American - Actor | November 20, 1988 -
I want to impact some lives down the road, one by one, and I want people to look at my story and my life as an inspiration.
Demetrius Shipp, Jr.
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If you want it, and you want to get it, then you've got to work hard for it, like Tupac was working hard for it.
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I have to say that I'm a very passionate person.
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I went to school in Long Beach, and all the seniors I used to kick it with called me Pac.
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'Dear Mama' is my favorite song from Tupac, man. It touches you, and I think that that's the most important thing with music.
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I will say this: Rapping-wise, there has never been anybody to match Tupac's energy when coming on a song, like when rappin'. It's unmatched. You can't duplicate it.
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The one thing that I'm always gonna promote is, 'Don't look at a fellow black man as an enemy.' And it's hard. It's really hard, though, when you're coming up. It's something that you have to teach yourself and learn.
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This is really honest: I have to remind myself not to look another black man as a threat.
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This is more in regards to celebrities. What we've got to understand is that we are the influencers of the hip-hop culture, the black culture. We are the way out, you feel what I'm sayin'? As far as who we look to and where we get stuff from - hip-hop culture is influencing the world, really, but especially the black communities.
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I vowed to never be on camera down-talking another black man.
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He's a layered person, so you have to tackle all the aspects of Tupac individually.
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My fondest memory of Tupac is my father producing 'Toss It Up' for him when I was 7 years old and hearing that.
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