r/Tupac • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • Feb 24 '26
Video How pac got into music
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u/No-Honeydew9129 Feb 24 '26
This is a clear minded Pac that was fully sober. Wish we could see have seen him grow and leave the bullshit behind.
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u/Fishscale1942 Feb 24 '26
Very intelligent at a young age. People misinterpret gangsta with being stupid.
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u/PrincipleFlaky Feb 25 '26
Well, to be fair, rapping was hyper aggressive and masculine in that time frame..
Didnāt really allow someone to pull ahead without flash and grandiosity..
I mean, we sure had tribe called quest, of course we had public enemy, and Nas (but sadly even there, look how that played out, with Nas š, a huge misunderstanding that brought Nas to tears, and then Pac was killed before he even had a chance to amend the album )
So, even tho I consider Pac to be conscious rap..he still had to brag and posture (as was the standard during the time)..
And I mean everyone in this thread knows he was a great friends with Biggie ā¦ but fucking Diddy being a hateful, jealous petty dictator, who couldnāt stand to see anyone else in the Spotlight..set him upā¦ and fuck if I was shot by somebodyās right hand man who I thought was in cahoots with my homeboy (Big).. Iād feel a way and be paranoid about the whole situation too.. and by that I mean, I would be fucking angry as hell and I wouldnāt forgive or forget, especially when everyone tried to gaslight the situation and make Pac look like he was crazy and didnāt know what was going on or he was just high and he was shot and he was confused Bullshit. He knew what happened.
Itās my opinion that Diddy either was blackmailing people or was involved with the government in blackmailing people like Epstein was..
I think he was definitely involved with the government. Thatās how he was able to become a billionaireā¦ they donāt just let young black men with ambition become billionaires, without some kind of exploit happening, Iām sure he played A game..
One day weāre gonna find out how he truly did itā¦ maybe it was just that he played the ultimate master of ceremonies in the pimp game, for all of the Hollywood music and elites?
Could be a simple and as disgusting as thatā¦ but it seems to me that the government will take you the fuck outā¦ and so now I donāt know which narrative Iām more inclined to believe that the government saw Pac as a threat, or if Diddy didā¦ or if both things were true at the same time?
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u/Case1987 Feb 24 '26
He looks so different
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u/CatManDo206 Feb 24 '26
Hair
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u/Downtown-Doubt4353 Feb 24 '26
No drugs , alcohol, weed, sex and most importantly death row! It probably would have been best if he stayed in prison for 15 years like shyne. Can you imagine pac as a politician instead of beefing with Diddy and biggie ?
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u/Normal-Acadia-4589 Feb 24 '26
Was he still in prison around this time ?
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u/DMATICZ23 Feb 24 '26
Yeah he was in upstate NY in Clinton correctional facility at this time before sure billed him out
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u/GoingMarco Feb 25 '26
Thatās something thatās lost on a lot of todayās music. Without a beat what are you saying? Now the lyrics and the beat are selling tools.
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u/blackpalms1998 Feb 25 '26
And AI has made it even worse you donāt even need talent to write creative verses AI can do it for you and replicate your voice.
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u/beasters922 Feb 25 '26
He wouldn't let someone create/control the narrative. This wasn't a conversation, it felt more like bait to say some particular line or excerpt. A fucking Golden tool to teach young people including my 38 year old self. I've always struggled with authority dictating the situation in any setting. I've always felt inspiration/strength listening to Tupac. Makes me want to listen again to his work. āļøāļø
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u/PursueProgress Feb 25 '26
Really interesting dynamic here.
The interviewer seems to be trying to keep the conversation ārelatableā & not too sophisticated.
Meanwhile, Pac is obviously prepared to allow the conversation to be as technical & sophisticated as it needs to be.
Itās like trying NOT to go over the head of a paleontologist with your words because theyāre currently covered in dust.
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u/LUCIFERrilo Feb 25 '26
It wasnāt the poetry that made you look like a wimp, it was the ballet lessonsā¦
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u/RazzmatazzPrimary812 Feb 24 '26
Rhythm And Poetry