tupac interview transcript

To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum, KMEL Westside Radio Station, San Francisco. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser. He was 17 when his family moved to Marin City, a residential area five miles north of San Francisco. Darkness Comes To Light (Interview by Sway), Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. A sensitive, precociously talented and troubled soul, Tupac was gunned down in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996 and died six days later. Im finished. Its numb. I got to represent life. Each week they question everything in order to uncover the Straight up, there is no beef. Somebody introduced me to this girl. Theyre telling me, When you get out of here, you gotta change. They be putting me on the phone with they kids. A little respect for government to say, you know, how could you do that? So that is my truth. When I went to the other suite, Man-man told me that Talibah, my publicist at the time, had been there for a while and was waiting in the bedroom of that suite. They were snatching my shit off me while I was laying on the floor. 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. Puffy was standing back too. 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. Im going to show people my true intentions, and my true heart. In a transcript of a 2004 interview between Sizemore and the FBI about the murders, the Black Hawk actor says he first met music executive Suge Knight at an AA meeting. The notorious rap mogul painted a terrifying and grim picture of the final. RappingI dont even got the thrill to rap no more. Press play on new releases from Metro Boomin, The Mavins, Babyface Ray, brakence, and Tiggs Da Author. Thats how I was out there. I had my eyes closed, but I was shaking, because the situation had me shaking. 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. It was Little Caesar, Biggies [the Notorious B.I.G.] The psychiatrist at Bellevue said thats post-traumatic stress. And Nigel and Trevor are looking at her like a chicken, like shes, like, food. I thought, This is just some guy shit, its all good. If there was a beef n*ggas would know., Tupac also discusses the process behind his acclaimed albumAll Eyez On Me, opening up about the title and revealing how raw of an album it was for him. 2Pac: The concept is the young Black male. View full document. Where my heart was. He attended Tamalpais High School and devoted much of his time to acting in school productions. He had invited me to the set of New York Undercover, telling me he was going to get me a job. Im a thug. And thats what landed you in jail. 3) Howard Roark 4) Benny Goodman 12) Who wrote the play "Long Day's Journey Into Night"? Im a thug. Everybody on the floor. Knight 's interview with Quiet " a href= '' https: //www.bing.com/ck/a black male did of.! Where do you see yourself? That was the addict speaking. Eddie: I'm rolling. Instead of saying I was a victim, they were making it like I did it. Im thinking Stretch is going to fight; he was towering over those niggas. "We all black and everythingbut I'm not talking about division. So I checked myself out, and my family took me to a safe spot, somebody who really cared about me in New York City. cops. I wasnt thinking, like, This is going to be a rape case. Gimme, gimme, gimme. It's gonna be like Nat . Instead of defenseless, having power. My doctors are, like, You can have babies. They told me that the first night, after I got exploratory surgery: Nothings wrong. But instead of them seeing us fighting villains in the streets, we all villains. The sporty offering is decorated with iridescent overlays and lace cages. 11) Gilbert Stuart is best known for his work in what genre of painting? But I was conscious. I felt like because I was this big Black Panther type of nigga, I couldnt be friends with Madonna. While his catalog has sure played a role in expanding his influence, Pacs true gift has proven to be his ability as a natural orator. 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. You know what Im saying? Hes inspiring me to write screenplays, because I want to be his competition. I said, Oh my God. And because I already laid it down, I can be free. If its real, then let somebody else represent it, because Im tired of it. And I think there's a way to pay these people. Thats what that was We have to be more realistic about our enemies. They took me shopping; thats when I bought my Rolex and all my jewels. Now I am kissing Janet Jackson. A single mother. 2Pacs Last Concert in The House Of Blues, 1996! When we walked to the door, he didnt look up. Until I Get My Nagasaki, We Can't Have Peace" An unearthed interview with a chilling quote from Tupac reveals just how bent on revenge against Puffy he was. It just don't make sense to me.". Im doing movies. She starts massaging my front. That would be like Im making her my girl. Step, step, step. Thats why I was looking like that in the chair when they were wheeling me away. For example, discourses around adolescent sex and . They just give me love. It wasnt like I was being brave or nothing; I just could not get on the floor. It just takes being revolutionary. But white youth, Mexican youth, youth! This is the exit wound. And when he did that, I could actually feel the holes. All my money from my records was going to lawyers; all the movie money was going to my family. Rare Photo from Baltimore, 1987, 1993-12-16 Throwback: Rare Video When Tupac Accused the Media Of Trying to Bring His Career Down. Tupac began his music. 