I was watching some Tupac interviews and stumbled upon this one.
From the 6:40 mark...it really hit me...

That´s a great interview.Thanks for posting it.Just goes to show you that there was much more to Tupac than just being a thug rapper.He should have stayed a bit more like that. Seems that deep down inside, he was a very social and caring person.Too bad that the fame and fortune and showbiz politics got the best of him .
May he rest in peace.

Alot of people brush him off as another shallow rapper but he was far from it... Maybe lyrically with his music it could be a lil same samey sometimes, but then you see at this interview of him at just 21 years of age and you know that not in your wildest dreams, could you imagine one of the idiot rappers dominating the charts in the 00's putting 10% as much thought or knowledge into an interview.

intelligent deep person, no telling where he would have been today if he would have had the chance to grow up and mature. hugely talented. a serious waste that he was killed and he is still missed, but the self destructive bipolar nature in so many of these men and that rage is something that will continue to hurt us.

RIP 2Pac...

JayJai said:

THIS^ is the 2pac that I was a fan of back in the days. And it's a shame that there isn't a rap artist that can identify the real problems of society like he did.

TonyVanDam said:

There are rappers out there like Tupac, but don't expect them to be supported by the execs in the music industry. This is why hip-hop is minstrelized and watered-down today, to the point of "comedy and BS" because you have corporate execs that don't want conscious rappers like Tupac, making young folks "think", about political/social/economic issues, if you know what I mean.
[Edited 9/27/09 9:23am]

TonyVanDam said:

Mos Def is still around. So are the Roots and Common....though Common is no longer one of my favorites these days...but Mos Def is brilliant. His last CD The Ecstatic is a must-have album.

JayJai said:

That was Tupac at his absolute best I'm telling you, there will never be another artist out here like Tupac, NEVER.

yeah this interview inspired a lot of my way of thinking. i miss people like tupac.

2elijah said:

Sad but true.

The song that he recorded for the Christmas compilation was "Ghetto Gospel" - the original version of it, of corse before Eminem remixed it in 07.

BklynBabe said:

Agree, I think that untimately the anger gets the better of too many of these young poets. Pac was an exceptionally expressive and insightful soul, bless his heart.

I miss Tupac!

That was the real Tupac.

That was beyond awesome, Thank you for posting~

Thanks for sharing. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Tupac.

He truly had something good to say and it's a shame on Mtv's part for no airing this...

there's so much I can say about this but Ill keep it short and simple

but I totally agree with what he's saying and IMO I think it's because of this it's why 2Pac got killed I really wish that he was alive today to see that we have a black president now or half black or whatever you call it and to talk about the state of rap music today and black issues and lord knows that we are at the tip of the iceburg

it's just a shame a damn shame

RIP 2Pac we miss you still in 2009
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JayJai said:

damn he called out michael don't he know michael gave over 300 million to charity, how much money did 2pac give

anyways i like 2pac cause he thinks and makes sense unlike today's rappers

ABeautifulOne said:

They pulled it cause he got in trouble with the law...
I'll have to get the details and post them.

BlaqueKnight said:

Is that really so? I always assumed that it is an integral part of American culture to admire the underdog who´s made it to the top, who´s achieved to reach his goals, live his American Dream etcetera..etc.
I mean,not that I think that these ideals are really part of the American reality today but I am a bit surprised about your negative view or experience.

Over here, they think that America is still the country that believes in people overcoming the darkness and the obstacles. Interesting to hear the opposite from an American.

great interview...pac inspires me...when i talk about a subject that i have alot of passion 4....I remind myself of pac...caus i get so into it...lol

pac is my favorite hip hop figure....

BTW...I love ur sig jayjai

Thanks so much for posting this! I am a HUGE Tupac fan, and I miss him.

nd33 said:

I think people knew Tupac was deeper than just another rapper. He certainly stood out and constantly had the media around him, taking quotes. He talked a lot, and always had something good to say. He didn't rattle on with a mouth full of marbles talking about nothing.

ernestsewell said:

Yeah, unlike those lazy rappers who can´t say anything but "Nahmean? Nahmsayin´? This how we do.Nahmean?Yeah, yeah,yeah..whutup y´all?"

That´s why I miss people like Tupac and Ice-T and Melle Mel during the peak of their careers. They really knew how to express themselves during interviews.Another good example is KRS One,and maybe Jay-Z...musically totally different people but both very good speakers, and quite serious about what they do.

KoolEaze said:

I still hate the beginning of a song, and some rappre, or even the artist, says "Uh....yeah.....here we go". OH EM GEE ESS TEE EF U

mimi07 said:

He's just an example of a rich person. Back then when you think rich Michael would be one of the first. Anyways sad that it was sharing neverland with people that got him in trouble later on. I love pac but he talked a lot of shit and hang around some stupid mother fuckers.

ernestsewell said:

"Take That Take That" - Puffy

nyse said: