Too $hort recounts a moment that defined his distance from Tupac — a day when Pac and producer Shorty B jumped in his truck and Pac openly flashed a gun. While Too $hort was no stranger to carrying heat himself, he explains that in his world, you never show it off — especially not to impress or invite unnecessary attention. Pac, on the other hand, wore his weapon like a badge, signaling to everyone that he was really about that life.
To Too $hort, that was the red flag. He saw Tupac’s thirst for street credibility as dangerous — not because it wasn’t real, but because it was desperate. Pac wanted it all: the revolutionary image, the gangsta respect, the women, and the top spot in rap. That kind of pressure, Too $hort felt, would eventually detonate.
So he kept his distance. He didn’t bring Pac around Oakland. He knew how fast things could spiral, and he saw in Tupac someone who couldn’t afford to play with fire but did anyway.
In Too $hort’s words, Pac was headed for exactly the kind of ending he found — and it wasn’t out of hate, it was from seeing the writing on the wall.
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To Too $hort, that was the red flag. He saw Tupac’s thirst for street credibility as dangerous — not because it wasn’t real, but because it was desperate. Pac wanted it all: the revolutionary image, the gangsta respect, the women, and the top spot in rap. That kind of pressure, Too $hort felt, would eventually detonate.
So he kept his distance. He didn’t bring Pac around Oakland. He knew how fast things could spiral, and he saw in Tupac someone who couldn’t afford to play with fire but did anyway.
In Too $hort’s words, Pac was headed for exactly the kind of ending he found — and it wasn’t out of hate, it was from seeing the writing on the wall.
#TupacShakur #TooShort #OaklandRap #StreetCredibility #HipHopHistory #CrashOutCulture #PacLegacy #RapOGs #TickingTimeBomb #StreetPolitics
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