(windwhistling)

(belltolls)

(windwhistling)

("StaringAtTheWorldThrough

MyRearview"playing)

Staringattheworld

throughmyrearview

Justlookingbackattheworld,

fromanotherlevel

YaknowwhatImean?

Starin'

Multiplegunshots

filltheblock,thefunstops

Niggasiscallin'

Iwonderwhentheworld

stoppedcaringlastnight

Twokidsshot

whilethewholeblockstaring

Iwillneverunderstand

thissociety

Firsttheytrytomurderme,

thentheylietome

Productofadyingbreed,

allmyhomeystryingweed

Nowthelittlebaby'

Tellme,willmyenemiesflee

whentheyseeme,believeme

Eventhugsgottalearn

totakeiteasy,listen

Throughintermissions,

searchyourheartforaplan

Andweturnin'

NowIwasraisedas

ayoungblackmale

Inordertogetpaid,

forcedtomakecracksales

Caughtaniggasotheysendme

totheseoverpackedjails

Inthecell,countindays

inthislivin'

Totheend,myfriends

I'WhileI'

Theygotmestarin'

Goonbaby,screamtoGod,

hecan'Icanfeelyourheartbeatin'

(soundofgunshots)

TUPAC:

Igotshot.

IalwaysfeltlikeI'

Somebodywastrying

todomesomeharm

becausealotofpeople

don'ButIdidn'

atthatparticularmoment.

(policesirenswail)

I'Ibelievethat,youknow,

thisisallinGod'

AndI'foreverything

I'()

Butalso,aboutdeath,

welookatdeathfromthe

selfishside,like,youknow,

"Thatguydied.Oh,it'

He'Imean,attheworst,he'

Atbest,he'

Youknow,

whatissobadaboutthat?

Throughoutmylife,

Ijustwanted

tobelikeanangelforGod,

dosomething

whereIcouldbeofsomehelp.

AndIcandothat.

Imean,I'

Soit'AllIhavetodo

istellastory

andreachyouandgetsome

kindoffeelingfromyou.

Andthentrytoget

themoralacross.

Sothisismystory.

Astoryaboutambition,

violence,redemptionandlove.

()(windwhistlingsoftly)

Inmylife,Iwasdifferent

thingsfordifferentpeople.

What'Don'

Offthestreets

Sofuckpeace

Iletthemniggasknow

it'SolettheWestSide

ridetonight

BadBoymurderedonwax

andkilled

Fuckwithmeyou'

Yeah,myniggassay...

TUPAC:

Somepeoplesay

Iwasathugandagangsta.

Otherpeoplerememberme

asapoetandabornleader.

Nowya'

Nigga,Ihit'

ButI'throughhiswholelife,

fromthebeginningtotheend.

Getoutthewayyo,

getoutthewayyo...

(drumbeatrhythmplaying)

TUPAC:Everybody'

It'Speak,drums,

telltherealstory

MymotherwasaBlackPanther,

andshewasreallyinvolved

inthemovement.

CROWD:Power!

MAN:Power!

CROWD:Power!

MAN:Powertothepeople!

CROWD:Powertothepeople!

Youknow,justblackpeople

betteringthemselves

andthingslikethat.

(funkadelicmusicplays)

Blackseeds

keeponblowin'

Blackseeds

keeponblowin'

TUPAC:

Shehadahighposition

inthePantherParty,

whichwas,like,unheardof,

becauseofcoursetherewas

sexism,eveninthePanthers.

Allofmyroots

tothestrugglearerealdeep.

IwasnamedafterthisInca

chieffromSouthAmerica

whosenamewasTupacAmaru.

AndIthink

thetribalbreakdown

means,like,intelligent

warrior,somethinglikethat.

He'IfIgotoSouthAmerica,

they'I'

Mystepfatheratthetime,

MutuluShakur,

hewasalso,like,

awell-knownrevolutionary.

Andthenmygodfather,

GeronimoPratt,

hadatopofficialrank

position

withthePanthers

ontheWestCoast.

Youcanjailarevolutionary,

butyoucan'

TUPAC:

Ithinkthatmymother,

likeFredHampton,MarkClark,

HarrietTubman,theyfelt

liketheywerelayingtracks

foragenerationtocome.

MAN:

Comeonin,littlebrothers,

comeonin,littlesisters.

Y'TUPAC:

Therewasalwayswhitepeople

aroundhelpingout.

Butstill,youknow,

there'SowhenthePanthershit,

thegovernmentpanicked.

AndtheyfeltlikethePanthers

weredetrimental

toAmericansociety.

Remember,thiscountryhad

amannamedJ.EdgarHoover,

whosejobitwas

todestroythecredibility

ofanyblackmancomingup.

Andthat'

Powertothepeople.

Hangups

Letdowns

Badbreaks

Setbacks

Thegovernmentraided

everyPanther'

especiallytheones

whotheyfeltlikecoulddo

themostdamageasanorator.

Sotheyjustburstin

andputagun

tomymother'

"Don'Theytreatedher

likelessthanhuman.

Mymotherwaspregnant

withmewhileshewasinprison.

Shewasherownattorney,

neverbeentolawschool.

Shewasfacing

300-and-something-oddyears.

Oneblackwoman,

pregnant,beatthecase.

Thatjustgoestoshowyou

thestrengthofablackwoman

andthestrength

oftheoppressed.

Andamonth

aftershegotoutofprison,

shegavebirthtome.

SoIwascultivatedinprison.

Myembryowasinprison.

WhenIwasalittlebaby,

Irememberthatonemoment

ofcalmpeace,

andthreeminutesafterthat,

itwason.

(soundofbabygurgling)

Aboyisborn

Inhard-timeMississippi

Surroundedbyfourwalls

thatain'

Hisparentsgivehimlove

andaffection

Tokeephimstrong,

movingintherightdirection

Livingjustenough

Justenoughforthecity

Atfirst

Irebelledagainstmymother

becauseshewasinthemovement

andweneverspenttime

together

becauseshewas

alwaysspeaking

andgoingtocolleges

andeverything.

Ialwaysusedtofeellike

shecaredmoreaboutthepeople

thanherpeople.

Andthenafterthatwasover,

itwasmoretimespentwithme,

andwewerebothjust,like,

"You'Andshewaslike,

"You'Sothenshewas

reallyclosewithme

andreallystrict,almost.

Mymotheristotallybrilliant,

totallyunderstanding

andcaring.

Andshe'

butwecantalk

aboutit.

Shetaughtmehow

tobecommunity-oriented,

andtoanalyzesociety.

Someandmysister

grewupgood,

andwehavegoodminds

andeverything.

Butwejustdidn'

Fromthecradletothegrave

Lifeain'

Livin'Yeah,yeah

Povertyis...

It'Iftherewasnomoney

andeverythingdepended

onyourmoralstandards

andthewayyoutreatedpeople,

we'But,sinceit'

Ican'Poverty,ifIhatedanything,

itwouldbethat.

Youandmewereborn

andraisedinHarlem.

Andeverytime

youputitdown,

you'butMamaandPapa.

()TUPAC:Myrealfather

wasaBlackPanther,

butwhenIwasgrowingup,

Ineverknewwho

myfatherwasforsure.

Mystepfatherwasagangster,

astraight-upstreethustler.

Mymom,shehadakid,

hedidn'He'

Buthewaslikeacriminaltoo,

outtheredoinghisthing.

Soheonlycame,

broughtmemoneyandthenleft.

It'andcelebrateyourbirthday

withyourfriends,

butIdon'

TUPAC:Ihatesayingthis,

becausewhitepeople

lovehearingblackpeople

talkaboutthis.

Iknowforafactthat,

hadIhadafather,

I'Yourmothercannotcalm

youdownthewayamancan.

Yourmothercan'

Mymothercouldn'

Youneedamantoteachyou

howtobeaman.

WhenIwasyoung,

Iwasquiet,withdrawn.

Ireadalot.Iwrotepoetry.

Ikeptadiary.

IwatchedTVallthetime.

Istayedinfront

ofthetelevision.

AndIcouldseeallthese

peopleoutthere

inthispretendworld.

AndIknewIcouldbe

partofitifIpretendedtoo.

ThewayArnoldusedtolook

whenheusedtocomeouton

Diff'Iusedtolikethelifestyle,

thewayheusedtolive.

Soearlyon,

Ijustwatchedandemulated.

AndIthoughtmaybe

ifIcanbeanactor

andIcouldact

likethosecharacters,

Icouldhavesomeoftheirjoy.

Oh,thankyou,

Mr.D!IfIcouldact

likeIhadabigfamily,

Iwouldn'

(soundofcrowdclamoring)

Myfirstactingjob

wasattheApolloTheater

whenJesseJacksonwas

runningforpresidentin1984.

Itwasafundraiser,

andIwasalittlekid.

Travis,from

RaisinintheSun.

Whenthecurtainwentup,

Ijustcaughtthatbug

thateverybodytalksabout.

Whenyou'

Itwasbetterthansexand

anything,money,everything.

Itwasjustlike,

"Whoa,Iwantthis."

(soundofapplause)

WemovedoutofNewYork

becausemymotherlostherjob.

Wewere,like,stranded.

SowemovedtoBaltimore...

...whichwastotalignorance

towntome.

Imean,Baltimore

hasthehighestrate

ofblackskillingblacks

inthecountry.

ThenIauditioned

fortheBaltimoreSchool

ofPerformingArts.

ThenIstarted

tohavegood-lucktimes.

Youknow,parentsarethesame

nomattertimenorplace

Theydon'

Aregoing

tomakesomemistakes

Sotoyou,allthekids

allacrosstheland

There'Parentsjustdon'

Ispentthreeyears

inBaltimore,

myhigh-schoolyears.

Imadealotoffriends,

likeJonColeandJadaPinkett.

Youshould'

Ihonkedmyhorn

justtogetherattention

Shesaid,"Wasthatforme?"

Isaid,"Yeah,"

shesaid,"Why?"

Isaid,"Comeon

andtakearide

Withahellofaguy"

TUPAC:Ilovedmyclasses.

Wewereexposedtoeverything.

(pianoplayingmelody)

Youknow,theater,ballet...

...listeningtodifferenttypes

ofmusic,

songsthatbecame

asoundtracktomylife.

It'I'Butinmyhomeboys'

Theydon'

andtheydon'

Theydidn'

whenIwaslike,

"Yo,Shakespeare'

Theydon'

SothenIstartedthinking,

'wasmostlyforwhitekids

andrichminorities.

SoIstartedgoing,

"Damn,man,

"Iwouldhavebeen

atotallydifferentperson

hadInotbeenexposed

tothesethings."

Ineedmoney,

Iusedtobeastick-upkid

SoIthinkofall

thedeviousthingsIdid

Hello,no,Iwasliving

intheghetto.

Wedidn'

Wewasabouttogetevicted.

Wewanthome!

Wewantheat!

Wewantlights!

Wewantsomething

todoforourchildren!

Ithought,

"We'Ithinkthatrichpeopleshould

livelikepoorpeople,

andpoorpeopleshouldlive

likerichpeople

andtheyshouldchange

everyweek.

Hungeronly

foratasteofjustice

Hungeronly

forthetruth

'Isyoursoul

Thepresidentstirredup

ahornets'

earlierthisweek

whenhesuggested

theproblemsofthehungry

cameaboutbecause

theywereuninformed

aboutwheretogoforhelp.

Imean,howcouldReagan

liveinaWhiteHouse,

whichhasalotofrooms,

andtherebehomelessness?

