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Jada Pinkett

Jada knew Tupac when they went to Baltimore School for the Performing Arts studying acting. They were a close friend and a rumor said even was lovers at one point.

Shock G/Money-B

Topaz first got a roll by being a back up dancer for the (Digital Underground) and did his first performing with them. "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."

Omar Epps

They both first started their first hit movie together "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."

John Singleton

A movie director that like Tupac for his acting in "Juice" and got Tupac a roll in other movies. "When I saw Juice, Tupac's performance jumped out at me like a tiger. Here was an actor who could portray the ultimate crazy Niger. A brother who could embody the freedom that an "I don't 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."

Janet Jackson

Janet and Tupac stars "Poetic Justice" films based on drama and love story in the hood "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".

Marlon Wayans

"When Marlon and Tupac was working on the movie "Above The Rim" they use to joke around. 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."

Minister Conrad Muhammad

A Muslim Minster that was there for Tupac. When tupac got shot in New York, Conrad had a few people escort Tupac to the courthouse as a bodyguard. "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."

Treach (Naughty by Nature)

"One of the closes friend Tupac had was Treach and even dedicate a song for Tupac. 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'."

E-40

When Tupac did "All Eyez On Me" he had a track with E-40 and was on the video "California Love" the remix with the house party "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."

Rev. Jesse Jackson

Most people didn't know that Tupac was involved political activity. Tupac said that in the future he was planning a political move for blacks and other culture with Rev. Jackson and others. "Sometimes the lure of violent culture is so magnetic that even when one overcomes it with material success, it continues to call. Tupac just couldn't break the cycle."

Chuck D

Chuck admires Tupac for what he accomplished in his lifetime "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 share of the money. That's what I call making things happen."

Yo Yo

Yolanda Whitaker (Yo Yo) said that she was very close to Tupac and his family. When Tupac was in hospital after being shot in Vegas. She went to visit him in the hospital and said that Tupac was trying to tell her something but she didn't know what it was.

Mickey Rourke

Mickey and Tupac supported each other through a hard times. Mickey got a special room in his house that is dedicated to Tupac. He also mensioned that Tupac was a close friend and said that he owed his life to Tupac.. He also said how sad he was when he heard of Tupac's death. They bought starred in Bullet that when they started talking.

Mike Tyson

Mike and Tupac were good friends. Tyson said in an interview that he and Tupac were friends and that he used to give Tupac advise on different things about life etc. Tyson wrote to Tupac when he was in jail. On September 7th 1996, Tyson defeated Bruce Seldon, and he was going to meet up with Tupac in a club to celebrate, but Tupac didn't make it due to him being shot of course. Tyson was so sad that his good friend had died. Tyson and Pac had some kind of fund going to start for support of the rights of children.

More Tupac Friends

Tupac had friends like All of The Outlawz, Big Syke, Richie Rich, Mutulu Shakur, Shock G, Money B, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez, Nate Dogg, Bad Azz, K-Ci Hailey, JoJo Hailey, Gonzoe, Rated R, Macadoshis, Tha Dog pound and others.