The complete interview.
A newly surfaced interview from 2Pac in October 1995 during his time on Death Row.
In this revealing interview, 2Pac speaks openly about his life, mindset and ambitions after spending nearly a year in prison**, describing a period where he felt more creatively driven than ever before.
Pac talks about immediately returning to the studio and recording at an incredible pace, completing around 18 songs within his first days out. He discusses plans for a double album, working with artists including Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Faith Evans, Lady of Rage and Dr. Dre, and explains that his new music is more energetic and celebratory of life while still carrying the anger and thoughts that built up during his incarceration.
Beyond music, Tupac reveals just how broad his ambitions had become. He discusses writing the movie Live to Tell, developing other film ideas, producing several groups, becoming involved in marketing, and wanting to eventually write books and an autobiography.
A major part of the conversation focuses on community empowerment. Pac explains his vision of working with community leaders, former gang members and figures such as Al Sharpton to help people “take the hood back.” He imagines rappers creating sports leagues, organising block parties, bringing positive activity back into neighbourhoods and encouraging people to register to vote so that young Black communities could develop genuine political influence.
Tupac also addresses the controversy surrounding explicit rap lyrics and criticism from figures such as C. Delores Tucker and Bob Dole. He argues that rap was being unfairly singled out while violence and adult themes in other forms of entertainment received different treatment. Pac explains that his music describes realities that already exist rather than creating them, comparing his role to someone identifying a problem so society can understand it.
He also discusses the idea of releasing clean versions of his music for younger listeners, explaining that children may repeat lyrics without understanding the context behind them. For Tupac, this was not about compromising his artistic integrity, but about taking greater responsibility while continuing to express himself honestly.
Pac reflects on how impossible it is to satisfy every critic: if he is aggressive, he is called too hard; if he compromises, he is accused of selling out. His answer is simply to remain himself and make music he can proudly play for both his mother and his closest friends.
The interview becomes particularly personal when Tupac reflects on **prison**. He describes the frustration of having the number-one record in the country while being unable to participate in his own success, losing his privacy and freedom, and being treated differently because of his race, fame, wealth and status as a rapper.
He also speaks about the prisoners who supported him, challenged him to examine the decisions that led him to prison and encouraged him to think differently about how he would live once released.
During his incarceration, Pac says he read extensively, including The Prince by Machiavelli and The Art of War by Sun Tzu, while also drawing inspiration from writers, musicians and the world around him. These experiences changed his outlook.
One of the strongest moments of the interview comes when Tupac explains the direction he wanted his life to take:
He had already shaken the world with his anger.
Now he wanted to shake it with his ambition, creativity, love for music, acting and his people.
At only 24 years old, Tupac viewed his release not as the end of his story, but as the beginning of what he calls Part Two of Tupac’s life.
Дата на публикация: 14 септември, 2026
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