Marlon Wayans has been a Hollywood fixture for three decades. Working in the film and television industry brought Wayans into contact with important cultural figures. Two legends he met were rap icons Tupac Shakur and the Notorious BIG. Since he was in hip-hop culture, he was able to form relationships with the two rap legends. The comedian recalled his friendship with the two men and the time he spent with them shortly before they were shot.
Wayans’ Biggie-Tupac connection was born during the promotion of Netflix The Curse of Bridge Hollow in The Late Late Show with James Corden. During the interview, Corden took a famous photo of the two deceased rappers together in a nightclub. The late night host pointed to a young Wayans in the corner. Seeing the photo, him Respect The actor recalled the night the two rappers met in New York.
I had just shot Above the Rim with Tupac and Tupac had shot the movie Juice with my best friend, Omar Epps. So Pac was performing at Glam Slam, which was Prince’s old club downtown, and that night Biggie was performing. So that night I met Biggie and Pac and they shared the stage. And it was really cool, and [they were] go out and smoke weed together. It was a great evening.
It was nice to have some context for the famous photo. Listening to an eyewitness account of that night gave a little more insight into the times, especially since Wayans knew the two men prior to their controversial feud. Of course, the comedian was close to Shakur before filming the 1994 cult classic. above the edge. So hearing about the camaraderie between the two rappers was refreshing.
Biggie and Tupac Shakur’s friendship soured a few years after the latter accused Biggie and his label head Bad Boy Diddy of allegedly staging a shooting at a New York music studio. The rivalry spawned some notable traces of dis, escalating into an East Coast / West Coast rap feud in the 1990s. The beef eventually became deadly when Shakur was shot in Las Vegas in 1996, followed by the murder of Biggie a few months later in Los Angeles. Angels.
Of course, the deaths of Biggie and Shakur reverberated throughout the entertainment industry, particularly the hip-hop community. but for him white girls star, both defeats hit close to home. Wayans revealed that he saw and spoke to both men moments before their respective deaths. He remembered how each meeting went.
And then, a few years later, they started fighting. So, I’d seen Biggie at the Vibe magazine party. He was like, ‘Yo, I’m proud of you, you and your family.’ I like what you do, you know? All the legends. He gave us a touch and said, “Keep doing what you’re doing, boy.” And then 10 minutes later, I heard “bop, bop, bop”. Biggie gets hit. … Here’s the crazy thing. I see Tupac in Las Vegas at the Luxor, and that’s the night it happened to him. I saw him 20 minutes earlier, I went to hug him, [I said,] “I love you brother, it’s good to see you.” me and omar [Epps] took a taxi, Pac had all these people around him. He got into his BMW and looked at us as if to say, “I wish I could get into that cab with all of you. But he got on that BMW, “bop bop bop”. 20 minutes later, they shot him.
Hearing the last words of the two rappers moments before they were killed was sad and eye-opening. It seemed that Biggie was in a good mood, while Shakur might have wanted to be with his friends instead of his current company at the time. Though both losses were tragic, Wayans’ accounts shed new light on both incidents. Both interactions seemed to have impressed him.
The brightly colored The former alum’s career has been hot around the same time. After leaving the comic sketch series in 1993, she starred in above the edge Yes Don’t be a threat to South Central by drinking your own juice in the neighborhood. At the same time, he and his brother Shawn Wayans starred in the hit WB sitcom. the Wayan brothers. He continues to appear in film and television and on tour with other comedy heavyweights such as Chris Rock.
Marlon Wayans currently plays father and teacher Howard Gordon in The Curse of Bridge Hollow which can be viewed with a Netflix subscription. The Halloween movie reached streamer number one when it was released and is currently number 2 on Netflix’s trending movies. Stay on Netflix to watch Wayans share your screen with Tupac Shakur over the edge, And don’t forget to watch the versatile actor’s other films.
Source: Cinemablend
