b7751]

Now; it seems like it's YOU who needs to apologize to Jonas since he only used the word "dumbass" while YOU used "stupid fuck"......

[@javiergutierrez1220]

hahahaha

[@javiergutierrez1220]

she's cute

[@HaikesXO]

He was so passionate. There was no phone he had to check, no social media, you don’t see conversations like this anymore. Nobody gets this real and speaks on their life so public anymore. Just feels so authentic back then.

[@theodoresmith6623]

Tu PAC one of the greatest rapper ever lived!!!

[@mariodickerson9924]

He was real and very intelligent with his words in his music and whats going on in the world.

[@dylbre3773]

PAC program and control. LMAO.

[@myron8005]

X did

[@riflechess7693]

@@dylbre3773 stfu you #DUMBASS!!!

[@makavelivong3649]

This interview is 1 million times better then " ALL Eyez on Me Movie"

[@fredrickjohnson7711]

lol

[@stevepruthvi7009]

fuck, movie also good

[@GzWorld]

Well Tupac is playing 2pac.

[@mr.johnston6479]

From a tru fan that movie was hard to watch...often imitated but never duplicated..

[@dakingltroyproductofdade3579]

Makaveli Vong the real goat in the flesh

[@Darkpassenger773]

A smart mind is dangerous....according to the government

[@iganzeharera4804]

Telk them brother the government would take craap singers and glorify them to core but they cant risky having one singer telling the world and their victims their mischevious tricks

[@maggiethecat1538]

@ Aaron C specially a smart BLACK mans mind..

[@TheKING-rp1ok]

Fucking jew government

[@troybernal5085]

@@TheKING-rp1ok could it be that Hitler was on to something and Jews really were sinister and all that he believed they were?

[@thedaddyshedyjeunemilliona3176]

You don't know what you talk about is devil how killed him not the gouvernement why he said kill illuminati cause I give is soul for money fan and whatever the gouvernement worshippers for devil is the devil her master how told you what you do

[@SoundBiteInc-]

this muthafucka god sent.

[@petermcdonald7092]

Nice shout m8 ✌

[@davonneparsonsmcbride4401]

Yes def God sent!

[@mekishagully6428]

He so real

[@carlyd5450]

The Mansa_ facts

[@zoemagin-upshaw8588]

he truly is, even if we only got 25 years with this man i’m grateful. we needed him. i think people forget that he achieved all of this before 25.

[@MustafaKhan-fz1go]

Tupac is a true King 👑

[@qsmooth7805]

He. Both if you want to put it that way it will always be the greatest can’t wait for more unreleased music from Pac I can’t wait for his The state a record label cut what they come up with hopefully there’s not gonna be no bullshit rappers on there are some wack ass remixes that they did in the past hopefully they stayed original the way Tupac I would’ve been happy about like he’s always consistent with his music recording a lot of songs put in a lot of music and that all came out after his death and now he’s a iconic figure Most celebrated and cultural icon in history and in the world in general he’s on the level of a Michael Jackson Elvis Presley Bob Marley John Lennon Marilyn Monroe James dean just to name a few he will always be the king forever rest in peace King

[@dylbre3773]

Fake gangster

[@qsmooth7805]

Fuck you

[@dominics7565]

We're all God sent. We just have different callings.

[@dylbre3773]

Lmao. 2 program and control

[@Master_Chief_0_0]

He was millions of years ahead of his time !! 🔥🔥🔥

[@dylbre3773]

Lmao

[@Dannyboyy86]

Bionic?

[@teemadarif8243]

yeah he was born into that responsibility , mama and stepdad were panthers

[@FernandoGarcia-uf1yk]

A lot has to do with his momma she would discipline him in a way that he would benefit from for example she would make him read the news paper front and back and write a summary about it. Like it's perfect, oh you wanna be a bad kid here improve your reading, writing and memory skills. Her mom And his ancestors must of been smart AF and leaders.

[@FernandoGarcia-uf1yk]

​@@teemadarif8243💯

[@rayvaughan3197]

"when I come out, my mind will be sharper and the venom more potent...." He wasnt lying! 👊😔 Legend!

