Prior to his death in 1996, West Coast artist Tupac Shakur had starred in a handful of films including Poetic Justice and Juice and was delving deeper into his acting career. And according to former Death Row Chief Engineer Rick Clifford, Tupac was to audition for the role of a Jedi in the George Lucas-created Star Wars.
Clifford says Tupac was to read in front of Lucas for a role he says was ultimately given to Samuel L. Jackson.
“We always talked about his film career and stuff,” Clifford said during an interview with 2Pac-Forum.com. “He was telling me that he was supposed to read for George Lucas and them. They wanted him to be a Jedi. Yeah, I’m serious. Samuel L. got Tupac’s part. Yeah, cause he said ‘old man’—you know he called me ‘old man.’ He said ‘Old man, keep your fingers crossed. I got three movies coming up. One of ‘em I gotta read for George Lucas.’”
After speaking on Tupac’s acting career, Clifford touched on the moment Death Row began to go downhill. He recalled walking into the studio one day expecting to work with Dr. Dre on The Chronic only to be told that Dre would not be returning.
The former Chief Engineer says he knew his days at the label were numbered when he began using his mic techniques to alter the voices of artists who sounded similar to Tupac and Snoop Dogg to complete projects.
“All I knew is I get a call—this has to be around 98 or so, I guess,” he said. “I get a call from Kevin Lewis. ‘[We’re all coming back.] We’re working on The Chronic.’ I’m going ‘Oh, great.’ I get down to the studio. I said, ‘So hey, so when Dr. Dre get back?’ And they go ‘Oh, Dr. Dre ain’t coming back.’ I go ‘Well, ain’t we working on The Chronic?’ They go ‘Well uh.’ They heard that Dre [was] working on The Chronic, so they decided to put out a Chronic also. And that’s when I said to myself—cause Suge was in jail at this point. That’s when I said ‘This some bullshit.’ Then it got worse…They definitely wanted me back in the picture cause I record everybody the same. As soon as I put my mic technique on Tha Realest, the guy sounds exactly like Tupac. Then this other kid, Top Dogg, he sound just like Snoop. So, then that’s when they started having them fix records that Snoop had started or Pac had started.”
In a past interview with 2Pac-Forum.com, Clifford revealed that Dr. Dre left Death Row due to a loss in creative control.
“When [Dr.] Dre left, that caused a lot of confusion,” Clifford said. “Dre left due to the fact that he thought, the only reason Dre left ’cause he thought he lost creative control.”
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Yeah right!
2Pac was a real Jedi
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its bigger than white black gay or thug life or whatever you ass faces paint it to be.
Where do y’all think 2Pac would have been right now(level wise)if he was still alive?
the real question is where would rap be now if he WAS alive?
He was one major blockbuster movie away so I don’t think he would’ve been making as much music. But if he was still making records trolls on DX would be calling an old irrelevant has been.
He had a blockbuster movie. Actually a few. He would’ve been one of the best actors around and he still would’ve been making sings as that was in him as well. He always needed to vent and the music ? did that. So gtfoh with the retire nonsense
I think Pac would have quit rap and went on to star or co star in many films cause acting was his first passion
He got better with every song and was doing 3 a day. The sky was the limit. RIP ‘Pac.
If he was still alive …nobody would care. Not even you.
On top of world. Many music artists would have never made it. No Eminem,Dre, 50, and many more. He would have many movie awards and the world ? would be at better
You’re and IDIOTIC ?
He’d be on MMG.
Samuel L Jacksons role in star wars was made specifically for him, he’s said it many, many times in interviews
Digital Underground member Money B’s former barber’s neighbor says Tupac was to switch his car insurance to Allstate for a lower deductible,
I heard the same thing.If u were to look up the picture of Harrison ford in the dictionary u would see the picture of the biggest clown George lucas is a joke sorry
i heard that Pac was becoming the next James Bond
Luke Thug Walker.
“He was one major blockbuster movie away”
He never had one blockbuster lol
Umm juice was a blockbuster as well as poetic justice. His movie bullet was
once again, more proof that 2pac was just a fake wannabe thug acting the part.