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 Tell your friends about new releases from SZA, Rot Ken, Scorey, Bree Runway, and Alkaline. I turn around. You cant tell me Im gonna sit down and hug and kiss n*ggas to make everybody else feel good. Speaker 2: A little body temp. Crush, crush, crush. Even if they give me the maximum sentence, thats still my job. They just mean what he had to say was the most potent, most relevant and that he was the better human being.. And half of the Panther element. No creativity. Even me, I dont have that mega money, but I feel guilty walking by somebody, I gotta give em some mail , hes wrong for saying kill a jew, because a jew didnt do that shit, Rick Rubin admits, "I know nothing about music". Why did you go to court the morning after you were shot? More jewels than me. The late rapper's full name, Tupac Amaru Shakur, means "Shining, Serpent, Blessed One."His mother, Afeni Shakur, was an active member of the Black Panther Party and knew before Pac was . To this day, she has only aired 12 minutes of the two-hour interview. From poverty. I have no friends. Im about to take her to the hotel. Look at me, I don't have that mega money, but I feel guilty walking by somebody. Tupac said he'd give her the money at his hotel. The night of the shooting? Best case: in a cemetery. Ask?. And thats what they want. 17-year-old Tupac Shakur reflects on society in this 1988 interview. Tupac is the definition of a classic artist. Shakur and an associate. We live in the gutter. I was the only nigga out there putting my life on the line. The only time I have problems is when I sleep. Not to sound creepy or nothing-I felt God cared for me from the first time the niggas pulled the gun out. You dont hang with us. Everybody wants to go past. Even Biggies homeboys love me, why dont they look up? After I laid the song, I got a page from this guy Booker, telling me he wanted me to rap on Little Shawns record. I'm talking. Thats what scares America so much. Is there anything thats giving you comfort these days? Every day, Im standing outside trying to sing my way in: We are hungry, please let us in. Standout Quote: Everybodys smart enough to know that weve been slighted, and we want ours. Can you keep it to two rooms? I just left them and went to the dance floor by myself. So she was dark skinned. I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play, you know what im saying? The excuse maker in Tupac is dead. Leaked documents show. Im just as guilty for not doing nothing as I am for doing things. I loved my childhood, even though it was bad. But then I said, Wait a minute. When they got there, he told her, "I love New York, but I'm not fucking with New York right now. After passing through a series of checkpoints and metal detectors, I reached a dingy white conference room in the same building where Tupac was being held on $3 million bail. I lift up my shirt while Im dancing, showing off my tattoos and everything. I am being ripped off, because Ive never lied to the press. 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. When people say Pac is the best rapper of all time, they dont just mean hes the best rapper, said Digital Undergrounds Shock G in a 2002 documentary (Thug Angel). There were high tensions on both sides of the country that made it dangerous for artists and crews to maneuver freely between coasts, they explain. Tupac Amaru Shakur | Clinton Correctional Facility Interview ~1995 Tupac~ The Lost Prison Tapes Shakur [June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996] began serving his prison sentence at Clinton Correctional Facility on February 14, 1995. October 26 - Christina Aguilera releases her controversial second studio album Stripped, which enters the Billboard 200 at number 2, selling 330,000 copies in its first week. Turner knew little about the background of his father, who was believed . You got to constantly be in character. Transcript /a > Unheard Audio &! I dont know if shes with these niggas, or if shes mad at me for not protecting her. After pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge. This preview shows page 2 - 4 out of 6 pages. 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. We now live in a time when Drake and Kanye publicly fight over who has the larger pool, when a lottery winning could net someone $1.5 billion, not a mere $36 million, and whentech moguls run companies valued at $16 billiondespite never making a single penny of profit. They dont even know me no more. Not at speed yet. Jam Master Jay is shot dead at a studio in Queens. Thats why theyre doing me like this. 2023 is already here and all fans of the legendary Tupac might be in for a very special surprise in the opening part of 1992-04-19 / Tupac Filming ''If My Homie Calls'' Official Music Video, Prince Ital Joe (1997) Prince Ital Joe (Promo Advance) (Cassette Tape) [256] Download, The Pacific Archived Server The Source of Tupacs Unreleased Music (264 files), DL: 2Pac Vault Access Volumes One and Two [DVD], 2Pac Troublesome 21 (Unreleased Album) CD, New NFTS Of Tupac Show Rare Pieces Of His Jewelry And Final Photo Before Death, 2Pac, Ice-T & Ice Cube in Rare Exclusive Video, 1993, Soulshock Talks Producing Hits With His Partner Karlin For 2Pac, Bizzy Bone Talks About Thug Luv Recording Session With Tupac, 2Pacs Original Studio Reel-To-Reel Unreleased [August 05, 1994]. This is where I learned. Jay was set on releasing a retaliatory track against Tupac but stopped when Pac was killed. Tupac strutted into the room without a limp, in spite of having been recently wounded in the leg-among other places. He fired me from Higher Learning and gave my idea to the next actor. And I might just be my mothers child, but in all reality, Im everybodys child. Roll me some weed. I called my girlfriend and I was, like, Yo, I just got shot. Okay. It was like they were mad at me. I dont see that as being the best publicity you couldve gotten. Who wants the Vice President of the country that you live in. I think America think we was just playing, it's gonna be some more playing. The greed that Tupac spoke of more than two decades ago has only grown, evolved, made the rich even wealthier and the poor even more destitute. Not with this case, but just in my life. Im not trying to make people think Im in here faking it, but my whole life is going to be about saving somebody. All eyes on me.. Im talking about realism. In the interview, Powell questions Tupac on his role in the hostile nature of the hip hop community at the time. Press play on new albums from Wizkid, GloRilla, SleazyWorld Go, Sarkodie, and SoFaygo. Tupac: Okay. That's not idealistic, that's just real. After that, the weed was out of me. Get familiar with FNF Chop, skaiwater, BabyDrill, 21 Lil Harold, BigXthaPlug, Gloss Up, and more. No. FOR THE RECORD: Due to an editing error in Wednesday's Q & A with Tupac Shakur, The Times incorrectly characterized the rapper's conviction stemming from a 1993 incident. Tupac smoked weed and cigarettes, drank Hennessy, and pumped out song after song. 2Pac 2Pac - BET Interview With Ed Gordon (1994) Transcript [ Not yet finished, feel free to help out ] 2Pac: I have something to offer, the business that hasn't been shown before I have a whole energy that represents not just black youth. 10. . And then I start feeling theyre going to do what theyre going to do. 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