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[LL Cool J] ♪ I'm goin' Back to Cali, Cali, Cali ♪
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Dear Mama

♪ I'm goin'Back to Cali, Cali, Cali ♪ ♪ I'm goin' back to Cali ♪ Hmm, I don't think so ...

[LL Cool J] ♪ I'm goin'
Back to Cali, Cali, Cali ♪ ♪ I'm goin' back to Cali ♪ Hmm, I don't think so [Donald] Baltimore was
a very racially divided city geographically,
and a lot of the white kids that came to the Baltimore
School of the Arts had never been around
African American kids. So, I asked them
to say their name, and when it got
around to Tupac, some of the kids giggled. Well, he stood up
and delivered a 10-minute speech about
how he would not tolerate anyone making fun of his name. [chuckles] That was the end
of that conversation

Full Transcript

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[LL Cool J] ♪ I'm goin' Back to Cali, Cali, Cali ♪
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♪ I'm goin' back to Cali
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♪ Hmm, I don't think so
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[Donald] Baltimore was a very racially divided city
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geographically, and a lot of the white kids
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that came to the Baltimore School of the Arts
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had never been around African American kids.
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So, I asked them to say their name,
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and when it got around to Tupac,
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some of the kids giggled.
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Well, he stood up and delivered
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a 10-minute speech about how he would not tolerate
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anyone making fun of his name.
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[chuckles] That was the end of that conversation.
Duration
35 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:11
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E05 You need to make her your wife." - Dear Mama 00:16
You need to make her your wife."
S01 • E05 [E.D.I. Mean] Nice life, kids. - Dear Mama 00:05
[E.D.I. Mean] Nice life, kids.
S01 • E05 I don't think he saw himself growing old - Dear Mama 00:23
I don't think he saw himself growing old
S01 • E02 He was so excited. "I'm coming home." - Dear Mama 00:24
He was so excited. "I'm coming home."
S01 • E05 I am leaving a body of work." - Dear Mama 00:08
I am leaving a body of work."
S01 • E05 [Leila] Tupac saw himself delivering his script, - Dear Mama 00:22
[Leila] Tupac saw himself delivering his script,
S01 • E02 [Leila] I don't know what exactly happened. - Dear Mama 00:15
[Leila] I don't know what exactly happened.
S01 • E02 [man] I don't know who had the gun, - Dear Mama 00:45
[man] I don't know who had the gun,
S01 • E03 [reporter] At this point, the question is - Dear Mama 00:06
[reporter] At this point, the question is
S01 • E01 She's about to go to rehab." - Dear Mama 00:06
She's about to go to rehab."
S01 • E03 The real question is, "Who is listening?" - Dear Mama 00:09
The real question is, "Who is listening?"
S01 • E01 Afeni was in the back seat, and she was not herself. - Dear Mama 00:27
Afeni was in the back seat, and she was not herself.
S01 • E03 at a rally that Huey Newton spoke at. - Dear Mama 00:15
at a rally that Huey Newton spoke at.
S01 • E03 Guns came out from everywhere. - Dear Mama 00:09
Guns came out from everywhere.
S01 • E01 That meant that the last five years of my son's life, - Dear Mama 00:16
That meant that the last five years of my son's life,
S01 • E04 [laughter] - Dear Mama 00:09
[laughter]
S01 • E04 My fucking lady's gonna die here, - Dear Mama 00:05
My fucking lady's gonna die here,
S01 • E04 [Roth] He had some chops. And he was the funniest fucker. - Dear Mama 00:06
[Roth] He had some chops. And he was the funniest fucker.
S01 • E02 [Tupac] Too many families affected by a wrongful death. - Dear Mama 00:42
[Tupac] Too many families affected by a wrongful death.
S01 • E01 JAMAL: When Tupac was a child, he was the life of the party... - Dear Mama 00:20
JAMAL: When Tupac was a child, he was the life of the party....