In the background you can also see a cousin of Tupac, Kastro who would go on to perform alongside him in the rap group, Tha Outlawz. The other boy in the picture is Yaki Kadafi who was also a member of Tha Outlawz.
Prolly the best picture I ever seen of the past. You’d never guess it was 37 years ago if you didn’t know who it was and he was wearing a different shirt
Tupac would have told you different. He didn’t have the same feelings of death most of us have. Shock learned quickly that Tupac “didn’t give a fuck”. Tupac had said in interviews “what’s so bad about death? You probably go someplace quiet.”
Would have been relevant 2500 years before he was born too. Will be until the end of our time on this planet, or the next. It’s human nature I’m afraid.
I am a 56 yr old mostly white woman. I listened to rap since it first came out. I’ve always loved a great deal of it. Tupac Was the first CD that I actually bought for myself. I used to make mixed tapes off of CDs that friends owned etc…so I had great ones with Missy Elliot, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, NWA etc…but this was the first one that I bought and loved almost every song on it. I had a new Ford Probe concept car, black with a sunroof and great sound system.
I always find it interesting that we consider 2pac to be the quintessential west coast rapper even though he was born in Harlem, initially referred to himself as MC New York, and didn't move to California until he was 17. If anything, he had more in common with Diddy than he did with Dre.
That’s the year Kamala lied about smoking weed and listening to him, before she locked up tens of thousands of non-violent offenders for marijuana charges.
I can't comprehend that it's been 25 years since he was killed. I still remember flipping his tapes from one side to the other non stop as a teenager. Even to this day he is one of the rare people I miss (as much as anyone can miss someone they didn't even know). He was a once in a century talent imo and was taken away far far too soon.
Kamala Harris graduated from Howard University in 1986. When asked if she has ever smoked weed before, she said yes. When asked what music she was listening to when smoking in college, from 82-86, she said TUPAC!
As someone that went to an arts school, those things are not mutually exclusive. I live in a shit hole neighborhood that I had to come home to every night after school no matter how boujie class time was.
That is a Honda Elite, AKA the CH80. I had one once - lots of storage room, but it had a carburetor O-ring go out at around 4700 miles. About $200 to have a guy who knew what he was doing fix it.
I haven't met a lot of celebrities or important people but I oddly have met both Suge Knight and the lead detective of the 2pac shooting, and both after becoming a fan of 2 pac
In the background you can also see a cousin of Tupac, Kastro who would go on to perform alongside him in the rap group, Tha Outlawz. The other boy in the picture is Yaki Kadafi who was also a member of Tha Outlawz.
Yaki was sadly murdered only a few months after 2pac. RIP to both.
Which one of them has a lake perch in their hand? And why?
Which one is holding the fish?
Either one of those the kid lookin like Apocalypse Now - era Lawrence Fishburne?
What about the homeboys stoked on their fresh catch lol
Looks like a yellow perch
It makes the photo to be honest.
First off, fuck yo bait and the fish you claim
The one on the right can't believe this shit.
Tired a bringin in nothin with this worthless net, my stomach hurts so im looking for a perch to catch
No lake. No trout.
That's Kanye. Proof he's a gay fish!
That is a very sharply focused photo.
I think it's been enhanced digital. It's weird that Tupac and the kid in the background would both be somewhat in focus
Prolly the best picture I ever seen of the past. You’d never guess it was 37 years ago if you didn’t know who it was and he was wearing a different shirt
Looks like they used rhat AI machine learning model to sharpen this.
AI upscaling
Living his ambitionz as a ridah.
You don’t wanna fuck wit him
Picture me rollin'
In 1985 I had a muscle shirt that same color that said ‘Let’s Get Physical’
Pretty sure that video gave me some early feelings.
I had one with Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” pic. It was awesome!
Such a great photo!
Same age as me. Pic making me all nostalgic.
We dated the same girl back in the day. That's it, that's my story
You still hate Jenn for that after all this time?
The guy she told you not to worry about:
My ex-wife dated Tupac Shakur in high school. I wonder if you dated my ex-wife.
Were you both quick to holla at a hoochie with the same line?
brendas got a baby
That’s why I **** yo **** you fat mf
Jada?
I dated you and Tupac and that girl. Anyway that’s my story
Did she cheat or something?
i'm the guy on the bike
You ever talked to him? How was he like?
It’s sad to think he only had ~10 years left after this photo
Tupac would have told you different. He didn’t have the same feelings of death most of us have. Shock learned quickly that Tupac “didn’t give a fuck”. Tupac had said in interviews “what’s so bad about death? You probably go someplace quiet.”