[@dineomokgosi411]

He is so GORGEOUS, my God! 😩😍😩

[@keepinitkawaii]

It makes me mad

[@lisakhanya3806]

I literally paused the video just to admire that handsome face😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@thapelosibanda4923]

@@lisakhanya3806 uyahala MaB'thelezi 😂😂😂😂

[@thapelosibanda4923]

Dineo wakgala 😂😂😂

[@thereal_rcn]

Nonka Buthelezi sameee

[@kadiayenareubenakpama2295]

When you listen to Tupac talk, you find it hard to believe that he died at age 25. He always spoke like some one in his mid or late 40s. He was really intelligent, full of words of wisdom, a poet and without doubt a fearless person. I have never seen or heard of any prisoner who loved being in solitary confinement, but Tupac said if he goes to jail, he will ask to be put in solitary confinement so he could do push-ups and read books and come out from jail, refined. Keep Resting In Peace.

[@robbratcher4675]

yes

[@HristinaNicole]

He actually speaks like 60 year Olds from my country

Wow. He never repeat a word twice and keep straight eyes. He must be very smart.

[@TS-qq7vr]

Repeat repeat a word repeat repeat twice? No wonder his college age phrasing astonishes you.

[@cyber-bully5063]

"You know what I'm saying?"

[@talldarkhandsome7498]

You know what I'm saying ?? Count how many times he says it. PLEASE watch AGAIN

[@orlandogreenhow2870]

Tall Dark Handsome Yeah but that’s a placeholder isn’t it? He’s just trying to make sure the interviewer understands, and once he starts speaking after that, which is like a second after, he speaks purely and can be understood, compared to some famous people on interviews nowaday. Pac wasn’t afraid to voice his opinions and spoke from his heart, yet unlike most people it sounds intelligent and somewhat philosophical

[@charliewyatt7321]

Dudes a millionaire best rapper ever on the planet yeah I would say he's smart

[@WilliamFrankOfficial]

Tupac is my hero.

[@canadaday1980]

Jesus Is my hero he die for me 😉

[@DaviSantos-bf3sl]

@@canadaday1980 Yes. Our hero

[@vitoriagabriela9160]

Tupac is a rapist

[@louisecherritt882]

you stupid fucking idiot.....

[@louisecherritt882]

Victoria gabriela

[@frederickallgood7592]

A real poet.

[@adrianhdragon718]

Amen to that!

[@donttrip5888]

“ I’m a innocent type of guy....(drinks water and laughs)” 🤣🤣 RIP TUPAC 💯🙏

[@prissymommylife6402]

Love It! 👏🏽😂

[@CoolTy23]

Still the GOAT

[@brianbaeza6862]

Has always been

[@keepinitkawaii]

Baaahahh

[@cahillgreg]

He dead

[@blackermomba2983]

“I Will Give My Whole Life For These Code Of Ethics” ~Tupac 😢 🐐

[@barry7701]

Dawn this guy is fucking brilliant.... Rest In Peace 2Pac.

[@robbratcher4675]

I've been saying it since I was 15 years old in 1995. Tupac was a once in a century person. He was a genius, a leader, and had the most contagious energy I've ever seen. The world lost so much when this man died @ 25.

[@dionnetezeno940]

those eyes of his was just mesmerizing😍

[@rawaslemani]

It’s 2020 and you’re still alive in our hearts bro! Rest in peace Tupac 😢🙏🏾

[@shedshepherd7007]

I’m still here April 20, 2022

[@Shaniafr]

2022

[@Shaniafr]

July 2022,

[@30somethingg]

April 2023!!

[@Mo-338]

How can people even compare him to other rappers this dude is lightyears beyond any other rapper DEAD OR ALIVE a true 👑

[@nonenone9304]

The thing i love about pac he look u dead in the eyes when u spoke to him

[@headmaster6261]

Read books 📖 that’s where he get his knowledge from

[@jordansalaam24]

head master and his experience in life

[@mwasjohn58]

head master Give me an example

[@ArjanTV]

I know people who read books all the time and they are dumb can't even say 2 words without sounding like retards.. thwre are many things wich make someone smart not just the books son

[@pamelahargrove1918]

God, strength of his Mom, Life.....He was our Black Moses.

[@koffiged]

pamela hargrove its not about reading as much as you can. Its about reading the right ones. Instead of reading 20, 30 books, i rather master 2,3 reference books

[@bladebrown4191]

MTV has been sitting on this interview and spoon-feeding its viewers snippets for almost 25 years . Just put out the entire piece.

