We had a show to do in New Jersey at Club 88. I have no friends. We asked ten years ago. Well my mother was a woman. I wasnt thinking, like, This is going to be a rape case. I swear to God, the farthest thing from my mind was sympathy. Driven by his revolutionary family roots and deep consciousness, he made it his duty to express this on every platform possible especially during interviews. Instead of defenseless, having power. Select Download Format Tupac Interview With Ed Gordon Transcript Download Tupac Interview With Ed Gordon Transcript PDF Download Tupac Interview With Ed Gordon Transcript DOC Of the governor, tupac interview with us entertainers, a black life was To this day, she has only aired 12 minutes of the two-hour interview. Through my skin and out the skin. . After I laid the song, I got a page from this guy Booker, telling me he wanted me to rap on Little Shawns record. The 14-track project features Rich The Kid, Quavo, Maxo Kream, Trill Sammy, Ugly God, Jose Guapo and more. So when I woke up, it was, like, Youre going to the police, youre going to the police. Nigel walks out the room, comes back with the girl. From poverty. Candidates who are interested in Interview Preparation with ForumIAS Academy can register at https://go.forumias.com/interview2022 or may write to igp@forumias.academy on how we can help prepare for the personality Test. 21, 1998 1 The. And I might just be my mothers child, but in all reality, Im everybodys child. The only time I have problems is when I sleep. Recently Madonna came to me. I put out Keep Ya Head Up from the bottom of my heart. From what I know about the criminal element, if niggas come to rob you, they always hit the big nigga first. 10 years. As soon as I saw him, all my concerns about the situation were relaxed. I used to dress in baggies and sneakers. I could only remember that first shot, then everything went blank. Nigel gave Man-man, my manager, some money to pay for the cab, and I was, like, Let that bitch pay for her own cab. She came upstairs looking all nice, dressed all provocative and shit, like she was ready for a prom date. No one should be hitting the lotto for $36 million and we got people starving in the streets. Now its worth millions. But its a matter of either we stay like this or somebody sacrifice, somebody lay a track so that we dont stay in a 360 degree deadly circle. I've pulled select quotes below, but really the entire video demands to be watched. When I left, the cameras were all rushing me and bumping into my leg and shit. All Rights Reserved. He was involved in the East Coast versus West Coast rap rivalry that occurred during the 1990s and had many enemies as a result. It just tore me apart. Even Madonna. Everybody wants to go past. And I was feeling so miracle-ish that Im living. Not in a cemetery. The Last Pacs Day In L.A. Tupac is Holding a Baby Bottle. Im limping and everything, but I dont feel nothing. But now that I'm out and I'm free, that keeps me humble, keeps my feet on the ground." 4. The Tupac that would stand by and let dishonorable things happen is dead. Everybody on the floor. A little respect for government to say, you know, how could you do that? And from now on, its not going to be a strictly black thing with me. RappingI dont even got the thrill to rap no more. "We all black and everythingbut I'm not talking about division. Roll me some weed. I called my girlfriend and I was, like, Yo, I just got shot. No, I just have respect for government. When I read that, I just started crying like a baby, like a bitch. I said, Oh my God. The vengeful Tupac is dead. Theres no way that [these people] should have a quadruple million dollars and then theres people starving. I think its helped me to learn. 17 year-old Tupac Shakur. I went to see Talibah and we talked about what she had been doing during the day, then I went and laid down on the couch and went to sleep. In a recently unearthed MTV video from 1992that's simultaneouslyinspiring in its message and depressing considering how little progress we've made, a deeply passionateTupac speaks about race, class and the kind of greed that drives some to own jets while others starve. 2Pacs Last Concert in The House Of Blues, 1996! But I know I feel ashamed-because I wanted to be accepted and because I didnt want no harm done to me-I didnt say nothing. He said, Whats up, Tupac? I feel like it's taught me so much. Just as much as there are apps for many things in the universe, theres a Tupac interview that applies to a myriad of relevant social issues. Rare Tupac Interview from 1994 Famous Names, Lost Interviews "I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play." Tupac Shakur on Life and Death "I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play." More Episodes Alfred Hitchcock on Dead Bodies Dustin Hoffman on Duplicity and Famosity Janis Joplin on Rejection Interview by Benjamin Svetkey Tupac's 1994 interview with the Swedish radio show P3 Soul, hosted by Mats Nileskr.Kendrick Lamar has sampled this interview in his song "Mortal Man", In th. All of them had jewels on. We all black and everythingbut Im not talking about division. Even the charges and what they're saying it's just. But then I said, Wait