2Pac Back—and on the cover of XXL. On the 15th anniversary of his death, XXL reaches out to the people that knew him best, including his biological father, Bill Garland. Issue on stands August 16th.
“[Tupac] cared for people,” he said. “That was his main thing. He really cared for people. I think that’s why he would get so upset when people tried to question his commitment, his love for Black women or Black men. The East Coast/West Coast, you know, that’s a fabrication. I don’t have to begin to tell you that. So when that was questioned, it bothered him. Because he would give his heart or soul. He was a giving person. He would give anything to people. He would go in a store. [If there was a] Black man who couldn’t afford a $1,500 pair of boots, he would buy ’em for him. Think that Black man would ever forget Tupac? That’s just the way he is. But I don’t think that he did it for that. He did it because he had it, and he didn’t. That’s the way he is.”
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Fuck Harvey Levin and anybody that loves his celebrity news website. First you prematurely pronounce the impending death of Lil Wayne (Weezy Forgives. We Don't.) and then you try to link the horrific actions of one of the Boston Marathon culprits to our culture? "DEAD BOMBING SUSPECT: HEAVY INTO HIP HOP" You don't say? It's 2013 and most kids are into rap music. We've been penetrated pop culture, you cock suckers. "What's interesting... hip-hop lyrics are notoriously violent and often degrading to women." So our music is at fault in this tragedy? Let's be clear the only bombs my culture cosigns is DJ Funkmaster Flex's sound effects. Thirty Mile Zone is prone to post anything to get traffic. Fuck dude and his coffee cup. Get you a Rap Radar cup and drink with us in the winner's circle.
Oh Miguel. Leg droppin your fans? You ain't Hulk Hogan and that wasn't part of the program. That's no way to treat the adoring ladies, brother.
Damn man it’s been 15 years, i was five when he passed man. RIP Pac
RIP nigga pac
i was only 8 when it happened. through out my life i had 2pacs music to help me get through hard times and im so grateful for that. nobodys ever inspired me like he has. thank you pac. R.i.P to the greatest of all time
‘PAC WAS A LOST SOUL
AND SOMEWHAT GULLIBLE BUT HAD A GOOD HEART!!!! AND SUGE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT!!!! SUGE PLAYED A HUGE PART IN ‘PAC’S DEATH!!!! PERIOD!!!!
…R.I.P. PAC!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
thats a good look…RIP to Pac..greatest rapper of all time..
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RiP Pac, west coast miss you !
disrespectful. the man is dead, just cuz some wack lil boys rap about him for attention don’t mean 2Pac is “back”. He is a legend, and as the cliche goes, a legend’s legacy never dies. you stupid bitches
R.I.P. Pac.. His music still sounds as good as ever even after 15 years
Rip hnic
Thats a good look XXL! Thats whats up! Respect is eternally due Pac was and is my mentor as a MC and a poet. His music inspires me and what I do. Ya’ll check my record Run that plays on the website http://www.hardheadglobal.com. Pac is the Goat!! Still Breathing!! Hard Head Music! Download the free album M.I.L.F. and mixtape Scattered Abroad at http://www.hardheadglobal.com!! Ya’ll enjoy!!
“That nigga Dead.” Kanye West
I miss my brotha from anotha motha and fatha. But……..
TUPAC BACK TUPAC BACK
I understand pac was a great but seriously we gott move on…there’s great artist like drake that we need to appreciate that are here now..we can’t live in the past forever..this guy covers magazines like it’s 94
blackthis black that i swear black ppl the biggest racists
@Sohh are you serious? Drake a great artist? Haha you must be on one. People haven’t moved on from Pac because he can’t be compared to any new artists out now. I know we can’t live in the past forever but we can still learn so much from Pac. R.I.P.
Damn 15 years already i was 4 when he passed.
In reference to the You Played Yourself (that really should get its own comment section), I know that dude DDot. True bitch nigga.Always acting like he had the exclusive when he would just copy and paste shit from other sites and his twitter overloads were so fucking annoying. Yup, he’s done!
R.I.P.
Music will never be the Same!
@Sohh, how dare you mention that faggot Drake under Pac’s post? -.- Drake isn’t even a hip-hop/rap artist, he is fucking pop star… Pac is a legend and his music will live with us forever!
R.I.P. Pac!
lol @ sohh
@Sohh
Drake puts out one album and you wanna mention him alongside Pac? Drake is good and all but the dick riding needs to cease. At least let the dude put out a 3rd nd 4th album before we mention him amongst legends. He’s good right now like Nelly, Ja Rule and 50 were. Lets see if he doesnt shares similar fate like them first before we look at him like he’s on that level Pac was
R.I.P to the one and only 2Pac, he would truly be mad at the way the rap game is now. so many fake gimmicky rappers who lie about whole pieces of their life story( rick ross, lil wayne, etc..) and they suppose to be the best rappers but they cant even be themselves. nas was right, hip hop has been dead for a while now but rap is definitely on the decline because so many rappers jeopardize the integrity of this rap shit to become rich and famous. Nobody raps about the hood or underdog no more, everybody rapping about ten diamond chains and Bentleys and shit which no one has in the hood, this should be a clear indication that these dudes are not for the hood but people still support their fake shit that aint that good and has become monotonous. I would not be surprised to see one of the realest rappers ever to do it in a few years get no support because it seems people have got accustomed to being fake and soft about everything.
The best there ever was and ever will be
The best there ever was and ever will be R.I.P
@xavo
Very Well Put.
