Michael Jai White: 2Pac Would Act "Gangsta" When Black People Walked In (Part 14) 

Man a lot of people forget that 2pac was only 25 when he died. People judge the way he was like he was some old man lol if 2pac lived longer, his ways would have changed lots like most men do.

6:43 for 2Pac part

6:50 is when he talks about 2pac

Tupac has goofy pics too, nobody is “hard” all the time everyone has a goofy side or a playful side. And they only show it to people they trust. You have to realize “gangsters” are still humans. Tupac was very intelligent and if you watch any of his interviews , he was really smart. He was just a product of his environment.

Headline should be, "Tupac was a born actor." Pac would probably won awards for best actor one day. He was that talented and impactful as a human being.

MJW seems like that one dad/uncle who'd say, "oh you think you a man now? put these gloves on youngin"

2pac said it himself " there a 2 sides to 2pac" he has his harsh side and a sensitive side. He can live in both worlds he can speak to you on a buisness level or he can speak on a street level...he wasnt a actor or fakeing it.. he was just a unique individual..smart n sophisticated or be on some real street shit. R.i.p mr shakur

This some BS. Tupac grew up in the ghetto but read books. He could relate to intellectuals and he could relate to thugs. He wasn’t acting, just showing different parts of him.

Hearing him pronounce snooker as "snuka" makes me imagine Jimmy Superfly diving onto the pool table.

What you also have to remember is...celebrity can be a prison. When people see a celebrity, they expect them to act/walk/talk a certain way. If they don't, people can become disrespectful and rude. Putting up the "gnagsta" act keeps those people at bay. You can only be "yourself" around those you trust.

A lot of people try too hard to fit into other peoples' expectations in their early 20s. Tupac died at 25. His life was that of a kid trying to figure shit out. It's just most who die young don't have their stories told 25 years later through the eyes of middle aged men.

What changed Pac was when those cops assaulted him. People don’t like to talk About that.

I'm a friend, a son, a brother, a father, a husband, and an uncle. I act accordingly loving with my family, accordingly fun and caring with my friends, and even harsh when my kids need discipline. But if I perceive a threat to my wife and kids or someone I love, I become something entirely different from anything my family or friends would recognize. People are multifaceted and I myself am a bit of a chameleon to my environment as well. I'm not fake, but I change to suit my surroundings and it's not even on purpose. When I visit my family in Canada I find by the end of the trip I've developed the Anglicized brogue of Canadian accent. I'm from Northern California in the East bay so I have a very diverse set of friends and can go from a surfer NorCal dialect to a bit of homeboy from Richmond set of speech.

It's not about being an actor or fake...it's about having good communication skills and knowing how to speak in order to best reach the particular audience you're speaking too. It's actually a sign of intelligence.

Any gangsta can switch it depends on the respect they have for the person

Pac impacted everyone he touched! What a legend!

Tupac had a pen pal that published a book years ago, and there's a letter in which he explained his life. Basically, he was on his way to college, but his mother became addicted to drugs and he couldn't go. He became involved with an older white woman who was in the music industry which got him a job as a roadie for Shock G and the Underground. Then they finally let him rap, and his music career began. But, Tupac was a nerd who just believed and became a character. But, it's sad that he felt and knew that he had to keep up appearances in the presence of black folks. Pretty sure it was a certain kind of black folks he had to maintain the character. Ice Cube is the same way, he was a quiet kid who graduated from Cal State Long Beach with an Architecture Degree. His mother was a teacher, and his producer said, he was surprised that when he walked into the studio he was a quiet kid, but when he got into the booth he became a different person.

Sound like he's describing Caribbean parents with their different phone voices lol

Pac never claimed to be a gangsta and always said his music was not gangsta music. He was a street dude and a revolutionary, I respect Whites martial arts but he needs to know his role when it comes to Pac. Dont speak on a legend you know nothing about. You can be intelligent and street. He had alot of people who turned on him, he had beef with Bad Boy before he even joined Death Row

Man his fighting ass wanna believe that “room dominance” theory so bad 🥴

People act like he is saying something wrong or foul about Tupac when he's simply giving his experiences and observations of when he was with Tupac. Tupac was not a one dimensional person and I don't know anyone who is. Furthermore, Tupac was not someone to worship as if he could do no wrong or as if he was some perfect, hard rock thug savior.