Andhe'Idon'

thatisgoinghungryinAmerica

simplybyreason

ofdenialorlackofability

tofeedthem.

Itisbypeoplenotknowing

whereorhowtogetthishelp.

TUPAC:Whycan'

andputthem

inhisWhiteHouse?

Thenhe'tohelphimwithhisideas.

Nothelpless!Homeless!

Nothelpless!

TUPAC:Theyhaven'

They'ButthentheWhiteHouse

wouldbealittletainted

'YeahTUPAC:GrowingupinAmerica,

Ilovedmychildhood,

butIhatedgrowinguppoor.

Weliveinhell.

Weliveinthegutter.

Wearelivinginawarzone.

We'Bythetimeyougetout

yourhouse,

you'Thisistheballad

ofthedeadsoldier

Alifeofcrime

Iwilllead

Closeyoureyes,heartheballad

ofthedeadsoldier

It'Closeyoureyes

TUPAC:

Thesamecrimeelement

thatwhitepeople

arescaredof,

blackpeoplearescaredof.

Whiletheywaiting

forlegislation

topassandeverything,

wenextdoortothekiller.

Allthemkillersthat

theylettingout,

theyrightthere

inthatbuilding.

Just'wegetalongwiththekillers,

orsomething?

Whatisthat?

Weneedprotectiontoo.

Niggas,youknow

It'Thedeadsoldier,

thedeadsoldier

()TUPAC:ThenIcametoCalifornia

toescapethatviolence.

ExodusMovementofjahpeople

TUPAC:CometoMarinCity,

andthere'

Openyoureyes

TUPAC:

Iwasfinallystartingtosee

theonething

wedohaveincommon

asblackpeople,

iswesharethatpoverty.

Lookwithin

Imadeittowhere

Ihadknowledge

thatthiswasn'

Itwasmypeoplethat'

Thatitwasn'

Areyousatisfied

Withthelifeyou'

MovingtoBaltimoreandOakland

andMarinandNewYork,

andthepovertyhelpedme

to,like,relate

toeverybody'

Butdon'Idon'

Istilltrytobepositive.

Iknowthatgoodthings

aregoingtocomeforme.

WOMAN:Whereyougotoschool?

MAN:Areyourolling?

TUPAC:Okay.

MAN2:Yeah,rolling.

MAN:Goahead,that'

Youdressedrightforit.

WOMAN:Hesaidhe'

sothisisgoodforhim.

Somebodywillenjoy

theheatinhere.

Anytime.Okay.

MynameisTupacShakur,

andIattend

TamalpaisHighSchool.

AndI'TUPAC:Oh,myGod,

Igotthephattestdejavu.

Ichasegirlsandbought

thecarandloudmusic,but...

Iliketothinkofmyself

asreallybeingsociallyaware.

Keptmyhistoryamystery,

butnowIsee

TheAmericandream

wasn''Promisedmefreedom,

education,equality

Ithinkthereshouldbe

aclassondrugs.

Thereshouldbeaclass

onsexeducation,

arealsex-education

class.Thereshouldbeaclass

onpolicebrutality.

Thereshouldbeaclass

onapartheid.

Pantherpower

Thereshouldbeaclass

onwhypeoplearehungry.

Buttherearenot.

Thereareclassesongym.

(womanshouting

indistinctly)

Physicaleducation.

Let'Fathersofthiscountry

nevercaredforme

Theykeptmyancestors

shackledupinslavery

AndUncleSamneverdid

adamnthingforme

Exceptlieaboutthefacts

inmyhistory

NowI'Butthegovernment'

Whenmypeoplearedown

sotheycanscrewusaround

Timetochangethegovernment

now,nomore

WOMAN:Howdoyouthink

you'I'

Totallyarrogant.

Youshouldseeuswhenweget

inourlittleattitudemoods.

Wegetinourtiffsand

everything,butit'

Mymomsismyhomey,

butwewentthroughourstages,

youknow,wherefirst

wewasmotherandson,

thenitwaslikedrillsergeant

andcadet,youknow.

Thenitwaslikedictator,

littlecountry.

(Tupacchuckles)

ThenImovedout,

andIwasonmyown.

Iwasbroke,nowheretostay.

Ismokedweed.Ihungout

withthedrugdealers,

pimpsandthecriminals.

Theyweretheonlypeoplethat

caredaboutmeatthatpoint.

AndIneededafather.

Ineededamaleinfluence

inmylife,

andthesewerethemales.

Isitcoolifaniggajustget

fuckedupforthisone?

YoucouldseewhereIspent

alotofmytimeinthestreets

whenyoutalktome.

ThewordsIsayarenotwords

thatcomefromamother'

It'orahustler

ordrugdealer.

Tome,thesewere

myrolemodels.

Mymom,shewaslost

atthatparticularmoment.

Shewasaddicted

tocrack.

Itwashard.Itwashard

becauseshewasmyhero.

NotlongagoinOakland,

California,

Iwasasked

byagroupofchildren

whattodo

iftheywereoffereddrugs.

AndIanswered,"Justsayno."

Iwasbroke.Ididn'

soIdroppedout.

Isaid,"Igottagetpaid.

Igottafindaway

tomakealiving."

Istartedsellingdrugs

formaybetwoweeks.

Thedudewaslike,"Oh,man

givememydrugsback,"

becauseIdidn'

Thedopedealers

usedtolookoutforme.

Theywouldgivememoney

andbelike,"Don'

Getoutthere,

doyourdream."

Sotheywaslikemysponsors.

Mydreamwas

tomakealivingrapping.

Justtomakemusic

thatwascomingfrommyheart.

ButwhenIfirst

startedrapping,

Ineededthemoney,

andIhadtowork.

Yeah,sexybaby

DotheHumptyHump,

dotheHumptyHump

Sexybaby

DotheHumptyHump,

dotheHumptyHump

DotheHumptyHump,

dotheHumptyHump

(audienceapplauds)

(Tupacchuckles)

Thatwasme.

Uh,uh,dome,baby

Uh,uh,dome,baby

Uh,uh,dome,baby

TUPAC:

Formetogetpaid,Ihadtogo

outthereinbikinibriefs

andhopontopof

thisdoll.

Iwashomelessatthetime.

That'Youhavetoworkfromonepoint

togotoanotherpoint.

Iadmiretheworkethic.

DotheHumptyHump,dothe,

dotheHumptyHump

Uh,uh,dome,baby

DotheHumptyHump

Justwatchme

dotheHumptyHump

TUPAC:Shockwasresponsible

forallmysuccess.

I'TUPAC:ShockG.

ThisladynamedLeila

introducedmetoAtronGregory

whowasmanaging

DigitalUnderground.

Hewaslike,"I'

"They'Ifhelikeyou,

thenI'Yeah,Ijustwalkedin

andrappedforhim.

Hewaslike,"Okay,good.

You'Boom,boom,boom.

"Seeyoulater."

AndIjustleft,walkedout

oftherelike,"Dang."

Allaroundtheworld,

samesong

Shockwaslike,

"Comeontheroad.

"Youcanbemyroadie.

Itain'"butyou'

Gotofftheroad,hesaid,

"I'andletyoudo'

Idid"SameSong."

Eversincethen,it'

Tupac,goaheadandrockthis

NowIclownaroundwhenIhang

aroundwiththeUnderground

Girlswhousedtofrownsay

I'Gasmeandwhentheypassme

theyusedtodissme

Harassmebutnowtheyaskme

iftheycankissme

Getsomefame,peoplechange,

wannalivetheirlifehigh

Samesong,can'

Claimingfamemusthavechanged,

nowthatwebecamestrong

Iremain,stillthesame,

'Ilookback

withthegreatestfondness.

Thoseweresome

ofthebesttimesofmylife.

Watchthisone.

(laughter)

I'DJMark,"The45King,"

thisisyourthing

Checkouthowweswing,

lookatmyding-a-ling

AndknowthatIamtheking,

alyricallunatic

Icanrapsloworquick

aboutfishingorpolitics

Itdon'(indistinctchattering)

RebelRebel

TUPAC:Atronhadbeenshopping

mydemotapeasasoloalbum.

Thenallofasudden,

Interscopegotintouch

withus,andIwastold

thatTedField,this

millionaire,multimillionaire,

hisdaughterhadheardmydemo,

andshelikedit.

Sohewaslike,

"That'AndIwaslike,"Well,

tellyourdaughterthanks."

Youknowyougotta

lovethesound

It'TherebeloftheUnderground

SoIwentfrombeingunknown

tonowhaving

aplatinumrecord.

2PacalypseNowisastory

ofayoungblackmale,

fromtrackonetotrack13,

whetheritbeabout

teenagepregnancy,

policebrutalityorjust

straight-uppoverty.

Also,Itellmyownpersonal

problems.

Allmysongsdealwiththepain

thatI'That'

Starry,starrynight

Paintyourpalette

blueandgray

Lookout

onasummer'

Witheyesthatknow

thedarknessinmysoul

Myinspiration

forwritingmusic

is,like,DonMcLean

whenhedid"Vincent,"

LorraineHansberry

withRaisinintheSun,

Shakespeare

whenhedoeshisthings.

Likedeepstories,youknow,

likerawhumanneeds.

BrendaGota

BabyIjusttrytospeak

aboutthings

thataffectmeandaboutthings

thataffectourcommunity.

SometimesI'

andsometimes

I'Andsometimes

it'orfablesthathaveamoral

orunderlyingtheme,

liketheghettolifestyle.

Brenda'Anychangeinherfigure,

she'Andshe'

Who'Shethinksthathe'

Anddreamsofaworld

Wherethetwoofthem

aretogether

Whatever

Iseenallofthat,

Iseenthecrackbabies,

whatwehadtogothrough,

losingeverythingandbeing

poorandgettingbeatdown.

BeingthepersonIam,Isaid,

"No.No,I'

I'It'

Andjustbecausethereporters

showuspicturesathome

oftheVietnamWar,

that'ortheshitprobably

wouldhavelastedlonger.

There'Ican'

Ifnooneknew

exactlywhatwasgoingon,

youknow,wejustthoughtthey

werejustdyingvaliantly,

insomebeautifulway.

Butbecausewesawthehorror,

that'SoIthought,"That'

"asanartist,asarapper.

"I'inmycommunity,andhopefully

they'Hello,I'

Myguesttodayhasexperienced

atrulyhorrendouslife

tojustbe20yearsold.

Hisfamilyportrait

couldwellbeaposter

forAmerica'

Hislyricsarecontroversial

butalsoareality

oflifeashehasseenit.

TUPAC:

Myearistothestreets.

Irepresent20years

onthisplanetEarth

andwhatI'

It'Theygotmetrapped

Uh-uh,theycan'

Theygotmetrapped

No,theycan'

Andinmyalbum,

thenumberoneenemy

isthepolice,

thecrookedpoliceofficer.

Theygotmetrapped,canbarely

walkthecitystreets

Withoutacophar-askingme

Searchingme

thenaskingmyidentity

Andtheironicthingisthat

itneverhappenedtome.

Iwasspeaking

fromthestoriesofmypeers.

Cuffedup,

throwmeontheconcrete

Copperstrytokillme

Imean,Isaid

allofthesethings,

andthenithappenedtome.

Ihadnorecord,allmylife,

nopolicerecord,

untilImadearecord.

Asmyvideowasdebuting

onMTV,Iwasbehindbars,

gettingbeatup

bythepolicedepartment.

Goodmorning.

