Tupac Friends and Rivals Speaking About His Death
Here is what some of Tupac deep friends and rivals had to say about his death.
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."
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."
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 HUG LIFE."
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. I'm fuckin'
pissed. I ain't putting up tears. Tears ain't gonna do a damn
thing. Interscope will go on to sell 10 million copies of this
album. Make a scholarship fund out of their chare of the money.
That's what I call making things happen."
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. During the filming of Poetic Justice,
'Pac both rebelled and accepted my attitude towards him as a
director/advisor. This was our dance in life and work. We'd
argue, then make up. Tupac spoke from a position that cannot be
totally appreciated unless you understood the pathos of being a
nigga, a displaced African soul, full of power, pain, and
passion, with no focus or direction for all that energy except
his art."
E-40
"Pac was hated by a few but loved
by many, and those who hated him didnt 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."
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."
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'."
Shock G/Money-B
"If you want to mourn, do it for
your own personal loss. Don't mourn for 'Pac, remember him for his
art and don't 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."
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