He immediately flies from the East Coast to LA. Tupac signed but told a friend “I know I’m selling my soul to the devil.”Ħ/ On October 13th, 1995, Tupac is released from Clinton Correctional Facility in New York. Dre and Snoop on the label, he offered to pay Tupac’s bail ($1.4m) if he signed with Death Row. While locked up, he had an album hit #1 (“Me Against The World”) but went broke paying legal fees and couldn’t financially support his family.ĥ/ Suge Knight - the feared head of Death Row Records - long courted Tupac.Īlready with Dr. His belief that Biggie & Puff were involved (they denied it) fuelled the East Coast/West Coast beef.Ĥ/ Two days after the shooting, Tupac was sentenced to prison on a sexual assault charge.
Notably, Tupac was shot during a robbery in 1994 while recording in New York. ◻️ Starred in 3 movies (“Above The Rim”, “Juice”, “Poetic Justice” w/ Janet Jackson)ģ/ The artistic accomplishments were marred by a violent personal life. ◻️ Released 3 albums (2Pacalypse Now, Strictly 4 My Ns, Me Against The World) His work ethic during the period (and motivation behind it) was incredible.ġ/ Tupac’s creative run began on October 1995 (when he was released from prison) until his death in September 1996 (where he was shot on the Las Vegas strip).Ģ/ Even before the prodigious run, Tupac was one of America’s brightest talents. In the year prior to his death, Tupac had a creative run for the ages: 2 albums, 2 films, 12 music videos and songs for 6 posthumous LPs. jVSxwQgjup- Trung Phan ?? September 2, 2021
He felt that you didn’t need to do a scene more than once,” Belushi said.ġ/ Tupac's creative run began on October 1995 (when he was released from prison) until his death in September 1996 (where he was shot on the Las Vegas strip). But because he was a young artist, he was pure in a sense. He was a songwriter, a singer, an actor, and so I related to him on an artistic point of view.
Our street rhythms and our musical rhythms were magical. Jim Belushi actually remarked on the filming of Gang Related in a profile feature interview with The Los Angeles Times in 1997, recalling how he and 2Pac became “brothers” throughout the production and explained how Pac was in a state of “pure” creativity during that point in his career. And with the stacked cast, which included Jim Belushi, James Earl Jones, Gary Cole, Dennis Quaid and Lela Rochon, 2Pac etched his name among the top tier of actors of the 90’s and 2000’s era with his tender, yet empowered performance. Bulletġ7 years ago today Tupac starred in the film, “Gang Related.” /fg0MpDP7KV- 2PAC October 8, 2014Īfter portraying the role of a criminal for the majority of his career, Gang Related extended his range as it marked the first time his character was a cop. In light of the anniversary of the multi-platinum rapper’s death, RAPTV has taken a look back at 2Pac’s pivotal filmography stand prior to his death to uncover the true scope of his work in such short amount of time. Thee infamous “Murder Car” BMW 2Pac and Suge Knight were shot in Vegas on Septemis now priced at a $1.7 million dollars and last year a collection of his handwritten poems were sold at Sotheby’s first Hip Hop auction for $75,000.Įven still, there is no place where Pac’s star power is illuminated more than in the film industry, where he managed to make his mark with several box-office hits in just a few short years before his death.Īccording to a thread from Twitter user Trung Phan, 2Pac utterly dominated the film and music industry in the two years before his death, staring in multiple films, releasing a pair of albums, and leaving behind a ton of material fueling his posthumous releases for over a decade. His presence alone is enough to turn everyday items into seven-figure prized collectors. Legendary Death Row MC Tupac Shakur (2Pac) died 25-years-ago today on September 13th, succumbing to a fatal gunshot wound after fighting for his life for over a week in a Las Vegas area hospital.Ĭonsidering the innumerable amount of artists, from both the West Coast and beyond, to rise since Pac’s untimely passing, it’s almost unfathomable the impact of his legacy now is nearly as prominent as it was then - at the height of his rise within the pop culture spectrum.