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Dear Mama

What happenedwas New Line Cinema said, "You have to geta platinum recording artist in...

[Allen] What happened
was New Line Cinema said, "You have to get
a platinum recording artist in order for us
to green-light my movie." Tupac's like, "I'll do
a supporting role, but..." I was supposed to be
in Menace II Society, right?

Full Transcript

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[Allen] What happened was New Line Cinema said,
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"You have to get a platinum recording artist
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in order for us to green-light my movie."
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Tupac's like, "I'll do a supporting role, but..."
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I was supposed to be in Menace II Society, right?
Duration
15 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:03
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Film Cellar

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Movie Summary

A documentary series which follows the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur.
S01 • E03 [laughs] - Dear Mama 00:06
[laughs]
S01 • E03 [laughs] - Dear Mama 00:07
[laughs]
S01 • E04 [Donald] He could pretend to be anybody. - Dear Mama 00:24
[Donald] He could pretend to be anybody.
S01 • E02 [Allen] He was gonna play Sharif, - Dear Mama 00:14
[Allen] He was gonna play Sharif,
S01 • E02 You know what I'm saying? That's gonna make me - Dear Mama 00:06
You know what I'm saying? That's gonna make me
S01 • E02 But our relationship was so decayed, - Dear Mama 00:16
But our relationship was so decayed,
S01 • E01 TUPAC: It is my duty to be one - Dear Mama 00:39
TUPAC: It is my duty to be one
S01 • E04 [John] He would do characters, basically. And... - Dear Mama 00:07
[John] He would do characters, basically. And...
S01 • E04 [John] ...he had this one, "I'm Red Bone." - Dear Mama 00:13
[John] ...he had this one, "I'm Red Bone."
S01 • E02 Now I can't help it if some niggas on the scene - Dear Mama 00:12
Now I can't help it if some niggas on the scene
S01 • E04 [Donald] Very often, the work we were doing was improv. - Dear Mama 00:25
[Donald] Very often, the work we were doing was improv.
S01 • E02 [Snoop Dogg] That's the Thug Life niggas. - Dear Mama 00:07
[Snoop Dogg] That's the Thug Life niggas.
S01 • E02 [Karen] But it bothered him. - Dear Mama 00:15
[Karen] But it bothered him.
S01 • E02 [Allen] And I feel unlocking going on, - Dear Mama 00:23
[Allen] And I feel unlocking going on,
S01 • E01 JAMAL: Two of the most valuable lessons I learned in the Black Panther Party - Dear Mama 00:10
JAMAL: Two of the most valuable lessons I learned in the Bla...
S01 • E02 [Watani] Atlanta, Georgia. - Dear Mama 00:27
[Watani] Atlanta, Georgia.
S01 • E02 You know, I have a whole energy - Dear Mama 00:08
You know, I have a whole energy
S01 • E04 For my mom and my sister." - Dear Mama 00:09
For my mom and my sister."
S01 • E02 [Afeni] After I started working with my son, - Dear Mama 00:12
[Afeni] After I started working with my son,
S01 • E04 And that's hard to watch. - Dear Mama 00:21
And that's hard to watch.