Most people do that, yall act like you never heard your mom or grandma switch up her way of speaking when she talking to " the white man" on the phone🤣 Its called ... Professional

That’s always one of my gripes with 2pac. He put himself in that gangster box when it was clear he was a lot smarter than that

Tupac said himself in an interview that he had different sides... the soft side he got from his mother and the hard side he got from having no father figure and being heavily influenced by street dudes... When he did that interview with that white woman Tabitha on MTV, I believe he talked about how he could adapt.

I grew up in the 90s Pac was an idol & role model for us growing up. Black, White didn't matter. He could reach anybody going through something in life and you could feel that through his music, if you didn't grow up in that time you can't relate. He had that biblical like aura, His downfall was trying to live up to his Thug Life image he lived. The hole just got deeper and deeper & he paid the ultimate price. I still remember exactly what I was doing when I found out he passed.

2pac was also a Gemini they usually know how to adapt in any situation

Gangsta is being able to do whatever it takes and by any means necessary to provide and protect your family (people)

My accent changes depending on whom I’m around 😂 I don’t know why but it just does. Accent and all

Its called "playing to a crowd" he shows different aspects of his personality when different people come around.

2pac was a true Gemini. Air signs adapt to their surroundings.

The man was in his early 20s and the way they described him like he was over 40 years old! The man was basically a talented kid with a lots of energy!!

Someone actually has the balls to speak the truth.

i been saying that for years and 2pac fans get mad LMAO... pac was suuuper talented he was also an actor, and the thug deal was a character

Micheal swear he hard and can kick everybody ass. I love to see dudes like him beat down

A real Bridgeport nigga right here, met him a few times very humble guy 💯💯

He said he himself he act black one minute then he act weird nerdy the next, so what’s wrong with Pac doing it huh?

Pac never claim to be a ganster

He's basically telling everyone the truth about tupac and how fake he was and now everyone is mad

He used to rap with 2pac too. They used to go into his studio and MJW would rap his ass off, but he isn't going to rap publicly cause most rappers are broke. And also he has been rapping with the best since 16 so he knows what its all about.

I tell these young heads “Pac was the greatest studio gangster of all time” . They’re too convinced tho lol

Damn this whole interview was fun. MJW be SPAWNing hit movies.

Yo Tupac would be younger than my grandmother and all her siblings if he were alive.

I dont know why ppl get angry when you said that they aint gangsta! Its a good thing to not to be! What gangsta is: a coward who have nothing to lose , a coward with a gun who killed ppl in cold blood ! An empty mind ! 2pac was a leader a poet a revolutionary a man with wises and plans , thats 2pac thats why he was successful !

People in the comments calling tupac a fake actor like the man was trying to hide something. He says himself he got the silly side and the more "thuggish side". One thing I will agree is tupac was not a "real" gangster. He was too intelligent and self aware to be a gangster, but how he was raised and who he was raised around inevitably will give anyone that kind of pep in their step.

There are countless videos of PAC playin pranks, laughing, singing, he was a background dancer at one point. Does that mean that he was unable to channel energy from both ends of the spectrum? This is why people loved him because of his many dimensions which were all authentically Tupac. Pac goes into detail in his own words who he is in his interview from jail. So what's the point? But niggas can't be multifaceted right?

Whats so dumb is that everyone opens their mouth after hes gone

Michael said “gangster”, but Glad or his people typed “gangsta”...

2pac was a complicated, multidimensional person who could get on any level. He's never hid his intelligence or softer side even. He wore glasses on his album cover, dropped dear mama, hold ya head up, Krazy, etc. So you met the 2pac you knew, but if he hung with scarface it ll be a lil different, but same. Gemini. What took pac out is not trusting his gut to miss the fight, and trusting in a negative force instead of staying in prison. But for the record no one looks at pax like he was some cold blooded killer. He represented the disenfranchised who were often labeled thugs. So instead of turning his back he rapped to tell there story. Often tragic

Michael hai white the goat. He keeps it a 1000 your favorite rapper an actor

Isnt it something, thats the question? Isnt it something? Well yes. It is, it is something.