That's honestly way too short and scary. Just imagine knowing you currently only have 10 years left to live.
Tupac looked like a young beardless Harden in this picture
Looks a little like Kobe. Man I didn't realize how good I had it growing up with biggie and pac. Lyricists with messages.
That kid in the back is like "everyone is looking at a young Tupac riding that motorcycle, but has anybody seen this fish? Look at this fish"
scooters
Thanks for sharing this. I was wondering what Honda it was.
In 1993 2pac said “they got money for wars but can’t feed the poor,” 2pac’s lyrics sadly remain relevant 25 years after his death
"Instead of a war on poverty, they got war on drugs so the police can bother me"
2pac only would have been 50 this year. I cannot believe looking back how young he was when he died. Only 25. Amazing.
"And did you ever stop to think that im old enough to go to war but i aint old enough to drink"
I mean, that line has been relevant since money has existed
Would have been relevant 2500 years before he was born too. Will be until the end of our time on this planet, or the next. It’s human nature I’m afraid.
Those lyrics started in songs long before Tupac rapped about them.
“We ain’t ready to see a black president” he would’ve been happy to see Obama :)
Picture me rollin
Damn. Beat me to it.
So he's like, 14-15 in this pic? He's absolutely darling.
Yep about 14. Judging by the attire this was during the warmer months of the year and Pac was from June 71, so pretty much 14 on the money.
Wasn't he?
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Geez, I never got a Honda elite at that age! Only the rich kids did hahaha
Were scooters popular in America at the time? In Italy there are/were millions and millions.
A lot of people seem to think Tupac was poor.
The Honda Elite 80’s are the best scoots in my opinion. Love those
I had the same scooter but I wasn’t baller enough to have a matching helmet.
That matching helmet is where it’s at.
Why he got a fish?
Why don’t you got a fish? Let the man hold his pet fish!
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He's got the juice now
The young guy holding a fresh yellow perch in the background got me kinda 🤯
Thug Life?
MONEY LAUNDERING?! IN WEST BALTIMORE??!!!!
Real G's wear a helmet
Thatz Yaki!
He kinda looks like a young 2Pac
The man’s did ballet. BALLET. the heart of a poet. RIP.
Is that kid holdin a fish?
Tired a bringin in nothin with this worthless net, my stomach hurts so im looking for a perch to catch
You know, I have often wondered why Tupac shares a name with the last Incan king. It has to be intentional, I just can't arrive at the intention.
It’s covered in his wiki if you ever need closure.
Thug Life
Is that mf-er got a fish!?
Perch?
Seems like a very good quality high res photograph. Must have been taken with good camera as all of my photos from that era look awful.
This photo is very fishy
Cusco area confused me too
Kid in the back is casually holding a Perch
I had that same scooter, same color, everything.
It amazes me how much culture changed so quickly in like 4-5 years in the US
He was so beautiful.
I love seeing childhood photo's of Pac, RIP GOAT!
Tupac Shakur ft. Yellow Ring Perch
hey! I'm in Baltimore. Right now!
Insane to think that 7 years after this picture was taken, he records 'i get around' That is an insane short amount of time..
Is that kid holding a crappie ??
Dude straight up chilling with a fish in background lol
Wire vibes.
This picture makes me sad.
why .. visually he looks happy and healthy.
I am a 56 yr old mostly white woman. I listened to rap since it first came out. I’ve always loved a great deal of it. Tupac Was the first CD that I actually bought for myself. I used to make mixed tapes off of CDs that friends owned etc…so I had great ones with Missy Elliot, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, NWA etc…but this was the first one that I bought and loved almost every song on it. I had a new Ford Probe concept car, black with a sunroof and great sound system.
Tupac before he crafted his pop culture image.
Right around the time he would be auditioning for the Baltimore School for the Arts to be a theater major
i've often wondered what the US would be like if Pac made it through.
Well, the Star Wars prequels might have turned out differently for starters.
Nothing would be different.
that is dope
So wholesome
Homie in the back with a perch.
Thanks for clarifying by adding Amaru.
This is super duper Baltimore energy.
is that kid holding a fish or a lizard?
They had some good cameras back then
That scooter helmet combo is straight fire!
I want to hear the conversation about that fish in the background. They are marveling at it and I am there for that.