I hate Kids that say…”move on…..it’s 2011″ but yet. these little niggas bump wayne’s overrated ass!
Pac is more than just a Rapper. and how can you move on when his all this new shit is Garbage!??
@Rick Party .. Your reaching with that comment. HIPHOP is about self expression. Thats it! Everyone expresses themselves individually. Ppl’s lives are different and thats why HIPHOP has a balance of a something for wateva you going through. Not everybody lives in the hood. Not everybody is going through shit. Some of us made good choices in school. Our parents made good choices. Let these Rappers breathe. Pac was great. And so many others before and after him.
G.O.A.T – GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we do miss u!!!!
Lets be real? Only bitches and sometime I cry ass nigga listen to Drake and consider him great? lmao
Dude has two topic to rap about? bitches and fame? Its getting redundant and he could rap from the hood point of view? But nobody would take him seriously like bow wow haha
So naw he want even leave a dent in hiphop? maybe r&b tho lol
RIP 2pac
How Garland one of the people that knew him best? He was never even around yo…
His biological father never even knew him. Pac never knew he was alive until the latter stage in his life and there’s been nothing to suggest they caught up,etc. Its part of the reason why dude doesn’t have even part ownership of Pac’s music and everything else.
Ok. @Sohh Wasnt Really COMPARING drake to Pac, he just was saying that we have to move on! If Pac were here I’m sure he would enjoy drake. PAC wouldn’t be the same Gangster Forever! Just Look At Jay-Z, When he was 26 ish, he made “Big Pimpin” and was Gangsta, now he’s married and Makes more money off business than Music! PAC would be the same. This is NO DISRESPCT TO PAC! RIP! he’s a legend, but calm down. @Sohh is right. We do have to move on.
And anyways, Snoop hangs with David Guetta & Soulja Boy now so…
The Teacher Of Hip HOP ……….now go study him.
Thank you 2Pac
@Kieren are you lost this site is hip-hip not Pop dumb hoe!
PAC 4 LIFE
Hmm. we need to start sellin more mag’s.. hey let’s do another 2pac cover for the millionth time and write “special tribute issue” on it! yeah! we got it! fuck let the man RIP for fuck sakes
Greatest. 15 years later still untouchable.
Sohh must be a female? RIP PAC
Lmao @ whoever said drakes name on this post.
G.O.A.T. He did more for music than just create it and he inspired the next true legend Eminem.
@Ben Wtf? Your comment made NO sense…
All I said was that PAC WAS GREAT and we can appreciate him, but it’s (unfortunately) been a long time since ’96. And Like I think It’s Great That He’s On XXL, but you can’t say that He’s the GREATEST of All time. I know what he did beyond the music, and how he’s like a god but, he’s put out: 6 albums alive and 5 #1 albums. Jay Got 11 #1s!!! More than Twice! Of All time Rappers, Pac is 2-3 but no matter what haters say, #1? you gotta put Em or Jay. I’m sorry. Eminem isn’t my favorite Rapper, but if it wasn’t Eminems 30 Million albums sold, do you think Hip-Hop Would Be this Big?!?! And Jay has more #1 Albums than ELVIS and is the universal symbol of Hip-Hop! so PAC is great and a true icon & legend! But he’s not greatest EVER. And we can still celebrate him, but we have to move on from him…
RIP PAC
Ummmm @Kieran Jay-Z released Reasonable Doubt at “26 ish”….u must be lost
SMH at the stupid slut who think sells and #1 lp make you the goat? SMH go play in traffic dumb hoe!
BIGGIE THE GOAT BUT PAC GO HARD 2! @KIERAN
SALES MEAN NOTHING! I GUESS MC HAMMER IS THE GOAT 2?! BWAHAHA GTFOH BITCH!
Ok, @James I said Released BIG PIMPIN @26 big Pimpin was on Life and Times Vol.3, released in 200! He was actually 31-32 at the time. Are YOU lost. Smartass.
And WhAt about #1 albums, I meant like real Rappers. Not at all saying That MC Hammer is the GOAT (Cause He’s a fucking Joke) but he did help Hip-Hop become more universal and more popular! Same as Eminem!
And also @James Biggie is Great and a Legend, but he was alive for only 1 Album! ONE! and Only 3 real Albums. (Ready To Die, Life After Death & Born Again. Duets Didn’t really count)
And Fuck All Y’All. I’m actually A boy, and Canadain. You Americans are Dumb and Ignorant as Fuck. if someone says one think Thats not your opinion, their a dumb ass motherfucker.
SO Fuck Y’all! Go Listen to Ferrari Boyz you dumb Fucks!
RIP PAC, I love you.
But… Just to make the haters mad.
ROC 4 LIFE!
And to make them even more mad…
YMCMB!!!
(And no I’m not comparing Wayne To Pac)
**released in 2000**
Hip hop has yet to produce an artist like 2Pac. 99% it never will.
@James try 36ish dummy!
It’s not like Pac is in the news every single day for you people like Sohh and Kieran to say move on.
He’s in the news this once, and should be mentioned from time to time as he has reached something none of your popular rappers aka lil wayne, drake, rick ross etc will ever reach.
So why hate on this cover? You’d rather look at ross’ titties some more, or wayne’s skinny jeans. Let them put Pac on from time to time to remind people of greatness we will never witness again in rap.
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for u youngsters pac was all these rappers wrapped up in one
@troofa what the fuck are you talking about? Every time Pac or Big’s name come up some ignorant fuck tries to claim they were “overrated” in a way. This is hip hop listen to the content….NOT SALES