[@MrChabbalingo]

🤣🤣🤣 very true, each couple of years i see a new part

[@andrebrown4445]

You could have searched the shit yourself instead of waiting for someone to give it to you

[@ibrahimrashid5263]

@Christopher Arteaga why tho wtf is a second part?

[@melanietambe5318]

Men!! Pac was a fine dude, well read n schooled , fine skin and well mannered.. An intelligent blackman

[@whitama2]

He did give his life, but he had so much more to give. You'll never be forgotten, Tupac ❤

[@Cuauhtemoc3]

God damn MTV release the full interview Already.

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Makaveli Raider Indeed

[@derekgoodejr8788]

Right Bruh!!!

[@kamilm4656]

I know right? I hate that some individuals are holding such a great interviews and video footage of Pac’s life and They decided to not to share it with anyone 🤬

[@stevebrizzle]

*cough cough, Angie Martinez, cough cough*

[@marklevi732]

Makaveli Raider 2PAC Loved GOD you should be ashamed an LOVE LIFE cause he died so we can live life

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodin994]

Out of all the rappers this guy's the one who died? That ain't fair, he'd be larger than life if he was alive today and had a full career... Pac, Big, Eazy etc... we remember you!

[@RockMohican]

ya xxxtentacion died too. he shouldnt die

[@tyronemonsanto3090]

Yeh but he's not in the same level of Pac, Big and Eazy

[@toreytownsend611]

Absolutely!!!!

[@KlutchFitt]

yea lol u think the government wnats a black man to be larger than life yikes lol

[@reneperezjr8383]

Well he did start up a huge beef and going around fucking with people thinking he was untouchable so logic says he was gonna get killed sooner or later

[@Sounzgudd]

What he's saying is needed even now. This man was gorgeous inside and out. Such a beautiful soul look at the fire in his eyes man and the life in his smile? Man we were blessed with a good one in his time

[@joyman07]

the truest the realest and had so much love for his people the youth. MAKAVELI lives ON.

[@dylbre3773]

Lmfao

[@lastfvr1603]

Dyl Bre how is it it funny

[@Makaveli7Soldier]

I would love Mtv to release the FULL RAW UNCUT UNEDITED interview.

[@Makaveli7Soldier]

I'll pay to see if I have too. Same with every Tupac interview they have.

[@TupacShakurr]

I have the tapes.

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Makaveli Soldier They should, we need that.

[@NGT4LIFE]

a lot of his interviews have been edited unfortunately. he probably said alot of deep stuff they didn't want us to hear

[@jeadinsilu6684]

Pac for real? upload that please or send a link via Dropbox to view.

[@MrMean-vz9qr]

His mother made him read the newspaper every night

[@dunnmcdee2302]

The more I look at these old Pac interviews it’s obvious he was being targeted by someone

[@mr.walkdown7019]

Stephen Blair because the black community is a sleeping giant and with the right leader in front of it we could run America literally. Tupac had the power to unite us and they couldn’t let that happen.

[@blackrottweiler8885]

@@mr.walkdown7019 pretty much.

[@jonneaholmes6989]

It’s not what you say but how you say it and Tupac spoke loud and powerful and it’s crazy how he could’ve been a revolutionary but he made history anyway he’s a true king and he lives own trough his poems music and words R.I.P 2pac

[@erickgonzalez3199]

@Kamran Jan haha stfu IN EAST LOS ANGELES we stay beefing lol.... east Los Angeles mexican gangs alot have been around 80- 100 plus years... you think a black rapper could do that to us. Lol get real homeboy tupac was a fucken actor (excellent) actor, any ways rest in piece T.S, he mentioned MEXICANS with respect.

[@troybernal5085]

@@erickgonzalez3199 you're a fool.. Tupac was the voice for the voiceless he stood for all minorities that were discriminated against. Of course he emphasized his own roots most because that's what anyone would do. That's what you're doing now. Don't be a chavala homeboy do more homework, tupac was a movement that us mexicans were most def on, you just dont know. Obviously no 1 man could ever stop all the beef but if there's a chance to stop some of it and unite than it's got to be utilized. Maybe you should wake up and start being more like Pac for Mexicans uplift your people in real and effective ways, have a real purpose in life instead of criticizing those that took action.

[@gyroxaver6897]

You can tell he's really from the hood. Unlike these industry rappers.