MynameisJohnBurris,

andIamheretodaywithmy

client,TupacAmaruShakur,

aswellasothermembers

ofthe,uh,DigitalUnderground,

uh,rapgroup

andsomemembersoftheDigital,

uh,Underground,uh,rapgroup,

acombination

ofthevarious,um,groups.

TUPAC:Basically,Iwalked

acrossthestreet

at17thandBroadway.

Thepoliceofficersstoppedme

onthesidewalk

andaskedtoseemyID.

Theysweatedmeaboutmyname.

Theofficerssaid,

"Youhavetolearnyourplace."

Theywerechargingme

withjaywalking.

SoIwasriffing,

arguingabout

whywouldtheychargeme

withsuchapettycrime.

SoIkeptyelling,

askedthemtogiveme

mycitation

andletme

goaboutmybusiness.

NextthingIknow,

myfacewasbeingburied

intotheconcrete,

andIwaslayingfacedown

inthegutter,

wakingup

frombeingunconsciousincuffs

withbloodonmyface.

AndI'That'

thatIhavetobestopped

inthemiddleofthestreet

andchecked,likeweinSouth

AfricaandaskedformyID.

OfficerBoyavichrepeatedly

slammedmyfaceintothefloor,

whileRogers

putthecuffsonme.

That'Igotaten-million-dollar

lawsuit.Theysaidtheywouldsettle

withmeandeverything,

butnobodycaredaboutthat.

Thatwasn'

TheydidnotseemeonTVwith

myeyebusted,myheadbusted.

Therearepicturesofthose.

InOakland,you'

Yes,inOakland.Youdon'

YouseepicturesofTupac

comingoutofjailincuffs.

Youdon'beatingmybrainsin.

Youdon'

ButIseethat.

That'Damn,IthinkIshouldblast

apunkcop

Wehaveseenwhattheydid

toRodneyKing.

Thewholeworldhasseen

whathappenedtoRodneyKing.

Oh,holdup.

Baby,letmeshowyouwhat

theydidtoTupacShakur.

Allthatmovie,thatdidn'

IwasstillanN-I-G-GA,

andtheyprovedit.

Andifyoucanseethis,

Mr.Cameraman,

allthisisscars

I'Icanseeit.

Theseare

"learntobeanigger"scars.

You'WhatelsecanIdo?

We'RodneyKing'

YouknowwhatI'

OnedayI'

Whydidyoulietome?

Icouldn'Theysettledwithme.

TABITHASOREN:Theydid?

Theygaveme42,000.Ihad

topaymylawyerawholebunch

andboughtacar.

Ionlysettledbecause

Iwastiredofgoingtocourt.

Icouldhavewonmore,butIwas

tiredofgoingtocourt.

AndIfeltlikeanydollar

fromanypolicedepartment

wasgoodmoney.

Soyougot$42,000

forjaywalking?

That'Afterthatcase,people

perceivedmeasamenace.

Imean,I'

theleaderoftheBlack

NationalWomen'

Everybodyagainstme.

Why?Whyme?

(protesterschanting

indistinctly)

Ihavenotbrought

violencetoyou.

Ihavenotbrought

ThugLifetoAmerica.

Ididn'What'

WhenIdidJuice,

myimagegotevenmorescary.

Everythingstartsfromnow.

Weallgodown

unlesswestaytogether.

Ain'You'

TUPAC:

WhenIauditionedforJuice,

thatwasanotherone

ofmygood-lucktimes.

Itwasmyfirstbigpart,

andIjusttookeverything

andinternalizedit.

You'Iamcrazy.

Butyouknowwhatelse?

Idon'Bishopisapsychopath,

butmoretruetohischaracter,

Bishopisalonely,

misguided,youngkid.

HisheroesareJamesCagney

andScarface,

thosekindofguys.

Madeit,Ma.

BISHOP:"Madeit,Ma."

Topoftheworld.

"Topoftheworld."

TUPAC:YouknowwhatI'

gooutinablaze"

typeofgangsters.

Ifyou'Thatmotherfuckertookhis

destinyinhisownhands.

TUPAC:

WhenIgetapart,atfirst

Ijusttrytofindout,

youknow,howdoesthis

characterfeel?

Like,Imake

thepersonupinmymind.

Whatdoeshelookslike,

trytoputafacetohim.

Eventhoughit'

I'Allyouhavetodo

isrelatetoyourcharacter.

Evenawayfromtheset,

Ijustletmyselfgo.

Ijuststoppedcaring

andIstoppedworrying

aboutwhatpeoplethought

andstartedstaring

peopledownalotmore.

Ireallyjustgot

intothepart.

Yo,Bishop,man,

givemethepiece.

No.

No?!Whatthehellyoumean,no?

Givemethegun.

ImeanI'

I'Oh,really?

TUPAC:EvenwhenI'

I'There'

Oh,shit!TUPAC:Ijusttookeverything

andinternalizedit.

Tellusaboutyourcharacter

inthismovie,

'Yo,Iplayme,

straightruthlessvillain,

straightkiller,

straighttake,nosszzz-s.

YouknowwhatI'

Yo,Tupacwillgoahead

androckthis.

Juicehelpedme

becauseitgavemethattrust.

Itletmetrustmyinstincts.

Iwasrealconfident

aboutwhatIcoulddo,

whatitwouldlooklike

afterwards.

Mynextguest

hasnotonlybecome

oneoftoday'

buthe'

oneoftoday'

PleasewelcomeTupacShakur.

TUPAC:IknowwhatIfeellike

whenI'whenI'

SoIwasjusttrying

togetthatfeeling.

Whyareyoualwayssomad?

Theexcitingperformance

inthefilm

istheoneofthatyoungman,

TupacShakurishisname.

Whatdoyouwantfromme?

Nothing.Ithinkyou'

Wecouldstart

withyourphonenumber.

Thisisa22-year-oldyoung

actor,TupacShakur.

He'andIhopeIget

toseehimagainrealsoon.

TUPAC:WhenIwasdoing

PoeticJustice,

Ihadtotonemyselfdown

alottobeLucky.

Luckyisdoingittheopposite

waythatBishopdid.

He'he'he'

I'See,Igetafeeling

therearetwoTupacs.

See,Imean,you'

yetyou'

I'hadanincident

withalimodriver

duringatapingof

InLivingColor.

TherapstarTupacShakur

isfreeonbondtonight

afterhisarrest

thisweekendinAtlanta.

The22-year-old

singerandactor

waschargedwithshooting

twooff-dutypoliceofficers.

Thewoundswerenotserious.

NEWSCASTER:Thefightthatled

totheshootinginMarinCity

reportedlybrokeoutinthis

fieldonSaturdaynight.

MarinFestivalUSA

wasinfullswing.

NeighborssayTupac

shouldhaveknownbetter

thantoletanyone

bringagunhere.

Sincehegotbig,

theyclaimhe'

Thatchange

hasbrokensomehearts.

Tupacwashomeless.

Hecamefromhere.

Wehelpedhimout.

TUPAC:Overmycareer,

Igotarrested,like,12times,

somebymistake,somefate

andsomeunwarranted.

Butforwhateverreason,

Igottoseepolicemore

thanIwantedto.

Insomeofmycases,

theydroppedthecharges.

Butbecauseoftrouble

inallofthesecourtcases,

itwasreallyhard

atthatpointinmylife

formetobe

tryingtodoamovie.

Idon'IthinkIwastalented,

butIdidn'

theconcentration

Ishouldhavehad.

AndIwasimmature,

andmyegowasoutofcontrol.

HarryConnickain'

Oh-oh-oh,

staywithme

Ihadtogethumbleagain

beforeIcoulddothis.

Andtheremaybemorehotwater

waitingforTupac,

basedonwhathetellsthenew

issueofrapmagazineTheSource

aboutcostarring

withJanetJackson

inherbig-screendebut,

PoeticJustice.

Amongothercomplaints,

TupacsaysJanet'

beforeshootingalovescene

withJanet.

TUPAC:Idon'

butsuddenly,outoftheblue,

theywantedmetotakeanAIDS

testforthislovescene.

AndIdidnotdisagreeifwe

werereallygoingtomakelove.

Isaid,"IfIcanmakelove

withJanetJackson,

I'ButifI'

justlikesomebodyelsedid,

andtheydidn'

NotonlyamI

nottakingatest,

butgetoutofmytrailer.

Youknow,Iwaslike...

Andtheysent,like,four

differentpeopletoaskme.

Firsttheysenttheproducer,

thentheysenttheblackdude,

thentheysentJohn,

thentheysentagirl.

Youknow,itdon'

Just--Tome,itwas

justlikeaninsult.

Wehadagoodexperience

ontheset.

Youlooklikethetype

ofguytocare.

Andwhat'

TUPAC:Ireallythought

Imadeafriend.

Ithought,"Iknow

JanetJacksonforlife."

Soonasthemoviewasover,

itwaslike,"Boop.

Thisnumberhasbeenchanged."

Anditwaslikeamovie.

Imean,itwasliketheday

afterthemoviewrapped.

"I'"Thisnumber'

Butstill,

whenIseeheragain,

I'Ilovewomen.

I'Ilovewomenwithapassion.

Ido.Ido.

SometimesnowIjustbewanting

tocallPrince

andjustbelike,

"Canwehang?"

'Holdon.I'

Seeingsomebodymyage.

Howyoudoing?

Fine,howyoudoing?

Yourself?

Ihaverespectforwomen.

Ultrarespectforwomen.

Ilikebeingaroundfemales,

I'Idon'

whenI'WOMAN:Don'

Yougotmeblushing.

I'Oh,sorry.I'

No,youenough.

I'ButonTV,they'

Don'Noneedtoask,

he'Smoothoperator

Smoothoperator

Smoothoperator

TUPAC:

Madonnaisrealnice.

She'Shewasrealcool,

likeanyoneofmyhomeboys.

JasmineGuy,shehelpedme.

She'JadaPinkett.Jada'

Shewillbemyfriend

formywholelife.

Well,I'

inlife,ifyouain'

We'BelikeOssieDavis

andRubyDee.

Pic,youalways

gotaplaceinmyheart.

TUPAC:

Shecanhavemyoneheart,

myliver,mylungs,mykidneys,

myblood,marrow,allofthat.

Keepyourheadup

Keepyourheadup

Ooh,child,thingsare

goingtogeteasier

Keepyourheadup

Ooh,child,

thingswillgetbrighter

TUPAC:

Ithinkmymothertaughtme

tounderstandwomen

alotmore

thanmypeerscan.

WhenIwasyoung,Iwas

surroundedbystrongwomen.

Mysister'

She'Mymotherwasamatriarch.

Ifyouraisedbyawoman,

you'You'

Sinceweallcamefromawoman,

gotournamefromawoman

Andourgamefromawoman

Iwonderwhywetake

fromourwomen

Whywerapeourwomen,

dowehateourwomen?

Ithinkit'

Timetohealourwomen

Berealtoourwomen

ButI'Tome,

I'thehardestniggaoutthere,

becauseI'

ButI'Oh,yeah

I'becauseI'

Andthat'hasmademesuccessful

andfamous.

Sosensitive.

Don'Well,basically...

Bugaloo.WOMAN:Bugaloo?Boogaloo?

MarlonWayans,Iamplaying

theroleofBugaloo.

WhatisBugaloo?

Wheredidthatnamecomefrom?

Somewhiteguy'

"What'"Whataretheycalling

eachotherthesedays?"

Checkitout

Igetaround

Whatyoumeanyoudon'

Roundandround

androundwego

Igetaround

TheUndergroundjustdon'

TUPAC:WhenIgotfamous,

Igotfamousfriends.

