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Tupac Shakurs Friends
Shock G/Money-B (Digital Underground)* "If you want to mourn, do it for your own personal loss. Don't mourn for 'Pac, remember him for his art and
dont be sad for his death. 'Pac lived a short, fast, concentrated, an intense life. He lived a 70 year life in 25 years. He went out the way he wanted: in the glitter of the fast life, hit record on the charts, new
movie in the can, and money in the pocket. All 'Pac wanted was to hear himself on the radio and see himself on the movie screen. He did all that --- and more."
Janet Jackson (Poetic Justice)* "I feel very fortunate to have seen another side of Tupac, someone who was very caring and
loving, a contrast to his public image. He will be missed by many."
Omar Epps (Juice)* "'Pac was just the truth. He always brought it from the heart. Sometimes the truth hurts or the truth can set you free. In his case, it did both. Some said he was the rappin'
Nostradamus, like he could prophesy. But he was just saying that ill shit that niggas be thinking and no one wanted to say. The thing was, he lived his life in a way that the lyrics had to come true. He just went all
out. Everyday was his first and last"
Sean "Puffy" Combs "The tragic death of Tupac Shakur is a tremendous loss to his family, his friends, his millions of fans, and the entire music industry. On behalf of the Bad Boy Entertainment Family. I want to offer my
deepest Condolences."*
E-40* "'Pac was hated by a
few but loved by many, and those who hated him didn't even know him, I truly believe that there will never be another rapper who can uplift spirits and explain the ups an downs of everyday life through rap music like
'Pac"
Snoop Doggy Dogg* "I feel we need to come up
with some soft of Tupac Black on Black Crime fund. And some sort of ceasefire. If it was an East Coast/West Coast or not, we need to put a stop to this before it gets out of hand"
Snoop on Tupac's Alive theory: "People need to let him rest in peace, let that rumor rest in peace. Because, you know what I'm sayin', it's a hard pill to swallow, people don't want to accept
it, we don't want to accept it, first of all, and the public don't want to accept it, so they gonna keep that myth or that philosophy going on as long as they can because his music lives on and he's a legend, you know
what I'm sayin'. When you make legendary music, people don't want to believe you're gone. Like Elvis, they keep saying Elvis ain't dead you know what I'm sayin', but it's just all about the individual himself, he was a
legend and everybody don't wanna let it go."
Rev. Jesse Jackson* "This is so, so sad. Sometimes the lure of violent culture is so magnetic that even when one overcomes it with material success, it continues to call. Tupac just couldnt break the cycle."
Havoc (Mobb Deep)* "I loved him before the confrontation; I loved
him, and I loved his music. We was planning to see him be we didn't even get the chance. It's sad, man. I think the streets killed him. It wasn't no East Coast/West Coast thing, it was the streets. I think it was his
mouth that killed him."
Prodigy (Mobb Deep)*
"Between my crew and people over there on the West Coast, it's sad to see where it's going. I don't know how this started, but we need to get together. Once everybody can calm down, relax and put our troubles
behind us, we can strive for a better tomorrow."
Treach (Naughty by Nature)* "My man 'Pac, he didn't have a criminal record until he made a record. Once you get into the light, a lot of stuff comes on to you. One thing I can say, he was one of the realest
niggas that lived. He said whatever was on his mind; he never bit his tongue for nuthin'"
Minister Conrad Muhammad*
"To lose a young man like Tupac Shakur will brilliance and talent, at 25 years old, is indicative of what black males in this society are facing. We are
not living long enough to realize our full potential. Malcolm X, in his young years, was a gangbanger, a drug dealer. Tupac would have evolved naturally, but black men are dying before they get"
Chuck D* "To me he's like the James Dean of our times. Basically,
a rebel without a cause. And the industry and the media are partially responsible for whatever goes down: in accenting the negative aspects of a black celebrity. It's the soup-up, gas-up treatment. They soup him up,
they're not there on the downside. People thing that this man's life was entertainment. One of our best talents is gone over some bullshit.
John Singleton* "When I saw Juice, Tupac's performance jumped out at me like a tigar. Here was an
actor who could portray the ultimate crazy nigga. A brother who could embody the freedom that an "I dont give a fuck" mentality gives a black man. I thought this was some serious acting. Maybe I was wrong.
Marlon Wayans* "Me and 'Pac, we laughed a lot during Above the
Rim. It's not like being with this ill gangsta that everyone portrayed his as. We used to go in the trailer and just crack jokes. We used to tease him and say he should cross out the T on his chest and change his image
to THUG LIFE"
Coolio* "I know for a fact that it's
not an East Coast/West Coast thang. What happened was, you know, it was a street thang. Sometimes when you put yourself in a situation, you get caught up in another situation. Tupac had a knack for doing that."
Gerard (High School Friend)* "First time I ever saw Tupac, he was
in eighth grade. I seen this kid that had this shirt with the old school iron-on letters, MC NEW YORK. And he was rhyming. All these people was aroung him -- even back then.
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