a minute. They never had that problem. Thats how I was out there. Thats the worst case. So, I felt that my job as a VIBE magazine journalist, as a reporter, as an interviewer was to at least give him the space to tell his side of the story., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3tErYERj8k, It was a chilly January morning when I made my way to Rikers Island for a conversation with Tupac Shakur, what would be his first words to any journalist since being shot last November 30. More jewels than me. If she would have said anything, I would have said, Hold on, let me finish. But I cant say nothing, because shes not saying nothing. Not my bodyguard; I dont have a bodyguard. That change right before you go from being 18 and unresponsible Hes, like, Pac, I want you to come to my house and lay this rap down for my tapes. I said, All right, Ill come for free. So I went to his house-me, Stretch, and a couple other homeboys. You know what Im saying? And when they say nigga, they give me strength So say it! I felt nervous because this guy knew somebody I had major beef with. Interviewer: Let me start this and that one. They want me to go through that. So the jury came in, and the way everybody was acting, it was like a regular everyday thing. Uh-huh. You know what Im saying? The luxury EV will become the companys flagship Sedan. Nearly three decades since that interview, the message still resonates. They started grabbing at me to see if I was strapped. Now that youre famous. He was crying uncontrollably, like, Oh my God, Pac, youve got to sit down! I was feeling weird, like, Why do they want to make me sit down? So, somebody will enjoy the heat in here. Okay. I felt them kicking me and stomping me; they didnt hit nobody else. Im thinking about being with her that night at Nells. Why? He attended Tamalpais High School and devoted much of his time to acting in school productions. It was two. So Im going unconscious, and Im not feeling no blood on my head or nothing. When they got there, he told her, "I love New York, but I'm not fucking with New York right now. I felt it in my leg; I didnt know I got shot in my balls. You can still go to the movies? They gave me that job. Nobody put me here. The Notorious B.I.G. Over two decades ago, the rap legend called out Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his "greed" in an interview. Ill see you all later. Nigel was, like, No, no, no. The Notorious B.I.G. I wasnt happy at all on the streets. So I left Bellevue and went to Metropolitan. Transcript /a > Unheard Audio &! From welfare. Two white, crooked cops. Benjamin Svetkey is an author and former writer and editor at Entertainment Weekly. She pulled my dick out; she started sucking my dick on the dance floor. They took me shopping; thats when I bought my Rolex and all my jewels. Doesnt Nigel also go by the name of Trevor? It shows the conversation that took place between the interviewee and their interviewers. Its a gift-straight-up. He never looked me in my eyes the whole trial. Push, push, push. But she was not attractive; she looked dumpy, like. It didnt click because I had just finished smoking chronic. The eccentric designer shows off his collection. The Fruit of Islam was there, but they didnt have guns. Had short hair. Tupac continued, "It doesn't take a 20-year-old young Black man to tell the world to get off this violence at the theater thing. That was the addict speaking. You got us stacked up, 80 deep in one building. So they came and they started touching her ass. No. I turn around. For him to just make that. Im just as guilty for not doing nothing as I am for doing things. 1996-06-19 / Day 6 One Nation Project. In creating the song, Kendrick took excerpts from an interview Tupac did with Swedish music journalist Mats Nileskr on the P3 Soul radio show. Half of the independence movement. I was with my homeboy Stretch, his man Fred, and my sisters boyfriend, Zayd. But youre saying that you never did anything? Straight street hustling. Everybody's been talkin' about it but now it's not important. But then youre leading us into more of a slaughter, because were gonna find out all whites aint evil And you cant say that all black folks is inherently lazy and evil, because thats not true either. The addict knew if I went to jail, then it couldnt live. Even though Im innocent of the charge they gave me, Im not innocent in terms of the way I was acting. I knew what type of niggas I was dealing with. Worst case I mean thats the worst case. And thats what landed you in jail. They see them and us, except we have the right of cause on our side now, and they see that. Handwritten and Drafts of 2Pacalypse Now Tracklist, The Story of Tupacs Godmother Assata Shakur And Why Shes On The FBIs Most Wanted List. He came to me. I was looking on the news and it was lying about me. I was letting people dictate who should be my friends. So I was doing this type of stuff, rapping for guys and getting paid. And you cant tell me I dont Just like when America beat Great Britain for their freedom, they had the upper hand, because they wanted their freedom by any means necessary. Well, the first two days in prison, I had to go through what life is like when