[@assattam7840]

I was born in 1993, bu I knew 2pac because my mom use to play him, I was a kid then and didn’t know much until 6 years ago, when I met the man of my life, he plays 2 pac, Nas, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Burning Spear everyday ... Nipsey also brought me here🖤🖤🤷🏾‍♀️ life is bittersweet 🖤🔥❤️☘️

[@wakanda4eva405]

Assatta M the 90”s was the greatest period of the hip hop era. After about 2010 hip hop died. It’s not Exclusivelyfrom the soul & struggle of black folk like I used to be, it’s controlled by godless demonic people now.

[@TniceMario]

never knew a better rapper like tupac....we miss u...he was a genius.

[@paulntombela802]

A natural born leader. He has influenced and led millions with his music and messages. Thank you Tupac!

[@koffiged]

Every time i see a clip of this interview, he’s dropping jewels!!!

[@lovelyvibes8488]

Fr🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danieluondi6880]

Just think about if pac was a president

[@pamgyang803]

Damn!🔥👍🏻

[@canadaday1980]

But we still got Jesus who is God, we still have hope

[@ynwmelly_5576]

@@canadaday1980 they not the same people

[@MrJoker-rv2cy]

Then we will see changes

[@ericarichetelli7016]

The whole world would be a better place...I'm not being dramatic it the truth

[@joanpriscillarnili4677]

Every interview of Tupac is just overwhelmingly captivating ✊🏾♥️🙏🏽 Legendary!

[@darrenfry4695]

He was sent by god ,sadly god missed him so much he got him back ...R I.P goat

[@harryares8826]

His music's truly timeless, such a well spoken man who comes across so well in his old interviews. He truly came too soon, if only he was around today fighting for change! RIP Pac truly one of the greats ❤️

[@melindarobinson9153]

That's why I love PAC he was the realest of them all .

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Agree

[@josephhero2631]

Tupac is my hero love you bro

[@AVG336]

"I cant change all this dirt thats here... But i can put it all in this corner" Amazing mentality. I had no idea Pac had those plans for the community!

[@aliciawhite7078]

I will never get tired of hearing his voice..... all he is saying is so relevant today 🤔

[@xxshaquan914xx]

There well never be another pac period 💯💯💯 definitely had a Mission you can tell and he just told you don't send me to jail he's going to be more potent and everything and you're adding more fuel to the fire and that's exactly what happened he was definitely on a different level

[@aliviacole1877]

Lol

[@nicholasbrown6858]

Idk man...people said there’d never be another Malcolm X...Tupac took it further..maybe we’ll get a Pac 2.0

[@Sweetdaddy415]

Man, when Pac came out of jail he lit the world on fire. His music got me through a lot in my younger days and until now. He is so inspiring. 💯💯💯

[@MikeDoyleRealMan44]

Yo Tupac seems so chill. Wish he was still here World would be so much different

[@bbdontworrybehappy]

y'all this guy is a legend. his smartness was a blessing and a curse. he is so unique and let not mention his good looks 😍 them big eyes just something about them stands out. he in general stands out as a person inside and out.

[@teejay6022]

If your background is associated with the Black Panthers, and you were outspoken and becoming something BIG in the media,then you become a target.Pac knew it from day one. RIP 2pac.

[@jackiegibson9961]

He was just a Prince in time with so much swag

[@g6ixwayne363]

The Best Rapper That Ever Grace This World 🌍…. We miss U PAC

[@stevenmarrero7131]

My hero. I wish everyday he was still alive ❤ Tupac forever

[@ryoheatherwick4561]

"They all want to know what I have in plan for young black males, It makes me want to rise up to the expectations, I will give my whole life to thug life." You sure did Tupac, nobody has had an impact like you. We need more heroes in our present. People that understand what the real life is.

[@louisjones8635]

We need more people to stand up and show say, what real life is about.

[@dariangregory6182]

"If I have to go to jail I don't even want to be living, I want to just cease to exist for however long they have me there and then when I come out I'll be reborn" And true to his word that's how Tupac Died and Makavelli was born.

[@ShadowBanned-o_O]

Fresh out of jail: First rapper to drop a double album and best-selling rapper of all time (1996).

[@keithelliott2328]

I miss this brother!!

[@jamaicagold5237]

THE REALEST 💖💖💖 WE MISS YOU PAC !!!