MickeyRourkewasagood

friend,goodperson.

He'Mymemoryofhimwould

bethenight

thathe'Hedidn'

andIwaslike,

"Man,buyhersomeCristal.

"Evenifyoufighting,

Cristalwillmakesomeone

forgiveyou,trustme."

Theybelike,

"Whatwaswefightingabout?"

He'Iwaslike,"MickeyRourke

gottabetwicemyage,

andI'Igetaround

Ain''Ain'

'Ain''TUPAC:

IalwaysgaveBiggiealot

ofprops.TheNotoriousB.I.G.

Ithoughtatthetime

hewasmyfriend.

MikeTyson,weusedtokickit.

He'Theonlydifference

inmeandMike

isthathe'

ButIgotthesameheart

hegot.YouknowwhatI'

Mybrother,I'

WOMAN:Ireallyenjoyed

yourperformance.

Ithoughtyouweregreat.

Appreciateit.

Thankyouverymuch.

Ilikethatpeoplecometome

andgo,"Youdidagoodjob."

Iwaslovingthat

somebodycameandsaid,

"Tupac,youagreatactor."

I'TUPAC:Beingfamous

gavemeconfidence.

EDLOVER:IsTupac

asexymotherfucker?

TUPAC:Thescreamsofthecrowd

gavemeconfidence.

CROWD:GoTupac,goTupac,go.

EDLOVER:Letmehearyousay,

"GoThugLife,

goThugLife,go."

CROWD:GoThugLife,

goThugLife,go.

That'Now,I'

Igotyounow!Igotyounow!

Iputitdown.

Iwannagetintotheheadseat.

Excelatit.

Doitonemoretime,

clearaspossible.

Canwedoubleit,andthen

weseewhatitsoundlike?

IbelievethatI'

Ifnot,everybody

losetheirjobs.

Everybodygonna

losetheirjobs!

Backtoservant.

Playingthedrums

inthecorner.

Butnobodycould

callmeasellout.

I'Ididn'

Ilovedthat,youknow,

eventhoughIwaswith

JanetJacksoninbigmovies,

I'Damn,sweetheart,

yougotsomethighsonyou

NowIcan'

Getyouallalone

inmybedroom

Peoplecouldnotbelieveit.

Iusedtothriveoffthat.

Beingupintheparty,

andsomebodyturnaroundand

go,"Oh,myGod,that'

Andeverybodygoingcrazy

'lightsout,drinking,

helladrunk.

Youknow,

drunkwitheverybodyelse.

Butthat'that'

MyfansknowthatI'

Myfansgotojail

justlikeme.

Theyunderstandme.

Halfmyfansarewhite.

Thewhitefans,theylisten

justasmuchastheblackfans.

Theonesthathaveapproachedme

havebeengenuinefans.

Thesearethepeople

thataregoingtohavejobs

inthefuture

andaregoingtohire

myfamily.

Getdown,man!

(childrenchattering)

Butmanyofmyfans

don'Somehavejobs,somedon'

Someareonwelfare,youknow?

Somearenot.

Somearerichandsomearepoor,

buttheyallshare

thathopelessfeeling.

Igottheunderdogs

onmyside.

Bodybagsofadversaries

thatIhadtobury

TUPAC:I'

thantheyareofme.

CROWD:

Anoutlaw,outlaw,outlaw

TUPAC:

Everybodyjustbescreaming,

andIgetuncomfortable.

It'toadeerbeingcaught

intheheadlights.

It'tosayattherighttime.

IliveThugLife

andletthemoneycometome

'I'Imean,itwascool

becauseIgottospeak

toyoungblackmales

alloverthecountry

aboutthisnewidea

called"ThugLife,"

whichisanewkind

ofBlackPower.

WhenIsay,"ThugLife,"

Imeanttthatshit,

'Idon'

ifyouaman,

ifyouanAfrican-American,

ifyouwhateverthefuck

youthinkyouare.

Wethugsandniggas

tothesemotherfuckers!

Anduntilweownsomeshit,

I'Howyougoingtobeaman

andwestarving?

Youcanwalkbyfivedifferent

houses,thereain'

Howwegoingtobeaman?

Howwegoingtobe

African-Americans

ifweallneedagun?

Wethugsandweniggas

untilwesetthisshitright.

TrustmewhenItellyou

thatshit.

Youngblackmalesoutthere

identifywithThugLife,

butIcouldn'

Icouldhandleit,

butnotrightaway.

REPORTER:Mr.Shakur,

canwegetacomment?

Hell,no.ThugLife.

Pardonme?

ThugLife.That'

What'(indistinctchattering)

Whatdidhappen?

ThugLife.

TUPAC:

Imagineyouhave14,000people

readytodowhateveryouwant.

Whenyouhave,

alloverthecountry,

peoplewaitingtohear

whatyouwannado.

Allofasudden,Igotpeople

inthepenitentiary,

bigtimeOGcriminals,

callingme,

tellingmetheywantme

toleadtheirmovement.

Imean,I'

Sotheytoldme

towatchmylanguage.

Oh,yeah,

uh,uhFuckthat.

Hollerifyouhearme

I'Ifeltlike,

"IgoteverymaninAmerica

"whowants

totakeordersfromme,

whowantstoknow

whatIwannado."

Hollerifyouhearme,

pump,pumpifyou'

Wantstoknow,"What'

Andthatmakesmescared.

Myhomeysinthebackstreets,

theblackstreets

Theyfearmewhentheyrolling

intheyphatjeeps

Thisain'

Tellingallmybrothers,

gettheystrapon

Andlookforme

inthestruggle

Hustlingtothe

otherbrother'

Hollerifyouhearme

AndI'Iwashavingconcerts,

theyweresoldout,

whiteboys,Mexicans,blacks,

andtheywoulddo

whateverIsay.

Icouldtellallthosepeople

toturninacircle,

andtheywoulddoit.

Iwashavinglove,

Imean,like,undeniablelove,

andIwasscared.

Hollerifyouhearme

Iwasscared,

butsowasAmerica,

sowassomebodyelse.

I'AndI'butwe'

ourchildrenliveintoday.

TUPAC:Butthatmakesmewant

torisetotheoccasion.

Itmakesmewant

togivemywholelifetoit.

AndIwillgivemywholelife

tothisplanthatIhave

forThugLife.

That'That'

WhenI'Imean,notcriminal,someone

thatbeatsyouoverthehead.

Imean,theunderdog.

Thepersonthathadnothing

succeeds,he'

becauseheovercame

allobstacles.

Itdoesn'Tome,thugismypride,

notbeingsomeone

thatgoesagainstthelaw,

notbeingsomeonethattakes,

butbeingsomeone

thathasnothing,

andeventhough

Ihavenothing

andthere'

Mychestisout.Iwalktall.

Italkloud.I'

I'Ithinktheyareun-American.

TUPAC:

Idon'whyAmerica

doesn'AmericaisThugLife.

Whatmakesmesaying,

"Idon'different

thanPatrickHenrysaying,

"Givemeliberty

orgivemedeath"?

Whatmakesmyfreedom

lessworthfightingfor

thanBosnians

orwhoevertheywanna

fightforthisyear?

Theyshouldgivemoney

totheghetto.

Imean,Ithinkevengangs

canbepositive.

Itjusthastobeorganized.

Ithastosteerawayfrombeing

self-destructive

tobeing

self-productive.

IorganizedtheOGsonthe

EastCoastandtheWestCoast

inthepenitentiaries

tocomeupwith

codesofethicsforcriminals.

It'It'

InWatts,Compton,

Chicago,wherever.

Wegotthesepeople

alloverthecountrysaying,

"Yes.Wegobythiscode.

"We'"thatarenotinvolved

withthestreetgang,

"withthedrugtrade

ortheillegalbusinessatall.

"Allthatkidnapping

andshootingdrive-bys,

weagainstthat."

ThugLifeain'

Wewannapatrolourstreets.

Soallwesayingis,

ifeverymotherfuckerouthere

rightnowgaveuponedollar

andputitinto

thisThugLifefund,

themoneydon'

itgotosomebody

fromy'Theytakethemoney,

andwedothisshiteverymonth.

I'I'I'Forthatshittohappen,

wecan'

andeverybodygottabedown

forthatshit.

Andwejustgoingtostart

slowlybutsurely

takingourcommunitiesback.

Regulateourcommunity.

Organize.

Weneedtostarttakingcare

ofourown.

Wegottastartsomewhere,

andIdon'

Whatisthemessage,

though?Themessage

isthatwecoming,

allthepeopleyouthrewaway,

thedopedealers,criminals,

theywillbelegit,sitting

nexttoyouinfirstclass,

thankstoyourboy.

Youknowthoselittlethings

theyhaveformice,

wheretheygothrough

andthere'

Well,societyislikethat.

They'butassoonasyoustartasking

toomanyquestions

andyou'

(crowdchantingindistinctly)

CROWD:

...isnotallright.

Thereisabsolutelynoreason

forarecordlikethis

tobepublished

byaresponsiblecorporation.

Neverbeforehastherebeen

suchawilltousemusic

toadvertiseself-destructive

violence.

Itglorifiesviolence.

It'FEMALEREPORTER:

Addinginsulttoinjury,

shesays,

israpperTupacShakur

beingnominated

foranNAACPImageAward.

TUPAC:

Allofasudden,Igotthe

wholeworldfearingme,

andIain'

Ihaven'andthey'

Ichallengetheview

thatthosewhorevel

inviolenceanddepravity,

onthescreenorinthesong,

bearnoresponsibility

whenthatspirit

spreads

intoourculture.

Idon'Iknowhedon'

He'he'

Oh!Buthe'

TABITHASOREN:

Right.He'

Youdon'COMMENTATOR:

WPGCinWashington,D.C.

droppedviolent

ordemeaninglyrics.

KACEinLosAngeles

followedsuit.

They'inacommunity

thatiscrowdedwithguns.

TUPAC:

I'Weareapart

oftheblackcommunity.

I'Yes,myraps

arefilledwithrage.

Oneofthesedays,wegotta

bustbackforthehomeys

Youhavetobelogical.

Youknow?IfIknow

thatinthishotelroom

theyhavefoodeveryday,

andI'andtheyopenthedoor,

letmeseetheparty,

letmeseethem

throwingsalamiallover,

Imean,just,like,

throwingfoodaround,

butthey'

Everyday,I'

Wearehungry,

pleaseletusin

Wearehungry,

pleaseletusin

Afteraboutaweekthatsong

isgoingtochangeto:

Wehungry,

weneedsomefood

Aftertwo,threeweeks,

it'Givemethefood

orI'Afterayear,

thenyou'

I'Comingthrough

thedoorblasting

It'Weaskedtenyearsago.

Wewasasking

withthePanthers.

Wewasaskingwiththem,

youknow,theCivilRights

Movement.Wewasasking.

Thosepeoplethatwereasking,

they'Sonowwhatdoyouthink

we'Iputmygunaway

andgrabmyAK

It'Housefullofalcoholics

Nowwe'(soundofgunshot)

There'becausethekidsseethat

andtheymimicyou.

That'Butthepositiveside

isthekidswholive

inahouseholdwherethemother

isacrackhead,orwhatever,

andhehearstherap.

He'"SoIdon'

Tome,it'

IlivetheThugLife,

baby,I'

Onepersonmighthearthat

andjustlike

thewayitsounds.