He's right about snooker, despite the kind of weird pronunciation. Snooker involves higher level skills. Playing that for a while improved my pool game immensely.

Always be yourself no matter who is around you

He's been making quite a few jaw-dropping statements lately I just continue to keep my admiration for him as a martial arts and action star nothing personal

People making excuses for pac. He should be real all the time. Just himself.

everyone keeps mentioning that he went to acting classes, but seem to forget he went to prison for a year. after doing time in prison you know you can't show any sign of weakness around a type of person.

Anyone else get that *“coming directly to you for ask a quick favor”* Biden ad? Lol

They call that a Gemini... Ask me i am one.... We have 2 sides.

He shoulda kept the tutu on he'd still be Alive

Me and Rick James had Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley in our crosshairs for a pool hustle...... How did we get on this topic? 😂

gotta remember Pac was only what..25-26? Of course he acted a fool at times. He has poetry and did public speaking before he was even a rapper that's dope. His heart was always in the right spot. But just like anyone who gets a taste of money,acting wild especially at a young age happens. However you want to look at him,during his time EVERYBODY knew that name. He shook the world up

Pac said after he did juice people loved it so much he jus kept the character

How he says snooker table gets me 😂

PAC was everything he portrayed. Wasn’t fake or acting. He was all of the above

That's the sad thing about being a black man in america. There's a certain pressure to be a stereo type, and act like a "thug" cause that's what people expect you to be like. When you are educated and speak normally, people say you are "talking white, or acting white." Fuck that. Just be yourself. Shit I'm black and I'm probably the biggest nerd you'll ever meet lol

The matchup I wanted the most was MJW vs Bob Lashley in a UFC fight IDC about this topic its called freedom to express this guy is allowed to say whatever he wants

Michael more stories with Tupac please!!!

PAC might of been tough in his own way. But he clearly was a great actor and people fell for it hard.

We all have that mechanism when we around certain people.. it’s code switching.. but I call it a Chamaeleon mechanism.. to adopt with other people socially it’s a form of a fractionated persona...

I love this guy, but damn he sure likes to throw shade on the dead. Pac wasn't a gangster, he was something deeper, a revolutionary which is far more authentic "gangsta" than what people consider it these days. He had a side, but his soul was genuine.

Crazy part is most people are playing a role anyway. And they don’t ever come out of character. They are the character. And they don’t even know where they got the script from.

When you feel cool with a person you drop your guard and just enjoy yourself. This tell me that Pac really liked him and feeled he was a good friend.

I've seen people do that before. It's a shield. It's a protection thing.

It's called code switching and every black man should learn how to do it. Let Tupac rest Glad.

I act different around my Mamma, then I do in the hood. If I'm on an interview ima act different too, I thought everybody did that. People are 3 dimensional. Like if I'm playing wit my little daughters, I aint gonna be acting all hood wit, when I wit my boys I'm different. And if I'm around a bunch of squares at work, I'm not gonna act like as if I was with my boys. I thought that was normal.

Not really sure why anyone didn't see the fun side of Pac, there is tons of videos showing him playing around with a kid on the streets he just met and messing around. He always seemed like a fun person, he just wasn't very kind to people who try to have him killed

Why do people focus on this part of tupac, if he was a gangsta or not? Who cares, i care more about his revolutionary words. His speeches, his poems, his music. His interviews are amazing, i mean just listen to what the man says for gods sake. Why do people do people try to push this "he was a fake gangsta" narrative. Why are people trying to assasinate his character? The man never said he was a "gangsta", he even said he doesn't make gangsta rap music. The fact that people even know tupac did ballet in art school is because he put this out there himself lol, he never tried to hide this shit lmao. You don't have to be a gansgter to be man. Tupac was someone that would stand up for himself.

Tupac knew there was a time and place for everything

He was still a young man trying to find his way , and if he lived long enough to find it damn we would’ve seen some shit

"So you used ta hang out with 2Pac!" "Yeah man lemme tell you alot about my skills in pool!"

