“If I was white I would have been like John Wayne… I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play” – Tupac
With the tagline ‘famous names, lost interviews’, PBS’s Blank on Blank series has revived forgotten recordings from Grace Kelly, Beastie Boys, Ray Charles, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and more with original animation. It was with great delight that we came upon this 1994 interview between Entertainment Weekly’s Benjamin Svetkey and Tupac Shakur, freshened up and animated.
Just over five minutes long, Tupac Shakur on Life and Death has Tupac discussing his mother and her Black Panther association…
On being called a thug and living that thug life…
The rape accusations…
Being a victim to the press machine…
… and more, including some wise advice from Madonna. Press play to watch it in full and you can check out more Blank on Blank here.
Mica Nantes