ButI'andfeelslike

it'SowhenIsay,"Hopeless,"

andwhenIsayitlikethat,

it'Andevenif,whenIreachhim,

itmakesitlookglorious

totheguythatdoesn'

Ican'He'

Butfortheperson

Iwastryingtoreach,

he'IthinkI'

Onceyoustartworrying

aboutwhatyou'

Igetwriter'

Kindoflike,

"Ican'That'

NowIhavetojustblockitout

andtrustmyheart

thatI'Prettyspit--

Iwasspitting.

Chillout.

Chillout.

That'That'

That'Hey,haveagoodsummer.

(spits,laughs)

Haveagoodsummer,beyotch!

ButI'LikesomeofthethingsIsaid

whenIwasfighting

theHughesbrothers.

Ibeatupthedirectors

toMenaceIISociety.

Letmetellthewholeworld.

Allright,tellthem

whyyoudid...

Thesechump,punk,schlump...

Hey!You'No,theywon'

Checkthisout,

theyfiredme

butdiditinaroundabout,

punk,snitchway.

SoIcaughtthemonthestreets

andbeattheybehinds.

Okay,Tupac!

Iwasamenacetothe

Hughesbrothers.Itain'

Istillgotmore

foryouchumps!

'I'(allclamoring)

TUPAC:

Mybigmouth.

Y'IdowhatIgottado,

youdowhatyougottado.

LongasIgiveyou12tracks

ofthatrealshit,

yougivememy$12,

andweeven.

Idon'Idon'

(Tupacchuckles)

Mybigmouth.Igot

abigmouth,can'

Italkfrommyheart,

I'Weweretalkingaboutsome

otherpeopleinthisbusiness

thatyoufeeldon'

Wewastalkingabout

SpikeLee,ArsenioHall,

EddieMurphy

andtherestofthem.

IthoughtIwascharming,

butIwasimmature.

Ididthings

withoutthinking.

MichaelJackson,RandyJackson,

JanetJackson,PaulaAbdul,

allofthem.

Shewantstonotbeblack,but

wantstoselltoblackfolks.

Idon'goingoutofherway

tosayshe'

Myactionscamebeforethought.

ThingsthatIdid,

thingsIsaid.

There'EddieMurphy,

withallthatdoughhe'

hehasn'Hedoes

alotofcharity.

Well,charitydoesn'

Everybodyknowsthat.

Iwasyounganddumb.

Youknow,beingmad

atSpikeLee

andallthosepeople,

allofthat.

ThethingIsaid

aboutQuincyJones,

thatheshouldn'

IsaidIwassorry

personallyforthat.

Iwasn'I'

andI'Comeon,comeon!

Andthatturnedinto

morelegalproblems.

WOMAN:

ThePeopletrulybelievethat

Mr.Shakurhasshownnoremorse

whatsoeverforhisaction

inthiscase.

Thepeopleview

Mr.Shakur'

onYo!MTVRaps

asbragging.

Hewasproudofwhathedid

anddoesnotfeelsorry

forwhathedid.

Ijustwanttosay,judge,

that,asfarastheremorse,

Ihaveagreatdealofremorse.

AsfarasIwantyoutotreat

medifferent,

Idon'tomakerightfromall

thebadthingsthatIgot.

Igotalotofthingsagainstme

andpeoplethatlookuptome.

AndIdon'

JUDGE:Iguessit'

Iobviouslyfind

thatthedefendant

isatalentedindividual.

However,thiscourt

believesthatjailtime

isalwayswarranted

whenyouhaveabattery

withsomeinjuryinvolved.

Thedefendantwillserve

15daysinthecountyjail.

Ithinkthejudgewasfair.

Istilldon'

buthewasasfair

ashecouldbe.

Really,tomyhomeboys,

Imean,afightisafight,

batteryisbattery.

Atwoandahalfminuteproblem

justcostme15daysinjail,

andthatwaslenient.

Butmymostseriouslegal

problemscamefromwomen.

Igetaround

HowIwasactingwithwomen.

TheUndergroundjustdon'

DIONNEWARWICK:

Iwillnolongersitpassively,

allowingthisdegradation

tobecontinuedbyourchildren.

TUPAC:Ithinkwelive

inaverysexistsociety,

andeverybody'

It'Letthemho'

Imean,withherpermission,

Imightsmackagirl

onthebuttinthevideo.

Imightbedrinkingchampagne

orsomethinglikethat,

buteverythinginmoderation,

andeverythingwithclass.

Fingertipsonthehips

asIdip

Gottagetatightgrip,

don'Looselipssinkships,

it'Ilovethewayshelicks

herlips,seemejocking

Putalittletwistinherhips,

'Idon'wherethere'

Idon'Ithinkallwomenaredifferent.

Youwonder

whytheycallyoubitch

Youwonderwhy

theycallyoubitch

WeAfrican-American

women,particularly,

aretiredofbeingcalledho'

bitchesandsluts

byourchildren.

DearMs.DeLoresTucker,

youkeepstressingme

Fuckingwith

amotherfuckingmind

Ifiguredyouwantedtoknow

whywecallthemho'

IfIdosomething

thathasabadwoman,

thenpeoplego,

"Oh,hehateswomen."

No,look,

Idon'ButIthinkthatthereare

definitelyatypeoffemale,

labelthemabitch,

who,theirmainthing

istogetwhattheycanget,

andtheyrevel

inbreakinganigga'

andtakingwhatheowns.

Shutthefuckup!

There'Womenknowtherearebitches

outthere.

Idon'Theyknow.Theysayitlouder.

Theyjustthinkwe'

they'Igiveahollertomysisters

onwelfare

Tupaccares

anddon'

That'with"KeepYaHeadUp"

and"GetAround."

Isaid,"I'

"aboutwomenlikemymom,

orlikemysister,

"whoIthinkrepresentastrong

blackwoman."Ididthat.

I'IfIjustdidsongslike

"KeepYaHeadUp,"

itwouldmakemeseem

morethanIam,

butI'America,America

Godshedhisgraceonthee

Stop.MAN:

I'TUPAC:

Comeon,Mr.Cameraman.

Thisissomerealprivateshit

that'Bye.

Anyway,I'

Doyouthinkthere'

intermsofmen

beingpromiscuous?

Yeah,butwedidn'

I'I'Howcanwerapaboutaworld

thatisnotlikethat?

It'Butdoyoulookdown

onyourmalefriends

ifthey'Idon'

Onlypeople

Ilookdownon

arepeoplewhodon'

Ifagirlsleepswithalotof

guys,she'

You'butbecauseyou'

Sonowyouputaprice

onyourself.

Or'Guys,whentheysleeparound,

theydoitforfree.

Atthatparticulartime,

alotofgirls,

they'thatthat'

Theywannabeassociated

withthatperson.

It'It'BecauseI'

whentheydidn'

andIcanseeit,nothing.

Andthenassoonassomebody

whisperwhoIwas,

it'Youmakeyourself

wantthatperson.

TABITHASOREN:

Howdoyoufeelaboutthat?

Idon'canstandnexttoyou

oneyear,

andnextyear,

theycannotstandthere.

They'Theyjustcan'

ButlastyearIwas

inthesameclub,

walkingaround,

lonelylikeamotherfucker.

Couldn'

Iwastooskinny,

toosomething,

andnow,"He'

ButIstillenjoyedsexwithout

theemotionalconnection.

Anditwasalwaysafantasy

formetohavesex

withalotofpeople

intheroom.

ButIdidn'

(soundofpolicesirens

wailing)

RapsingerTupacShakurwas

releasedon$50,000bailtoday,

accusedofasexualattack

inaNewYorkhotel.

Thesingerwasarrested

Thursdaynight

afterawomanclaimed

thatheandthreeothermen

overpoweredher

inahotelsuite.

Areyoudisappointing

yourfans?

Verydisappointing,butthey'

REPORTER:

Surroundedbybodyguards

andattorneys,

TupacShakurmadehiswayinto

ManhattanCriminalCourt.

There,the22-yearold

rapperandtwofriends

werechargedwithsodomy

inthefirst-degree.

Theallegationsandcharges

stemfromanincident

lastThursday

inwhichawomanclaimsshe

washelddownbytherapstar

asheandtwoothers

allegedlysodomizedher.

Theallegationsbythis

youngladyarewithoutmerit.

REPORTER:

Defenseattorneyssaythewoman

wenttotheroomconsensually,

andtapesof

anansweringmachine

thatreportedlyindicate

herinterestinShakur

wereerasedbypolice.

Okay,soyoutellmewhenyour

lawyershaveaskedyoutostop.

Um,thegirl

whoclaimsthat,uh--

Whatdoessheclaim?

Ican'Butit'

TUPAC:

Iwasn'Mychargewassexualabuse,

forciblytouchingthebuttocks.

Ihaveafemalesayingthat--

Ican'Okay.

Itjustbothersmesomuch,

youknowwhatI'

Togothroughmylifeand

everythingIdid,comingout

ofafamilyandhousehold

withjustwomen,

togettothispoint

tohaveawoman

saythatItook

somethingfromher.

Itwashard.

REPORTER:

Itwasanemotionalday

fora20-year-oldfemalefan,

whoadmittedthatshe

hadconsensualsex

withShakuronSundaynight,

fourdaysbeforeheralleged

rapeinthehotelroom.

Duringhercross-examination,

defenseattorneyMichaelWarren

paintedapicture

ofastarstruck,naivegirl

anxioustohavesex

withShakur.

Wordonthestreet

isthatyouhadarelationship

withthiswoman

priortoallthisfriction.

Iguess,ifyoucansay

that'Ibumpedinaclub.

Iseenherataclub.

Okay,Let'

Therewasoral

copulation?

Yeah,sheperformedoral

sexonthedancefloor.

Now,alotofguyscouldsay

whattheywouldn'

andwhattheywoulddo,

butwhenithappens,youknow?

Yeah.

Itjustgoesdown.

Andit'Shedidsomethings

thereattheclub,

andwegottogether

laterthatnight.

Isawheragainanothertime

withtheseguys

thatintroducedmetoher.

Everybodywashaving

agoodtime,not--

Didn'Meandherwentinthere,

shegavemeamassage,

cameout,wenttosleep,

wokeup,

she'Andshe'

"Thisisnotthelast

you'I'

she'AndthenextthingIknow,

I'Soinyouropinion

therewasnotruth

tothesexualabuse

charges?

Notonmypartatall.

REPORTER:Thedefensepounded

awayather,

askingherwhy

shedidn'

atthetime

oftheallegedattack.

Thewomantestifiedthat

Shakur'"Tupacneedshisfans.Don'

Millionsofgirlswouldlove

tobeinyourshoesrightnow."

TABITHASOREN:

Whataboutyourcronies?

Thatwasabigmisconception,

thatthosepeople

thatwaswithmewasmy

friends.Itwasnotmyfriends.

Whatweretheydoing

inyourroom?

Ihangaround

withalotofpeople.

Andthat'

aboutLedZeppelin,

allofthem.

Theydon'Thisguygottheweed?

Okay,youcankickit.

Thisguygotthemoney?

Okay,youcankickit.

Thisguyhasconnections

toalltheclubs?

Okay,youcankickit.

Idon'Butthatwasmyfault,

Ihadthatkindofenvironment

aroundme.

Ididn'I'

Well,wherearetheyat?

Whyme?BecauseI'

No,I'Idon'

butIdon'

Ijustdon'

Ijustcouldn'

Seethecameras.Itwasn'

likeanormalcitizen.

REPORTER:

Hi,Tupac.Canyoutellme

howyou'Well,Ijusthadtolisten

totheprosecution'

anditwasjustsofar

fromthetruth

thatithasmedrained

attheendoftheday.

