Snoop Dogg and 2Pac were once thick as thieves, two of Amerikaz most wanted, ride or dies — but as they say, all good things must come to an end. Unfortunately for ‘Pac, the end came way too soon. He was only 25 was he was gunned down at a Las Vegas intersection in 1996.
On Tuesday (June 16), which would have been ‘Pac’s 49th birthday, Snoop shared a series of photos to his Instagram account as a tribute to his fallen friend. He captioned the first of four, “Happy 49th still ain’t nutn but a Gangsta Party,” a reference to their celebrated All Eyez On Me collab “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted.”
In another photo, Snoop is standing behind ‘Pac at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards as he’s accepting a gilded Moon Man trophy. He wrote in the caption, “Still got ya bac. Happy 49th playboy.”
The two Hip Hop icons reportedly met at an industry party in 1993 after ‘Pac had just finished shooting the film Poetic Justice with Janet Jackson. During an interview with Cece & Romeo of 93.5 KDAY in February, Michael Rapaport — who was at the party — recalled, “That night was a cool night because I saw with my own eyes and heard the conversation between Tupac when he first, the very first time met Snoop Dogg.”
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Snoop takes credit for introducing ‘Pac to Death Row Records, the legendary label founded by former CEO Suge Knight, Dr. Dre, The D.O.C. and Dick Griffey in 1991.
“I’m the reason why Tupac was on Death Row,” he told once Big Boy. “I’m the reason for a lot of things that happened cause I was the one that always to speak up. Nah that ain’t right. Nah I ain’t wit that. Even when Pac and Biggie was into it. I would tell Pac, nah cuz, that ain’t cool. He don’t want none.”
Snoop and ‘Pac collaborated a few times on songs such as the aforementioned “2 Of Amerika’s Most Wanted” and “Wanted Dead Or Alive” from the Gang Related soundtrack.
Check out the rest of Snoop’s tribute posts below.
If there’s a cure for this i dont want it i dont need it
Glad I got to see first-hand when he was doing his thing. Pac’s the most charismatic rapper to ever touch a mike. By the time you got done listening to him spit, you’d come out of the song seeing shit his way 9 times out of 10.
Dude was ridah through and through. Like you said, you’d listen to him speak or spit and you’d want to go F the police or your adversaries up. He was that charismatic and real with it.
True that.
2 Pac and Biggie were still adult kids age wise 25 and 24 when they passed yet came across older especially Pac.
RIP Tupac. Forever loved and missed
rap and hip hops john lennon.
Snoop killed Pac
Happy birthday rest in power my man 2 pac one of the illist most authentic mcs to ever bless a mic what a great talent not just as a artist and a powerful actor he was a natural he blessed us with classic iconic movies like juice and above the rim till this day still classics and never get old I’m gonna pull those joints out today and watch them dedication to pac your memory and music is gonna love forever and never die you was dope from day one before people got on the bandwagon I’ve been a real pac fan from the door. Before he got to death row
Feeling ya meehnn. I love Tupac to ma marrow. If I had the chance to bring just one person back to life again, it would be Pac. I still shear so many tears cus I miss him. He will never be forgotten just he always wanted. Happy Birthday Pac… Rest on brother. It’s Vincent aka Vino
What a snake ass beotch
“Wanted Dead or Alive” was on the GRIDLOCK’D soundtrack.