Picture me rollin on my red moped
He grew up in Baltimore? That explains a lot
How the fuck is this picture so clear from 1985???
film
Man sometimes we forget that at one point we were all children
The real mvp in this pic is the guy holding the fish 🐠
Lowkey Akira vibes
What’s with the Bluegill in the background? Lol.
I always find it interesting that we consider 2pac to be the quintessential west coast rapper even though he was born in Harlem, initially referred to himself as MC New York, and didn't move to California until he was 17. If anything, he had more in common with Diddy than he did with Dre.
The quality on this picture is insane.
How did that kid catch a fish in the streets of Baltimore?
Wow, an actual picture of him rollin'.
Is that a perch? Possibly a small mouth bass?
He was a teenager in this photo.
Lesane Parish Crooks
Is the kid in the back holding a perch and does 2pac have a boner?
What are you looking at these kid's dicks for?
Is the kid in the background holding a perch?
PAC shows up on his moped, taking the pet perch out for a walk, damn life was good back then.
Love the expression of the kid on the right
Is that kid holding a dead fish?
No, a used sanitary pad
Maybe it's a young Kanye West.
What's the kid in the background holding? Looks like a dead perch to me but it can't be.
That’s a dope shirt!
When did he join Digital Underground?
Something is fishy about this pic
That’s the year Kamala lied about smoking weed and listening to him, before she locked up tens of thousands of non-violent offenders for marijuana charges.
He is my very favorite ballerina.
Baltimore school for the arts, one of them there hard-core high schools
Thug Life.
Thug life
1985 that is a seriously good photo
Is holding a perch normal in the hood?
Two birds are sitting on a perch. One says to the other one, "Do you smell something fishy?"
I can't comprehend that it's been 25 years since he was killed. I still remember flipping his tapes from one side to the other non stop as a teenager. Even to this day he is one of the rare people I miss (as much as anyone can miss someone they didn't even know). He was a once in a century talent imo and was taken away far far too soon.
Greatest Rapper Dead or Alive!
Eminem……
Eminem……
You misspelled rapist
Kamala Harris graduated from Howard University in 1986. When asked if she has ever smoked weed before, she said yes. When asked what music she was listening to when smoking in college, from 82-86, she said TUPAC!
Lol what a poser!!!
I’ve seen the clip. She was asked “what does Kamala Harris listen to?” By one person
Back before he decided to be a gangster
Fake ass gangsta
why do you say that?
Loved him in voyager.
Tuvok Shakur
Went to a performing arts high school. Somehow convinced the world he was raised in thug life. The 90s were a good time to be a phony.
As someone that went to an arts school, those things are not mutually exclusive. I live in a shit hole neighborhood that I had to come home to every night after school no matter how boujie class time was.
Came here looking for this comment.
Tell me you have no clue about 2 Pac without telling me
2pac before he was gangsta, apparently catching fish with his homies. Nice paintjob on that "vespa" too.
Unrelated to Tupac, but gangsters love fishing.
what scooter is that?
That is a Honda Elite, AKA the CH80. I had one once - lots of storage room, but it had a carburetor O-ring go out at around 4700 miles. About $200 to have a guy who knew what he was doing fix it.
When kids were still fun.
Kids are still fun!
Still find Tupac to be corny as hell. Claiming all this west coast beef this and that, straight up acting. Dude is from the east coast
Paper gangster. I was so disappointed when i found out. Fake AF
You found out what?
I wonder if Jada Pinkett was around or took the photo? They were childhood best friends supposedly.
Looks wimpy as hell
I’m sure the CIA has this framed and displayed in a back room somewhere
All that east coast west coast bullshit and he’s rockin a New York City shirt... the irony.
I've heard that he came from Money.
what a photo. nice
Respect. I recently just picked up a vinyl of 2Pacalypse Now to complete my collection.
That boy gay as hell
He was living the act he created. Too bad it killed him.
I haven't met a lot of celebrities or important people but I oddly have met both Suge Knight and the lead detective of the 2pac shooting, and both after becoming a fan of 2 pac
With ASAP Rocky in the bottom right looking at pac and a young Bobby Shmurda looking at the camera above him?
Asap and Bobby are disgraceful compared to Tupac. Tf outta here with that mumble rap garbage
To this day the most charismatic rapper ever IMO.
Looks like a spoiled kid
I didn't know his middle name...was he from a family of maoists???
His mother named him after Túpac Amaru, an Inca monarch
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He moved to Baltimore when he was 13. Born in Harlem NYC
Nerd
I've never been this cool.
I’m guessing this is Tupac before he become onepac.