youve been smoking weed for as long as I have and then you stop. There's no way these people own planes and there are people who don't own houses, apartments, shacks, drawers. Him and Marvin too. Or the rapists? And thats what they want. We go upstairs and have sex, real quick. He'd just been robbed and shot; that's serious post-traumatic. Im thinking Stretch is going to fight; he was towering over those niggas. I feel close to Marvin Gaye, Vincent van Gogh. white. In an ironic, sad twist, his final answer about the name of the label acts as a poignant, tragically prophetic precursor to his death: I fell in love with that word. Naturally, the interview verged on Tupac's alleged rape case that landed him nine months behind bars. Read Benjamins bookLeading Man. Every day, Im standing outside trying to sing my way in: We are hungry, please let us in. Somebody who pulled himself up from their bootstraps. How do you feel after everything youve been through these past few weeks? When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue. I had just beeped the buzzer and said I was coming upstairs. Somebody has to do something.. I felt like I was drugged. The addict in Tupac is dead. But when I called him back for directions, he was, like, I dont have the money. I said, If you dont have the money, Im not coming. He hung up the phone, then called me back: Im going to call [Uptown Entertainment CEO] Andre Harrell and make sure you get the money, but Im going to give you the money out of my pocket. So I said, All right, Im on my way. As were walking up to the building, somebody screamed from up the top of the studio. Leaked documents show. His murder has never been solved. Dont nobody move. To say it out loud over the air. Inspired by Daniel Gayles childhood in 90s London. I dont see that as being the best publicity you couldve gotten. Who wants the Vice President of the country that you live in. That's not idealistic, that's just real. You got shot five times. It was, like, weird. They were coming up to me, like, Pac, were proud of you. I felt so tall that night, because they were peoples heroes and they saying I was their hero. It was like they were mad at me. When Dan Quayle was suggesting that your album should be pulled off the racks and stuff like that, in a way that could have been the best publicity you could have gotten for the album. Tupac: Okay. I was sitting in a room, like there was two people in the room, evil and good. Nothing hurt until I was recovering. Because Ive got bigger nuts than all these niggas. I feel like its taught me so much. If you earned it that's good, you still deserve it, but even if you earned it you still owe. Thats not idealistic, thats just real. But theres something else I understand now: If we really are saying rap is an art form, then we got to be true to it and be more responsible for our lyrics. And thats why Im losing. I had a job to do and I never showed up. If you see everybody dying because of what you saying, it dont matter that you didnt make them die, it just matters that you didnt save them. Speaker 2: You dressed right for it. WellI hope that I don't get in trouble, but um. I got to represent life. And because I already laid it down, I can be free. The police lookin at me, the females, my enemies, reporters, people that want me to fall, people that want me to make it. But instead of them seeing us fighting villains in the streets, we all villains. RIP 2pac. But now that shit is dead. After pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge. Could you tell me specifically what you mean? Thats how I feel. This is where I learned. It might set me back, but only momentarily can it set me back. Im thinking, like, This is going to be a good night. I never said, Dont shoot! I was quiet as hell. The notorious rap mogul painted a terrifying and grim picture of the final. Black men in their thirties. And Nigel and Trevor are looking at her like a chicken, like shes, like, food. Some people either walk the walk or talk the talk, Tupac did both. For us being on our own two feet, we do need help because we have been here and we have been a good friend, if you want to make it a relationship type thing. I didnt know I was shot in the head yet. And then they hit me again, and I could hear things and I could see things and I knew I was conscious again. I felt above and beyond, like I was glowing. This preview shows page 2 - 4 out of 6 pages. Then this girl came out and started dancing-and the shit that was weird, she didnt even come to me face-first, she came ass-first. If you want to be successful, you want to be like Trump? Niggas start going downstairs, but nobody was coming back upstairs. Then I started seeing my situation and what got me here. 2Pac: The concept is the young Black male. This dude said, Ill be there with a limo to pick you up at midnight. We went shopping, we got dressed up, we were all ready. God let me live for me to do something extremely extraordinary, and thats what I have to do. Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. Everybody. Yeah. But just cause we black, get along with the killers or something? Im talking about realism. Finesse2Tymes, Luh Tyler, Antha Pantha, TS Lagga, and Xhulooo are among the artists on our radar they should be on your radar, too. It's an American problem, perhaps America's most core problem. Other allegations in the 243 page filing include that Suge Knight was the intended target for the Tupac "hit". It's gonna be murder, you know what I'm saying. She just upset, crying hysterically. Right now we got a million people thats listening, now we could tell em something. Is bad shit Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan, he was . You know what Im saying? Blood of a slave, son of a Black Panther, and heart of a king, Pac was very much aware of his greater mission as a young black leader in America. Somebody introduced me to this girl. A single mother. Not at speed yet. 2Pacs Last Concert in The House Of Blues, 1996! Where do you see yourself? Nigel had introduced me to Booker. You're taught that in school, big business, everywhere. Those motherfuckers dont have no mercy. See Page 1. VIBE Presents Tupac's ' Lost' Interview. And the only thing I noticed about her: She had a big chest. Because I dont consider myself to be straight, you know, militant. They gave me a phone and said, Youre safe here. Thats what scares America so much. That is a testament to Pac's enduring influence. And then the news was trying to say I had a gun and I had weed on me. Rare Photo from Baltimore, 1987, 1993-12-16 Throwback: Rare Video When Tupac Accused the Media Of Trying to Bring His Career Down. "You've been shot, you can go to jailwhat actor can give . I mean, in here I dont even remember my lyrics. You dont need to get in no more trouble.. When the charge first came up, I hated black women. And Im not really a religious person. Thats why I dont rob people and stick up people. And I couldnt see nothing; it was just all white. Its like, you got a friend that you dont ever look out for, you know. (Adult Version) (Official Music 1996-04-02 / Tupac Becoming Clean Photoshoots by David LaChapelle, 1995-11-05 / Tupac Live At Club 662 With The Outlawz, 1993-04-16 / Tupac Performed at the Capitol Theatre in Flint, Michigan. Because nobody appreciated his work until he was dead. Of that stature. Im a thug. He was telling the light-skin dude, Shoot that motherfucker! 17-year-old Tupac Shakur reflects on society in this 1988 interview. Stretch was on the floor, and the dude with the newspaper was holding the gun on him. Or a dollar. Fuck it! Then I got scared, because the dude had the gun to my stomach. But then I started letting go of the pressure to be right all the time, or to have all the answers. 2pac was born on June 16, 1971 in Harlem and he would later become a revolutionary in the short 25 years that he was on the earth. You let them do this to me. Im, like, I dont got time for this shit right here. It wasnt crowded, there was lots of space, there were beautiful women there. And everybody that said I wasnt nothingmy whole goal is to just make them ashamed that they wrote me off like that. And through that, they gonna see what type of person I truly was. Standout Quote: We all living in a war zone. Everybody needs a little help on their way to being self-reliant. Your head is bleeding. But I thought it was just a pistol-whip. Everybody telling me that God is with me. They see themselves in the position of the oppressor, and they know what happens when an oppressed people fight the oppressor The oppressed always win, Standout Quote: I think that my mother, like a lot of people, like Fred Hampton, Mark Clark, Harriett Tubman, they felt like they were laying tracks for the generation to come. Tupac Shakur was forced to reflect in 1995 when he was found guilty of sexual abuse, a crime which the rapper denied throughout his life despite the unanimous verdict. I'm talking. Like the gangster stuff, it just got exploited. But for you to put me there and I didnt do it, I wouldnt go that route. I could feel that. It was the spots that I was blacking out on. Theyre telling me, When you get out of here, you gotta change. They be putting me on the phone with they kids. Received Threats On Air In Cali After Tupacs Tupacs Strange Request To The Outlawz Before His Death. Im about to take her to the hotel. Step, step, step. This rare glimpse at the end of Tupacs story finds him erratic, introspective, and brilliantly insightful as always. Standout Quote: It wasnt no thing for Ice Cube to be talking about killing in the hood, but [as] soon as he was talking about anyone else dying, it was problems. How do I look saying, Hold on? What is that? And my thug comes from my definition of thug comes from half of the street element. 1996-06-19 / Day 6 One Nation Project. Im not thinking something will happen to me in the lobby. The prosecution argued to the jury that these were among the shots that struck Megan Thee Stallion in the foot on July 12. Then every day I started doing, like, a thousand push-ups for myself. Im going to pull myself up by my bootstraps, and Im going to make a change. They going, Oooh, shes got a nice ass. Nigel isnt touching her, but I can hear his voice leading it, like, Put her panties down, put her pantyhose down. I just got up and walked out the room. 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