[@MsJonessss]

One thing I like about Tupac, he never avoided a question even if it was out of context. One thing I wish he did was play the industry different.

[@peternjenga1622]

I just love the way he used to articulate issues....

[@globalrei]

This man was soooooooooo smart at 23 24 25 rip honorees we still riding

[@Thisistheoldaccount]

Tupac will stand the test of time. He was in it for longevity

[@syllaabdoulaye2539]

What an interview!!! Tupac was more mature more than his Young âge!!! Reste in peace brother.

[@cocolocco4701]

Smart guy with clear mind and good soul 👐 rip tupac

[@totc6196]

Prophet everything he said came true. LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gugushawe9244]

He was a wise man ♥️🥺

[@rakabash2081]

This interview was conducted on March 9, 1994. This was part of the promo run Tupac did for "Above The Rim".

[@NGT4LIFE]

so it should say 94 instead of 93

[@derekgoodejr8788]

NGT4LIFE Exactly

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Bashiri Tamplin haha I figured the same

[@HelenAlemu]

He was just so ambitious and incredibly inspiring. As a young 20 something speaking on experience he's had that we expect an older man to have had is so incredible. And you can tell the pressure he had from the interviewer (white audiences) and simultaneously the pressure from black and spanish groups to have him be their representative and protection and vice versa was weighing on him but he expressed that perfectly. I just wish someone was around to uphold the ideals he created for our community that sadly went uncompleted.

[@illypziz...6800]

Damn, that man was beautiful...the world wasn't ready for Pac when we got him, but like he said, "there was no spot for Tupac..." homie was on a whole other level, it still hurts my heart to this day that he had to go the mansion so young. . .

[@ghfghfghghfghfg9287]

Amen

[@brownsugabradley9699]

May 14, 2024 and yes I'm listening to Tupac.... even though God only allowed his body 25 years on this earth his soul definitely lives on ....RIP TUPAC....Rest Onnnnnn my boy.... FOREVER 25....Gone But Not Forgotten 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️🕊️🕊️

[@Shaniafr]

If your still here you a real PAC fan

[@lelanialdridge4198]

He would've changed this world GOOD. I love PAC

[@ndutzz100]

Very articulate and intelligent man. LL Tupac

[@brittanys1982]

He told THEM his whole plan. This is what they do. They hem us up, then interview us to basically get ALL the information they need. Yeah...the artist gets paid to do the interview, but you giving them what they want. Listen to the questions they ask him. HE should've told them to keep they money and kept his mouth and his opinions to himself and shared this info with his loved ones!!!

[@osariemenagbonavbare596]

Absolutely sister. Same thing that happened with Malcolm. It's a very potent old trick that never dies. I wish we all can see right through it.

[@praiseharry9738]

That was what made him whom he was! fearless and bold! for he was aware of all that has happened, was happening and was gonna happen

[@danmarson6421]

Then the next person up wouldn't have the blue print

[@charlesvalerio7718]

In all honesty he just shouldn't have swung on Orlando and he'd be here today. He would have moved up into politics and become a powerful force. Miss this dude so much but he just made a bad decision in Vegas that night.

[@fastnlow557]

@@charlesvalerio7718 he was killed by the goverment and crooker cops !!

[@lizaramsey5945]

He's been on my mind lately. I miss him a lot and wish he was around. Much love Tupac.

[@Belrivers]

Powerful dude. A beautiful man. A beautiful mind.

[@azaraa1610]

AAALLL these years after his death.. I still hang on his every word.. There was, is and never will be anyone like you oh Tupac ♥️

[@paulbertie2414]

Fearless. This man was a straight warrior 💪

[@Thisistheoldaccount]

Not ONCE this did this man say "uhmm" or "uhh" before his replies. NOT ONCE! You know how hard that is, especially under the lights & being recorded by cameras all around? His confidence and intelligence was far beyond what we could understand...

[@juanperez-v3k5s]

This man was only on his 20! Fucking legend.

