Tupac on Growing Up Poor, His Rise to Fame & His Future (1995) | MTV News

In 1995, Tupac Shakur and MTV News correspondent Tabitha Soren took a stroll down the Venice boardwalk for an in-depth conversation about where the rapper has been and where he sees himself going. 0:01 What does Tupac Amaru Shakur mean? 0:41 Moving to the West Coast and dropping out of art school 3:07 Moving out to the West Coast and being broke 3:53 Tupac on his mother, Afeni Shakur and drug addiction 5:16 Childhood and growing up 5:41 Dealing with traumatic experiences 7:42 Going from making pizza to joining Digital Underground 9:14 Tupac gets a tattoo 9:43 Getting introduced to the ’thug mentality’ 10:51 Growing up without a father 13:34 Working hard and success 14:27 Justice and finding the person who shot him 16:02 How life would be different if Tupac had a father 16:32 Tupac on being a father 17:46 Being in touch with his feminine side 18:15 Starting a community center with Mike Tyson 19:11 Distancing himself from a ’thug life’ mentality 19:39 Being able to live a ’normal’ or ’happy’ life #MTVNews #Tupac Subscribe to MTV News: More from MTV News: Official MTV News Website: Like MTV News: Follow MTV News: MTV News Instagram: #MTVNews is your destination for music docs, celeb interviews and more!