ButI'I'inthistrial.

It'loudrapmusic,

tattoo-havingthugs.

It'Ican'

Theytalkingaboutthere'

eventhoughyouputthat

alloverthepaper.

Printthefactssoeverybody

cansortitout.

Mylifeisruined

becausenobodyhasachance

togetthefacts.

REPORTER:Andthefactis,

therewasnosemenfound.

Nosemenfound,

noforcibleentry,

noentryintotheanal,

nonothing.Noneofthat.

Iwantedtoexplainit.

TABITHASOREN:

Ifyoucouldgoback

tothenight

whenthesexualabuse

occurred,

isthereanythingthat

youwoulddodifferently?

Yeah.

What?Iwouldnothaveclosedmyeyes

untilshewasoutoftheroom,

untileverybody

wasoutoftheroom.

Sowhenyou

lefttheroom

andlefther

withthosepeople...

Ididn'

Ididn'

Shecameoverherself?

Right.Shecameover,knewthose

people,kneweverything.

Ijustdidn'

ButI'notbeingagoodheartedman,

Iguess,orwhatever,

orbeingmoreconsiderate.

Atanypoint,

wereyouaware

thatshewasinvolved

insomethingshe...

WOMAN:

Cut.That'

MAN:Excuseme.

Noneoftheselegalmatters

canbeasked.

Well,Ican--

Ihavealistofthestuff

you'Allright.

MAN:

Thegentleman

isoutonbail.

TABITHASOREN:

Isee.Icouldn'

Thiswouldneverhavehappened

toanybodyelse.

Itwouldneverhavegone

thisfar.

Theyhavenoevidenceonme,

andit'Andnowmylifeisover.

Youknow,thisisayearlater.

Ayearaftereverybody

intheworld'

beenthinkingI'

Afterthis,thewholeworld

goingtoowemeanapology.

'anddidn'

AndIshould,

becausethisissome

crazy,crazy,crazymadness.

(soundofgunshots)

MAN:Central,Igotablackmale

shotat48thand7th.

Putarushonthe...

MAN:Lastnight,justafter

midnight,

at7237thAvenue,

that'rapstarTupacShakur

andthreemembersofhisgroup

wererobbedandshot.

TUPAC:

Theyshotme,straightup.

Ijustkeptthinking,

"Theyreallydidshootme."

WhenIwasn'

immediatelyIwaslike,

"Oh,man."

Iwaslike,

"No,thisain'

Iknowhow

it'It'Youain'

I'AndIdidn'

Iwaslike,

"Igotshotfivetimes.

I'REPORTER:WhenShakurresisted,

hewasshotfivetimes,

twiceinthehead

andtwiceinthegroinarea.

Andhismostseriouswound,

agunshotthroughthehand,

hittinganarteryinhisthigh.

He'Untilithappened,

Ireallydidbelieve

thatnoblackperson

wouldevershootme.

IbelievedthatIdidn'

Youknow,Iwaslike,

"Irepresentthem.

"I'Theywouldneverdomewrong."

Ibelieve

thatthiswasarobbery.

Anybodywhowasgoingtowalk

intothatbuilding

wasgoingtoberobbed.

TUPAC:

Thepolicedon'

AsfarasthatVibeinterview,

justreadeverythingover

andreadmyreply,readtheir

reply,readwhatpeoplesay.

Everybodythatwasthere

knowswhathappened.

Myrecollectionofthestory

was,Iwasshootingavideo,

thesecondhalf

of"Warning,"

whichistheB-side

of"BigPoppa,"

andIwasshooting

aroundtheblock.

AndIheardmyman

wasupatthestudio

doingaJuniorM.A.F.I.A.

session.

SoIgotoff

atthereceptionarea,

andIsawAndre

andLittleShawn.

Isaid,"What'

andhecomesoutshot.

TheTupacarticle

hadmepissedoff,

youknowwhatI'

Becausefirstofall,

hedissedmyman,

sayingmymanturned

hisbackonhim,

whenIknowforafact

thatdidn'

youknowwhatI'

And,like,therumors

that'isonsometiplikewesethim

up.Andthat'

PUFFYCOMBS:

Assoonashecomesoutshot,

meandmyman

trytosithimdown.

Hecalledhismom.

Heaskedmyman

ifhecouldrollhimablunt.

Weasked

ifhewasallright.

He'Wewerejustthere

tryingtocomforthim.

AndreHarrellwentanmadesure

hewascallingtheambulance.

Andeverybodythatwasthere

wasverysupportiveofhim.

Itwasjust

thetotalopposite.

Assoonashecameout,

everybodyrantowardshim.

Therewasnothing

butloveandconcern.

Theygotdifferentaccounts

ofwhathappened,

andI'BIGGIESMALLS:

Ialsounderstand

thatifyouwastogetshot

fivetimes,

yourmindisjust

completelyspinning.

You'Soit'

Iwasthere

forthewholething.

Nooneelsewasthere

forthewholething.

Idon'ofwhythestorywassaid

inanotherwayofcontext.

It'Ijustsaidit.

NowthatIsaidit,it'

Youcanbelievemeornot,

IdidwhatIhadto.

Godknowsthetruth.

There'I'

Aftergettingshot,

Iwaslike,"Shit,

Idon'REPORTER:

Inabizarretwistofevents,

rapsingerTupacShakur

checkedhimselfoutofBellevue

HospitalWednesdaynight.

REPORTER2:

Justhoursaftersurgery,

Tupaccheckedhimself

outofBellevueHospital

againstdoctor'

TUPAC:

Itwasjusttimetoleave.

Ididn'

Thephonekeptringing.

Ikeptgetting

thesecrazyphonecalls.

Atthatpoint,I'

Icouldn'

Iwaslike,"I'

AndIfeltlike

I'Icouldn'

And,what,arethepolice

goingtocomeinandkillme?

Or,youknow,

istheresecretpolice?

Iwassodeepintotheweed

atthatpoint.

AndIwaslike,"I'

Ifeltlikejustaprisoner

tomyownfame.

That'Ifeltlike,"Ifeverybody'

whyain'REPORTER:Mr.Shakur?

BODYGUARD:Openup,please.

Openup,please.

BODYGUARD:Excuseme.

BODYGUARD2:Stepback,please.

Justkeepittight,

that'REPORTER:Mr.Shakur,

howareyouthismorning?

REPORTER2:Thejurycontinued

deliberations,

then,aftertwodays

ofincredibleplottwists

worthyofaHollywooddrama,

TupacShakurhasfinallyhad

onequestionanswered.

Tonight,thejury

foundhimguilty

ofthreecounts

ofsexualabuse,

butinnocentonsixother

charges,includingsodomy.

MAN:Tupac!

BODYGUARD:Backitup!No!

Please,givemesomespace.

Please,man.

REPORTER:Whydidyoudecide

toleavethehospital?

Please,y'

Letmegetthrough!

Backitup.

Whydidyouleave?

REPORTER:

Andsentencingforthistrial

hasyettobescheduled.

MAN:Takeyourtime.

BODYGUARD:Backthefuckup!

TUPAC:WhereIwassentwasa

maximum-securitypenitentiary.

IknowwhenIwasyoung,

Icouldn'Imean,Iwasscared

andeverything,

butIfeltasthough

that'ButnowthatI'

Iknoweverybodythatgotojail

comeoutandsay,

"Thisain'

Yougotsomebodythattellsyou

whenyoucangetup,

whenyoucanshower,

dothis,dothat.

Theycanspeaktoyou

anywaytheywantto,

andyou'

Youcandiehere,

youknowwhatImean?

Justyesterday,

adudewasmurdered.

Hewasn'

Thisdudewasinhere

onadrugbeef.

He'Byanotherprisoner

whohadlife.

Hehadnothingtolose,

youknowwhatImean?

Icametojail.

I'it'It'

Inthebeginning,

meandtheguardshadproblems.

Igotsmackedandtreatedbad.

Theyjustdideverything

theycoulddotobreakme

becauseIusedtotalk

alotofshit,but...

AssoonasIgotthere,

theywent,"Therehegoes."

Hegoes,"Who?"andhegoes,

"There'Iwaslike,"Oh,shit,

hesaidnigger!"

Andeverybody'

AndIwaslike,"Oh,myGod,

thisiswhere

I'Hejustsaid"nigger"!

You'Nig-gas.

He'Nig-gerswastheonesonthe

rope,hangingoffthething.

Niggasistheoneswithgold

ropes,hangingoutatclubs.

Ilearnedthingsthere.

Injail,it'

Iwastalkingtoskinheads

andeverything.

'allright,that'

JustlikeIwantpeople

torespectmyopinion

whenI'ButIwantyoutotreatme

withrespect,

andI'Thisguy,thisskinhead,

"hateblackpeople"allover,

hegettingautographs

forhislittlecousins.

IfeltlikeI

accomplishedsomething.

Iknow,byhimgetting

myautograph,

thatmeantsomethingtome,

youknowwhatImean?

Hecouldn'

TABITHASOREN:

Thefoodwasterrible,

Iguess.TUPAC:Oh,mygoodness.

They'Theliversurprise.

They'They'

tryingtogetit

tothrowintorotation.

Iwaslike,

"Wejusthadthisyesterday.

Ilikeditalready,goddamn."

TABITHASOREN:

NoTaterTots?

No.Areyoucrazy?

TaterTots?

Iusedtogetbakedpotatoes

withahugefinger

imprintonit.

Allright.

Itwasbad.

No,youdon'

Jell-Owithhair

allinthemold.

I'howareyougoingtomessup

Jell-O?"

Jell-Oissowholesome

andfamily-like.

Itjustruinsitforme.

Tohaveahair

inthere,yeah.

Imean,I'

PutthehairinmyJell-O.

Andyoucan'

I'"CanIseethecook,please?"

Thecookisabigdude

namedBubbaJoe.

Forthefirsteightmonths

Ispentinsolitude

23hoursaday,reading.

Iwroteascriptcalled

Live2Tell.

IgotHowtoWrite

aScreenplay,

thatbigfamousbook

bySydField.

Igotthat,andIremembered

allofthescriptsIeverread,

andIwroteone.

Ireadalotofgoodbooks.

Ireadalot

ofMayaAngelou'

TheArtofWarbySunTzu.

Butintermsofwritingmusic

andlyrics,Icouldn'

Everybody'

Hegoingtocomeout,hegoing

tohavethebombalbum."

Butit'Prisonkillsyourspirit,

straightup.

Itkillsyourspirit.

Icouldn'

becauseIwas

acagedanimal.

ButwhenIwasinjail,

alotofpeoplesupportedme.

JasmineGuy,JadaPinkett,

MickeyRourke,

hejustwrotemefunnystories.

Butthenamethatsticksout

inmyheadthemost,

I'Tome,heisthebombforever.

Iwillbehisnumberonefan

forever,

becausewhenIgothisletter,

Iwaslike,"Whoa!"

Iwasscreamingout

toeverybody,

"Guesswhowroteme!"

Onetime,theyhadastory

onthelocalnews

thatMadonna

wascomingtovisitme.

Madonnahassomuchpower

thattheguardsletmetake

anextrashower

becausetheythought

shewascomingtovisitme.

TABITHASOREN:Wow.

Ihadguardswalkingme

downstairs,

everything,

tryingtopeepalook.

Anddidshecome?

No.No,I'

Butyougottheextrashower?

Hey,Igottheshower.

Good-looking.Doitagain.