[@antoineebai6054]

Rip to a LEGEND 💪🏾💜🙏

[@24tupac]

This man was wayyyyy beyond smart!!!!! Just speechless

[@girlythingswithanezka525]

Young smart successful man rip 🌹

[@dearyayres8583]

This interview sheds broad light on just why he was murdered. If his dream had been allowed to blossom inside this reality there would be an amazing change inside the inner city cultures. His story is an amazing saga. He rose to prominence inside an entertainment industry that seems to be used as a tool. It is designed to culture degradation among minorities. Entertainers are caricature artists whose lives are carefully scripted and shaped towards a certain persona. Unfortunately the youth emulate these false personas and fiction soon becomes a reality, ensuring decades of poverty and suffering for so many. Tupac understanding this was attempting to run the train off the tracks. What he doing was using the enemy’s tactics, firing their weapons from there line of defense. He truly was ahead of his time. The system he was fighting first tried to break him with the fear of bodily harm, then incarceration and he came out even stronger it would seem. I’m sure they didn’t end his life initially because he was also their cash cow. So when he proved to be unfazed by their dirty tricks he had to be erased. With claims of gang beefs and drug money his death was even used to smear out the legacy he was working to build. Most Americans had no clue just how much was lost when this happened. To them it was just another animal and his death, another symptom of a chaos driven lifestyle. I’m sure there were even a few who thought he got what he deserved. We forget that the entertainment industry is just that. It’s a form of employment that has its own set of responsibilities, restrictions and uniforms. Even though it’s employees enjoy a level of luxury most dream of they all suffer a curse of being at work 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Once they become heavily invested in these characters they depict they can not afford to be anything else. This man here didn’t ultimately loose himself as so many seem to do. For that he must’ve been one of the strongest souls ever to manifest out of the Supreme Light. I am thankful for his time amongst us!!!

[@maxine8761]

My goodness finally someone with the depth of knowledge and understanding of what Tupac Shakur really meant in this world. He had to be silenced America wasn’t ready for the onslaught of this youth.

[@7razman]

Part of what you say is definitely true, but there is something glaring you're missing. And that is the fact that Hip- Hop itself was in its infancy as a mainstream genre of music. When Tupac came out of jail he went to Death Row, a record label that was known within the industry to have gang affiliations, mainly with the set known as the Bloods. Suge Knight was the head of Death Row, and he surrounded himself with an entourage of known gang members. Tupac was never a Gangster, but he had a deep understanding of the urban inner city street culture, and he was a genius recording artist who played up to his tough guy persona in order to sell records and maximise his earnings. None of it was fake, but definitely exaggerated. In order to live up to the image that he carefully curated over the years, Tupac would turn up at random house parties in the hood just to hang out with ordinary people and mingle with groupies, he would carry guns around his person at all times for protection, he often got into altercations with people and got into trouble with the police a number of times. He was wild. He never closed himself off to everyday people just because he was famous. But this also made him vulnerable in ways he couldn’t see at first. Tupac was a true artist who tried to live the life he spoke of in his records as authentically as he humanly could without violating his own code of conduct, not like these fake Beverly Hills Rappers nowadays. In jail he admitted as much, and said he was done with it, as it was causing nothing but chaos in his life. The problem in Hip Hop is, audiences want you to be the person you say you are on wax, and the image you portray has to be real. And some people don’t realise it’s just a strategy to sell records, that it’s just Fantasy, and they will pull your fucking card if they think you're a liar. That's where your street credibility comes from. And that's when the problems start, because as Tupac found out when he got shot the first time and went to jail, you will eventually run into real life criminals who will act friendly at first, because they want a piece of your action $$$, but when you don't play ball, things get real ugly. These are people who will intimidate, extort, frame you for crimes they committed and even go so low as to try and kill you to get what they want from you. When he went to jail, he was suffering with PTSD after getting shot, he was angry and didn't know who he could trust anymore. He came out of Jail on a warpath, and the aggression he had inside him took over, and this mind state was fatal for him. When he joined Death Row, Tupac was forced into playing that same "Tough guy, gangster" persona again while he was there, otherwise he would have been undermined at every turn and not have been taken seriously, by Suge and his crew. It was survival of the fittest mentality at Death Row, with violent beatings delivered to those artists, producers and technicians deemed soft or weak. So Tupac really did not want to be seen as a pushover. As well as that, Tupac felt a deep sense of loyalty to Suge Knight, who posted a $1m bail to get him out of jail. Tupac felt obligated to play along in this dangerous game, in the ruthless environment of the Death Row Record Label. But for the first time he also felt that he was around a group of people who had his back, so naturally he had theirs too. And as Death Row postured themselves as Gangsters, making money off of this 'Image' and becoming further and further embedded with the L.A gang culture, they had real life enemies in the streets such as the Southside Crips, a long time rival of the Mob Piru Blood gang Suge surrounded himself with. The Southside Crips were envious and jealous of their success and fame, and so wound up aligning themselves with New York's Bad Boy Record label, going so far as providing unofficial security for Sean Combs and Biggie Smalls when they came to L.A. Tupac suspected Sean Combs and Biggie had prior knowledge of his shooting before he went to jail, and felt they intentionally never warned him beforehand. One night after that fateful Mike Tyson fight, some of the Death Row entourage, including Tupac were walking through a Las Vegas hotel one of the Death Row entourage spotted a young man named Orlando Anderson, a Southside gang member. He whispered in Tupac's ear and Tupac took off running after him, and punched him. The other Death Row members then joined in, and rushed him, kicking and beating Anderson. What Tupac didn't know at the time was that the guy he punched, Orlando Anderson, was a known shooter for the the Southside Crips, and he was a suspect in multiple murder investigations. A Real Gangster, in other words. Anderson couldn't take the humiliation of being beaten so publicly, and so went looking for all of them. He found Tupac and the others near the Vegas strip, and shot Tupac, killing him six days later when he succumbed to his injuries. That's what really happened, and I know it sounds too simple but it’s the truth. His Murder was the first time a high profile rapper had been gunned down. There are rumours that Sean Combs put out a $1m contract on Suge and Tupac, but it can't be proven, so I'll leave that where it is, just hearsay. What I mean to say, is that Hip- Hop was still in its infancy and in its infancy, people within Hip- Hop couldn't (or wouldn't) separate real street life from the music, and so people like Suge Knight, who had an obsession with being feared, didn't realise that surrounding Death Row with known gang members was inevitably going to drag these gang rivalries into the realm of his record label as well. Maybe he did know, and just didn't care. But that’s ultimately what got Tupac killed. A tragic victim who got squeezed out between two warring gangs. He was loyal to a fault, getting in the middle of feuds he had no business being anywhere near, because of his very human need to belong and be loved, and it cost him his life... RIP to Tupac ❤