I wish people would let 2pac and others just rest. Title is misleading as usual

Before the age of 25 I made immature decisions- because I was immature!!! Ofcourse Tupac made mistakes he died when he was young but if he had matured just imagine what he would of become

Pac had such a diverse upbringing he had to learn how to interact efficiently with all races. That's one of the keys to his success I believe.

I love how most of the people in the comment section have input on 2Pac's life despite not ever meeting him.

I can see Glad mouth watering up soon as Mike started talking about 2pac

“Blood And Bone” was my favorite Michael Jai White movie.

Ask 10 diff people who Pac was and get 20 diff answers lol...nothing wrong with that! 2Pac was so many things, to so many people

I think a lot of people really forget that tupac was very young during his career and died at 25 so maybe he looks immature now while a lot of his so called friends are mature now and in their 40 and 50s. I mean people love the talk shit about pac but a lot of the shit that went on in his career was when he was in his early 20s lol between the age of 20 to 25.The pac people need to remember is the black activist and revolutionary side of him.

People make me laugh when they point this out about 2pac. He is from the hood, went through some of the worst shit but he was also educated. Everyone does this, they are not the same at work as they are at home but when it comes to him it's some crazy shit. Please black people stop this, you are ill too, how's that. It takes nothing from you to respect another man. You will not be discrediting yourself by giving credit where credit is due. Pac was 25 yrs old when he died, not a grandfather like most of the guys who speak on him and his character flaws. He came from the bottom and withing 5 to 6 years became a legend worldwide movies music activism and so on. He had no problem with giving it up as a man and he was for the people. It's because of his own people hes no longer here, because mf hate with a passion. He told you he never had a record till he got a record deal, talked about getting his skinny ass whooped in the street. Worst thing about all of this is he repped for his people hard and this is what they do when they get a platform to speak on him. They point out character flaws in a 25 yr old as if these same flaws are not common amongst human beings. From ice t, this dude and most people who supposedly had love for him. Now hes not gangsta, he was just an actor playing a roll our here getting falsely charged with rape, set up by known gangsters got shot left hospital that same night, court next morning, sentenced no snitching bailed out put all these rappers to sleep luckily when he died they all were able to drop their albums and breathe again but in his own words "brothers talk a lot of shit but that's after I'm gone / cuz They fear me in a physical form / let it be known, im troublesome"

He didn’t say shit about pac that Pac basically never said about himself, being torn between his image and who he really is, but I guess vlad viewers believe hype.

People just don’t understand what gangster is they think it’s being tough all the time. Bro I knew pac was gangsta when he shot a cop for a black man! These so called “real gangstas” never do that! But he also an intellect and have a great imiganatio. And like to have fun. All gangsters like that Malcolm x was a gangsta but he understood he had to dumb it down for his people every now and then. Huey same way. Not every personality black and white some people so intelligent and been apart of so many different situations they have different layers to themselves. PAC values NEVER changed tho he always stood on what he believe that’s how u know he wasn’t faking and he did it in front of judges or cops when these so called gangsters ruck they tail against these white folks but wanna kill a black man.

Michael Jai must have watched TK Kirkland stories on Vlad and was like "aite... hold my beer"

He talked about him & Rick James hustling people in pool before.

Somebody black must have walked into the room, yep there it is.....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.... I know a few ppl like that

Damn, so he couldn't be a hood nerd? People are multi-dimensional and just because he knows how to be more than one way doesn't mean that he's putting up a front

People act like all gangsters have that lone side, that’s it. It’s gangster 24/7/365 at your mom’s funeral, at yo first child’s birth, at your wedding. Like no. He had multiple sides. All passionate and real, he was extremely human.

MJW gives TK Kirkland a run for his money with the stories lol 🔥🔥🔥

Pac was comfortable around u bro relax

Mann this dude been behind the scenes so long he knows sum shit

Pac was victim of this 🌎 while trying to warn US through his music on how not to be.

Tupac was far from a stone cold killer, but people act like “Gangsters” never smile, play, laugh, love, cry, etc. Lol you usually don’t get close enough to them to see that side..The pull pranks, play madden, & have feelings like the rest of us, some times more