Thepersonthatsupportedme

themostwasmymother.

Whenmymothergotclean,

wegotrealcloseagain.

Andevenasacrackfiend,

MamaYoualwayswas

ablackqueen,Mama

Ifinallyunderstand,

forawoman

Itain'Idon'

Mymomsisthebomb,youknow.

Theworld'

Youareappreciated

LadyDon'

DearMama

"DearMama"isthesong

Iwrotejustformymother.

Butit'I'

"DearMama"wasfrom

MeAgainsttheWorld,

whichwascompleted

beforeIwenttojail.

It'Meagainsttheworld,baby

Whenitgotreleased,

itwasthenumberonerecord.

MeAgainsttheWorld

wasoneofthose...

Mycareerhighs.

Itwasatripinjail.

Theyusedtosaystufflike,

"You'"Won'

Ha,ha"

I'"myalbumisnumberone

inthecountryrightnow.

Itjustbeat

BruceSpringsteen."

Andtheyusedtobelike,

"Gobacktoyourcell."

Plus,Iusedtoget

EntertainmentWeekly

inthemail,andIusedto

seewheremyrecordwas

andjusttripout

andbelike,

"Damn.Numberone

inthewholecountry."

Tome,itwillalwaysbe

myfavoritealbum,

andjailmademe

wannadigdeeper.

Ittookfivebulletsformeto

seewhatwasreallygoingon.

Injail,yougetperspective,

andyoustart

lookingatthingsdifferently,

likeeverything

isnotsoimportant.

Youknow,youtrynot

totakeitpersonal.

Becauseyou'

Iftheysaysomething

youdon'youcan'

Yougottabelike,

"Okay,lookman,

wouldyoumindnotcalling

me...?"YouknowwhatImean?

Angermanagement

likeamother.

WhenIwasinjail,

Itriednottohavenegative

feelingstowardsnobody.

It'SoIhadpeopletellingme,

"Yousoftenedup."

Ain'Ifanything,mymentality

waslike,"Trustnobody.

Trustnobody."

It'Icouldbekilled

assoonasIgetoutofhere.

Ijustthought,

"Ialreadytookfivebullets,

andifIcanhelpit,

Idon'Rapper,actorandsex

abuseconvictTupacShakur

walkedoutof

aNewYorkjaillastweek,

bailedouttothetune

of$1.4million

bySugeKnight

ofDeathRowRecords,

whichhassignedShakur

toarecorddeal.

Myclosestfriendsdidmein.

Myclosestfriends,myhomeys.

PeoplewhoIdonetookcare

oftheirwholefamily,

Idonetookcare

ofeverythingforthem,

lookedoutforthem,putthem

inthegame,turnedonme.

SoIjustthoughtabout,

"HowcouldImakethemsorry

theyeverdidthistome?

"HowcanIcomeback,like,

50timesstrongerandbetter?"

Fearisstrongerthanlove.

Rememberthat.

Fearisstrongerthanlove.

AlltheloveIgavedidn'

Noquestion,

signwithDeathRow.

California

Allofasudden,Iwasout

onbail,pendingmyappeal.

IfIwinmyappeal,which,

ifGodwills,Iwill,

Iwouldhavedone11months

fornothing.

California

Knowshowtoparty

California

Knowshowtoparty

Youseethat,judge?

Ididn'Probationpeople,

Ididnotcurse.

Givememyprops.

Letmestayfree.

Iwasrelieved,

happytobehome.

Inthecity

ofL.A.

Iwantedtodriveup

anddownSunset

becauseIloveL.A.

withapassion.

IloveSunset,

IloveeverythingaboutL.A.

CanIgettatteduprealquick?

Iwantacrownrighthere.

Youknow,theenergy,

that'Hello?

I'weonVeniceBeach.

That'I'

You'Yougottoletme

getalookorsomething.

It'thatlastweekyouwere

inthislittlecell,

andthen,nextweek,I'

andfiletmignon

andlobsterandshrimps.

Everybodykeptgoing,

"Comeon,letmetakeyouout.

Youhome?Oh,comeon.

Letmetakeyoutothis!"

WewasallupinRoscoe'

Ievencelebrated

atElPolloLoco,

becauseIwasdreamingabout

ElPolloLocothewholetime.

ThenIwentstraight

tothestudio.

AndIdid24tracks

inlessthantwoweeks.

Youcanmixitlater

andhaveniggasthatlove

beinginthestudioallnight

justaddthedrumbeatandshit.

Youcandothatafter

therappersleaveandshit.

That'Getthatbeatpopping,

throwthemniggasonthetrack,

doit,putitdown.

Afterwefinish,everybody

behereandlistentoit,

belike,

"Thisisthehook."

We'Plus,Ihadsomuchtosay,

Ifiguredthiswouldbe

thebestwaytovent,

insteadofpayingsome

psychotherapist$50million.

Ijustwentinthestudio.

Itwascheaper.

Herewego!California,getup!

(actorscheering)

Outonbail,freshoutofjail,

Californiadreaming

SoonasIsteponthescene

I'Fiendingformoneyandalcohol

Thelife

oftheWestSideplayer

Wherecowardsdie

andthestrongball

OnlyinCali,whereweriot,

notrallytoliveanddie

InL.A.,wewearChucks,

notBallies

DressedinLocsandkhakisuits

andrideiswhatwedo

Flossin'

Yougottarealizeonething:

TupacisDeathRow.

(speaksindistinctly)

IfeelIhavemorethanjust

abusiness

relationshipwithhim.

Hethetypecanbelike

abrother,afriend.

Ireallylikeeverybody

ontherecordcompany.

IlikeSuge,SnoopandDre.

Ihangoutwiththemanyway,

sonowit'

ThisisTupacandDr.Dre,

andthisistheWeekinRock!

WeekinRock,baby!

WeekinRock,baby!

Icameout,Iwaslike,"Dre,

Iwantsomebeatsrightnow."

He'Youplay'

Isaid,"Dre,youknow

youowemethis.

"I'Youain'

Ilovecollaborating

withcreativepeople

that'Hegotrightin

andwrotehislyrics

whilehewasbehindthemike

anddroppedit,andit'

Saywhatyousay,butgiveme

thatbombbeatfromDre

Letmeserenade

thestreetsofL.A.

MecomingtoDeathRow,

foranotherreasonwasSnoop.

ANNOUNCER:Pleasewelcome

America'SnoopDoggyDoggandTupac.

TUPAC:

Themangotsomuchstyle.

Ya'nine-sixflavor,DeathRow.

Butwhoknewitwouldlast,

thisWestSidestaff?

Yep,yep,yep.

ThisismeandSnoop,

"2ofAmerikazMostWanted,"

thebombtrack.

It'It'Thisisgoingtoshakethe

wholemusicscene,guaranteed.

SNOOP:

Upoutofthere

DAZ:Ain'

(laughs)

TUPAC:Oh,shit,

youdonefuckedupnow

Youdoneputtwoof

America'Inthesamemotherfuckingplace

atthesamemotherfuckingtime

Ain'Y'Breakout

thechampagneglasses

Pictureperfect,

Ipaintaperfectpicture

Bombthehoochies

withprecision

Myintention'

WiththeS-N-double-O-PDogg

myfuckinghomey

You'Sho''NowI'

TUPAC:

MeandSnooprepresentthe

nucleusoftheentireghetto.

Snooprepresentsthemorecalm,

alllegit,rightbythebook,

nowaves,let'

You'Andthenyouworksohard

tillyourhairturngray

Letmetellyouaboutlife

andaboutthewayitis

Yousee,welivebythegun

sowediebythegun'

Tellmenottoroll

withmyGlock

SonowIgottathrowaway

FloatinginablackBenz

andtryingtodoashowaday

TUPAC:

Irepresentthehard-core,

no-holds-barred,

no-prisoners,

relentlessthug.

TheywonderhowIlive

withfiveshots

Niggasishardtokill

onmyblock

Schemesforcurrency

anddough-related

Affiliatedwiththehustlers

andsowemadeit

TUPAC:Webothrepresent,

youknowwhatImean?

Bothsidesofthegame.

Thecalmoneandthe...

relentlessone.

Mynigga,Dogg,withme

eternallythemostwanted

Here'IfyoucometoDeathRow,

youwillsee

yourartbrought

toabiggerplateau,

andyouwillbepaid

oneofthesedays.

DeathRow.Comeon.Let'

Thisisfor

myhomeboysinjail.

Theseare100s.

Andtheyain'

Plus,therewasthemoney,

thestrugglecontinues.

Imean,Igotmoney,

butIhavetopay

everybodyevenmoremoney.

IowemoneytoDeathRow.

Soit'He'

Peoplewannasueyou,

andIhavetosettle

forthisandthat

whenIknow

Ididn'justbecauseit'

foranothereightmonths."

Makesyouworkharder.

Nextyear,DeathRowgoingto

startprintingourownmoney.

'It'Me,SugeandDamugoingto

beonthe$100billlikethis.

IfeltI'

Thisisthe$100bill

onDeathRowmoney,righthere.

Butyouhavetocomeup,

youstartfromthebottom

andworkuptothetop.

ANNOUNCER:

Ladiesandgentlemen,please

welcomeacclaimedrapartist

andGrammynominee,Tupac.

TUPAC:

Whatpeoplefailtorealizeis

thatthisisnotjustplay.

Iwork.Run!Scatter,scatter!

DragKoffthestage.

Y'Doitforreal,man.

One,two,three.

Wheneverit'

I'Ican'Shit.

IbelieveI'

Youdon'

Youdon'Y'

Anymore

AnymoreTUPAC:

WhenIwasinjail,Icouldn'

ButthenIwasaway

fromitsolong,

Isaid,"Ireallylike

goingtothestudio.

Ireallylikecreating."

Livinghelddown,

mygameplan,tobetrained

Andmilitarymind

ofathuglord

Ilikemusic,andIlike

acting.Ilikedoingit.

She'She'

(womanhumming)

Shetakesthescene

Icanbeme.Icanbewhoever

becauseI'

AndthereasonIsell

sixmillionrecords,

thereasonIcangotojail

andcomeoutwithoutascratch,

Comeon!

thereasonIam

whoIamtoday

isbecauseIcanlookdirectly

intomyfaceandfindmysoul.

It'Solashoutandgetaglass

Donefinallygothisowndrink,

callitthebest

Introducingaspecialbrew

madeforachosenfew

I'Ithought,"I'

"Let'Damu!Mydog'

WOMAN:Yeah.Yeah.

Hewannakill.

Ilovemyartists.

Imean...

Idon'Iconsiderthemfamily.

Soit'Iftheydecidedtoturnin

rappingorsinging,

they'Iftheyneedsomething,

what'It'

strictlyforbusiness,

becausethey'

'You'Plus,youknow,we'

I'Yeah,tellme

aboutthat.

Holdon.Damu!Damu,sit!

ButDeathRow

hasareputation

forhavingsortof

athug-likementality.

Wouldn'DeathRowhasabigger

reputationforsuccess

thananythingelse.

REPORTER:

Thereasonforallofthefear

involvestheworld

ofthisman,

themangettingout

ofthelimousine.

Six-foot-three,335-pound

MarionKnight,

knownbythenickname

of"Suge,"shortfor"Sugar."

It'professional,business-oriented.

Ilikethat.

REPORTER:

Attheageofonly30,

andwithalengthy

criminalrecord,

includingthreefelony

convictions,

SugeKnighthasmanaged

tobecomethehead

ofa$100million

recordcompany

andoneofthemostpowerful

andfearedmen

intheAmericanmusicindustry.