[@jeanniehughes1761]

You are truely a leader yourself because u understood what this young man was about to become I knew something was coming when I read in a interview he saying the next election he would be there across from the runners I feel he would have ran for Office in government to bring changes or try

[@realkilju]

Hearing him speak gives me goosebumps

[@kogenelvis7182]

2 Pac was a real genius. I feel real good each time i take a look at his interviews or listen to his music. May your soul Rest in Peace dude.Thug Life.

[@novalove4790]

"I'm an innocent kinda guy" ha, I love that

[@charliehustle4833]

The way he talks was real ...words coming from mouth so clear ND clean ND not this boy of 20c who act while talking

[@z-a-q7098]

Wow it would have been game over if he lived and brought everyone together

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

And that's why he didn't. They always get the ones that will cause the most trouble.

[@marshalkhumalo6549]

Tupac Shakur is the greatest of all time

[@sonofzae3436]

R. I. P. SOLDIER🤴🏽Makaveli Lives On ✊🏽

[@zymeerwhitman8761]

2pac for President

[@KaisarAnvar]

2Pac, LOVE YOU EVEN AFTER I DIE.

[@seenoevil07]

Long live tupac ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lukey1210]

PAC your forever in our hearts

[@JMPW45]

Yo! I respected him in life, and always wanted to meet him, I used to tell me children in 1994 that I was gonna be his girl and he was gonna love me. I definitely respect him in death. Real one, LEGEND. 💯💪🏽🥰

[@ryanadriano645]

I've always felt that the world was a bigger fan of Tupac the person, than Tupac the rapper, and this video shows one of the reasons why. He's the one rapper where I could feel the weight of his emotions when he speaks and it's like you could almost physically touch and feel the conviction in his voice when he says something. Which is why I was so upset at the All Eyez On Me movie cause whenever Demetrius Shipp spoke, because I didn't hear the signature passion in his voice that Tupac had. Whenver 2pac speaks, you 100% could feel that he truly believes in what he's saying, the Demetrius Shipp on the other hand just sounded like a guy reciting lines with a raspy voice.

[@IRANITaabad]

True LEADER* Rest In Peace LEGEND*