Tupac: More Than a Rapper, A Cinematic Icon 🎬🎤

That's how, you know, that was my affection for Pac. Beyond his music though, man, Tupac also made a significant impact in film, man.

The body of work, bruh. He came out with Digital Underground. When I come around— but that was 1992, bruh. He died September 13, 2006. He was in jail for a minute, bro. He got incarcerated for the, for the alleged rape, rape thing, man. So in a 4-year period, including the time in jail, the dude came out with bangers after bangers after bangers after bangers after bangers.

Dad still was coming out with bangers, and he also was making movies.

He also was doing movies, bruh. Did you forget about that, man?

He wasn't just a rapper, he was an actor who brought depth, man, and he was authentic in every role he played. In his breakout role, Juice showcased his ability to portray a complex character as he played Bishop. I know they had some other people, I forgot.

Oh, matter of fact, I think it was my man, uh, Shock G, that was going to play Bishop, but Tupac came with him as a sidekick.

From my understanding, that's what I think, as a sidekick.

And he wind up getting the role. Shock G, man, shout out to you, bro, you know what I'm saying? Still clown when I'm down with the underground.

But man, I don't think you could have played that part like Pac. I mean, it's neither here nor there now. He got the part, he played it. We don't know what you could have did, but man, he killed that part, you know, where he played a troubled young youth caught up in a cycle of violence. His performance was chilling and unforgettable, proving that Tupac's talent wasn't limited to just music. Then, then the— excuse me, Janet—

he say she changed her phone number on him after this movie, man.

He went in, went on to star in a film, man, with Poetic Justice, man, alongside of the beautiful— I didn't like the comment she made about Paris though, but you know, it is what it is. She is Michael Jackson's sister. But, uh, but Janet Jackson, man, come on, man. Like Penny, you, you, you, you in the movie with Lil Penny, man, from Good Times, you know. Come on, bro, it don't get no better than that, bro. I'm telling you, you reached the heights when you can play alongside Janet. Although she wanted him to take an age test and all this because they had a little kissing scene or whatever, man.

But I think they had good chemistry on the, on the set, man.

That was, that was a pretty good movie, man. You know what, he played Lucky, a postal worker with dreams beyond his immediate circumstances.