Thecontroversy

overDeathRowRecords

anditsowner

beingsortofagangster.

TUPAC:Everybody'

Sugeain'

No?

Nah,man,Sugearider.

Iknowwhatgoodmoralsare,

butyou'

goodmoralswhenyou'

Ifyou'You'

andyou'

That'I'Weridingwithhim.

Oneotherthing

I'anyartistoutthere

thatwanttobeanartist

andwanttostayastar

anddon'abouttheexecutiveproducer

tryingtobeallinthevideos,

allontherecords,dancing,

cometoDeathRow.

TUPAC:WhenIgotoutofjail,

theWestCoast/EastCoastshit

wasreallystarting.

Wait,theEastCoastdon'

(audiencecheering)

TheEastCoastain'

andSnoopDoggandDeathRow?

TUPAC:WestCoastwasDeathRow.

TheEastCoastwasBadBoy.

PUFFYCOMBS:

Checkthisout.

I'thatacommentwasmade

aboutalittlebitearlier.

TUPAC:

Everybodythoughtit'

awarforrecordsales

andattentionandallthat.

Buttomeitwaspersonal.

IlovetheEastCoast.

I'ButthenIfeltlikePuffy

andBiggieandallthem,

theywantedtodirtyup

everythingIworkedfor.

Soitmademecomeback

morerelentless.

I'Yo,Piggie,man,

wegotitgoingon,baby.

It'TUPAC:SoIdirectedvideos.

Hey,'Imean,yousafe?

Man,I'

Heh.Yeah?

"Happytoseeyou."

Alyingpieceofshit.

'ItwasBuff'

No,man.

I'Pleasedon'

Iain'Oncewehomeboys,

wealwayshomeboys,

evenifyouisafatphony.

TUPAC:AndIdidasong

withFaith,Biggie'

Faith'Ijustwanttosendashout-out

toFaith.Hey,girl.

ThenIdid"Hit'

That'Whichisaclassic

battlerecord.

Firstoff,fuckyourbitch

andthecliqueyouclaim

WestSide,whenweride,

comeequippedwithgame

Youclaimtobeaplayer,

butIfuckedyourwife

WebustonBadBoys,

niggasfuckedforlife

I'Thuglivingoutofprison,

pistolsintheair

Biggie,rememberwhenIused

toletyousleeponthecouch

Andbegabitch

toletyousleepinthehouse

Nowit'Fiveshotscouldn'

NowI'WithmyAK,I'

Motherfucker

I'GrabyourGlocks

whenyouseeTupac

Callthecops

whenyouseeTupac

Whoshotme?Butyoupunks

didn'You'

Nigga,Ihit'

Everythinghappened

sofastatthatpoint.

WestCoast

Butlookingatthingslater,

theEastCoast/WestCoast

thing,itjustgotoutofcontrol.

Dudeswasgettingkilled,

andIfeltresponsible.

ButIcouldn'

Weain'justcertainpeople.

Igotthisnewproject

comingout

alongwithsomeotherbrothers

calledOneNation.

It'tokillthis

wholenewvibe.

Everybodywanttobeon

aboutitbeingawar

betweentheEastCoast

andWestCoast.

Right.It'

TheEastCoast/WestCoastthing

issomethingthatjournalists

aremakinguptogetpaidoff,

soitcandragout

andeverybody

canhavealbums.

They'Whenitallgodown,

don'andbelike,"Whyisthereabig

EastCoast/WestCoastwar?"

Whenyou'tellingthemaboutawarthat

theywouldneverknowexists.

Sothat'Webothneed

toexercisegreaterrestraint.

Damn,sometimeslife

getsmessedup.

WhenIwasonDeathRow,

Iwassuccessfulbutnothappy.

TABITHASOREN:

Tupac,yourlifehasbeen

marredbyconsiderablepain.

Doyouthinkyou'

whereyoucanlive

anormal,happylife?

No.But,I,uh...

I'Ihavetomakethelifethat

IdoliveashappyasIcan

andtrytodothebest

withwhatIhave.

LivethebestlifeIcanlive,

beashappyasIcanbe.

Nothingisperfectforanybody,

Idon'Ifelttrapped.

Knowhowtheysay,"Youmade

yourbed,nowlayinit"?

Itriedtomove.

Ican'IfeltIcan'

Thisthelifetheygaveme,

thisthelifeImade.

IfeltIcan'

notforthecourts,

notfortheparoleboard,

notfornobody.Thisisit.

Ialsojustfeltlike

somethingwasgoingtohappen

tome,'

AndIputitinmyvideos.

(indistinctchattering)

Thatniggaain'

No,no,no,whereheat?

(gunshots)

Yo,watchout!

TUPAC:Itwasaprophecy.

(soundofbelltolling)

()Ihadaprophecy

aboutmydeath.

That'anddothreesongsaday,

getthingsready.

Wedon'

tospendallofthistime

doingonesong.

Wedon'

IfIdieorwhatever,

itcanhappen.

Ifanything

weretohappentome,

thatalbum'

Soit'Ifeltasthoughtheonlything

thatcankillmeisdeath,

andeventhenmymusic

willliveforever.

Somethingwealladore

Theonethingworthdyingfor

Nothingbutpain,

stuckinthisgame

Searchingforfortune

andfame

Somethingwealladore

Theonethingwedyingfor

Nothingbutpain,

stuckinthisgame

Searchingforfortune

andfame

("StaringAtTheWorldThrough

MyRearview"playing)

Staringattheworld

throughmyrearview

Justlookingbackattheworld,

fromanotherlevel

YaknowwhatImean?

Starin'

REPORTER:

Atapproximately9p.m.,

securitycameras

attheMGMGrand

capturedTupac,SugeKnight

andmembers

oftheDeathRowentourage

beatinganallegedSouthSide

Crip,OrlandoAnderson.

REPORTER2:

Tupac,Sugeandothers

jumpedAnderson,

punchingandkickinghim

totheground.

Terrifiedbystandersscattered

asthegroupstreamed

intothecasino

thenoutintothestreet.

Starin'Goonbaby,screamtoGod,

hecan'Icanfeelyourheartbeatin'

Gettin'Starin'

ScreamtoGod,

hecan'Heartbeatin'

Watchingtimefly

Starin'ScreamtoGod,

hecan'Heartbeatin'

Watchingtimefly

(soundofgunshot)

TUPAC:

Whoa.(soundofbelltolling)

REPORTER:

JustaftertheMikeTyson-

BruceSeldonfight,

Shakur,alongwithrecord

companyexecutive

Marion"Suge"Knight,

headedforanightclub.

Butwhilestopping

atthisintersection,

acarwithfourpeople

pulledup

andopenedfire

onShakurandKnight.

REPORTER2:

TupacShakurwasshot

severaltimesinthechest.

Thedriver,

hisrecordproducer,

wasgrazedinthehead.

REPORTER3:

He'afteranothersurgery,still

listedincriticalcondition.

REPORTER4:

Allweeklong,fansofTupac

havegatheredhere

outsidethehospital.

REPORTER5:

He'He'He'

JesseJackson'

Anddespitereports

thathiswounds

werenotlife-threatening,

peopleatthehospitalhere

continuetotellusthatheis

inveryseriouscondition.

REPORTER6:

At4:03thisafternoon,

TupacShakur

waspronounceddead.

TUPAC:

Whoshotme?

Shit,Idon'

Sorry.Mydeath,it'

ButIhavenobadfeelings.

Ihaveloveforeverybody.

Pleasewelcomethemothers

ofBiggieSmalls

andTupacShakur,

AfeniShakur

andVolettaWallace.

()TUPAC:Comingtogrips

withmypast,itwashard.

Idon'Ifeelliketheway

Iwasliving

andmymentalitywasapart

ofmyprogressiontobeaman.

Butwegrow.Weallgrow.

We'Youeitherevolve,

oryoudisappear.

Idon'I'

ButIstillgetlove

frommycommunity.

Igotloveformybrothers

Butwecannevergonowhere

Unlessweshare

witheachother

Wegottastartmakin'

Instead

oftwodistantstrangers

TUPAC:Iowethemeverything.

That'Igotlovethere.

Igotlovefromthugs

andthestreetdudes.

Andthatkindoffocusesme

backonwhatIshouldbedoing,

layouttherealmat

ontheworldandhowitis.

Themessageis,youngblack

malescoulddoanything

ifyoujustgiveusashot,

stoptryingtobeatusdown.

Andtomyhomeboys,weneed

tobeincontrolofourselves.

I'butIguarantee

thatIwillspark

thebrainthatwillchange

theworld.

Sokeepyourheadup.

Dowhatyou'

Andtheninsideofyou,

I'()REPORTER'

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Whenthereain'

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whennoonegivesmeatry?

WhyamIdyingtolive,

ifI'Checkit,Igrewup

afuckin'

Gotintroducedtothegame

Gotanounce

andfuckin'

Choppin'

TheniggaBiggieSmalls

Tryin'Wehadtogrowdreads

tochangeourdescription

Twocopsis

onthemilkboxmissin'

Showtheytoes,

youknowtheygotsteppedon

Afistfulofbullets,

achestfullofTeflon

Runfromthepolice,picture

that,niggaI'

Ifuckaround

andcatchaasthmaattack

That'Whenhedrop,takehisGlock,

andI'Memoriesofhighspeeds,

whenthecopscrashed

AsIlaughpushinthegas

whenmyGlocksblast

Wewasyoungandwewasdumb,

butwehadheart

Inthedarkwhenwesurvived

throughthebadparts

ManydreamsiswhatIhad,

andmanywishes

Nohesitationinextermination

ofthesesnitches

Andthesebitches,theystill

continuetopursueme

Acoupleofmovies,nowthe

wholeworldtryin'

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So,whatcanIdo

butstaytrue?

Sippin22'

Themediaistryin'

Gotthepressaskin'

MiseryisallIsee,

that'Myhistorywiththepoliceis

checkthecrimerate

Mymainman

hadtwostrikes,slipped

Gotarrestedandflipped

Hescreamed,"ThugLife!"

andemptiedtheclip

Gotstiredofrunnin'

Youknow,Iwonder

ifthey'

WhenIamdead

Yeah,

oh,yeah,oh,yeah

Ha,haMygameplantobetrained

andmilitary

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sittin'

Caught,I'

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Livin'Wonderwhenweallpass,

isanybodylistenin'

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runupyourspine

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yourpunkassplayin'

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couldn'FuckTheSource,

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oh,yeah,oh,yeah

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soIstaysuckerfree

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myghettoqueensrise

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wise,mybrothers,speakwise

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thougheverybodydies

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ourangerandourhate

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downandsetitstraight

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picturethathepaints

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Neveroncedidyouheardme

sayI'AndIain'

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continuetogrow

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follownooneelse'

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andthatIcanguarantee

That'Tothisday,thegame

willneverbethesame

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andsuccesstheyattain

Therewillneverbeanotherme

Andnomatterwhattheydo

Therewillnever

beanotheryou

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butyou'Youcantrytorewindtime,but

inyourheartsandyourminds

Wewillneverdie,

weareforeveralive

Andwecontinuegrowin'

Onedayatatime

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Rappersareregularpeople

minusmoneyandlife

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whosecrew'

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thevillainsiswatchin'

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istheyonlyoption

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guiltyascharged

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wouldhetrytosaverap?

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ThatIcan'

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isafightinitself

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takealiketomyself

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stayalive,I'

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inlovewithmypride

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Onedayatatime

Damn(Tupacchuckles)