Tupac: Resurrection Page #4

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They didn't see me on TV with my eye

and head busted. There are pictures.

- In Oakland?

- Yes. You don't see them.

You see pictures of Tupac

coming out of jail in cuffs.

You don't see pictures of police,

beating my brains in.

You don't see that.

But I see that. That's what I see.

We have seen what they did

to Rodney King.

The whole world has seen

what happened to Rodney King.

Baby, let me show you what

they did to Tupac Shakur.

All that movie, that didn't

mean nothing to OPD.

I was still an N-l-G-G-A,

and they proved it.

And if you can see this,

Mr. Cameraman,

- This is scars I'll go to my grave with.

- I can see it.

These are

"learn to be a n*gger" scars.

- You're suing them?

- For ten mil.

What else can I do? See what

happens. You know how that go.

Rodney King's still fighting for his, and

they got it on tape. They got it on tape.

One day I'm gonna bust

Blow up on this society

Why did you lie to me?

I couldn't find a trace of equality

- They settled with me.

- They did?

They gave me 42,000.

I had to pay my lawyer a whole bunch

and bought a car.

I settled

because I was tired of court.

I could have won more,

but I was tired of going to court.

I felt like any dollar from any police

department was good money.

- So you got $42,000 for jaywalking?

- That's a hell of a ticket.

After that case,

people perceived me as a menace.

I've had chief of police, vice president,

the leader of the

Black National Women's Council...

Everybody against me.

Why? Why me?

I have not brought violence to you. I

have not brought Thug Life to America.

I didn't create Thug Life.

I diagnosed it.

What's up?

When I did Juice,

my image got even more scary.

Everything starts from now.

We all go down

unless we stay together.

No one's above the crew.

You know that sh*t.

You're crazy, man.

When I auditioned for Juice,

that was another good-luck time.

It was my first big part, and I just

took everything and internalized it.

You're right.

I am crazy.

But you know what else?

I don't give a f***.

Bishop is a psychopath,

but more true to his character,

Bishop is a lonely,

misguided, young kid.

His heroes are James Cagney

and Scarface, those kind of guys.

- Made it, Ma. Top of the world.

- "Made it, Ma. Top of the world."

Know what I'm saying, "shoot them

up, go out in a blaze" type gangsters.

If you've gotta go out,

that's how you go out.

That motherf***er took his destiny

in his own hands.

When I get a part, at first I just try to

find out, how does this character feel?

Like, I make

the person up in my mind.

What he looks like,

try to put a face to him.

Even though it's my face, I'll give

him a walk and give him an attitude.

All you have to do

is relate to your character.

Even away from the set I just let

myself go. I just stopped caring.

I stopped worrying

about what people thought

and started staring people down more.

I really just got into the part.

- Yo, Bishop, man, give me the piece.

- No.

No? What the hell you mean, no?

Give me the gun.

I mean I'm holding onto this

till I say so.

I'm not playing.

Oh, really?

When I'm playing a character,

I'm really that character.

There's nothing fake.

Oh, sh*t!

I just took everything

and internalized it.

Tell us about your character.

I know you're the villain.

Yo, I play me, straight ruthless villain,

straight killer, straight take no sszzz-s.

You know what I'm saying?

Straight popping partners.

Yo, Tupac will go ahead

and rock this.

Juice helped me

because it gave me that trust.

It let me trust my instincts.

I was confident about what I could do

and what it would look like afterwards.

My next guest has not only become

one of today's most talented new stars,

but he's becoming one of today's

most talked about new stars.

Please welcome Tupac Shakur.

I know what I feel like when

I'm in the zone, when I'm there.

So I was just trying

to get that feeling.

Why are you always so mad?

The exciting performance in the film

is the one of Tupac Shakur.

What do you want from me?

I think you're kind of fly. Sh*t.

We could start

with your phone number.

This is a 22-year-old young actor,

Tupac Shakur.

He's been in the film Juice,

and I hope to see him again soon.

When I was doing Poetic Justice, I had

to tone myself down a lot to be Lucky.

Lucky is doing the opposite of Bishop.

He's working, responsible,

deliberate about things,

caring for his daughter.

I'm a Gemini, so I got both sides.

See, I get a feeling

there are two Tupacs.

See, I mean, you're this kind,

sensitive, friendly guy,

yet you're involved

in so much controversy.

I'm talking about Tupac Shakur,

who had an incident

with a limo driver

during a taping of In Living Color.

Tupac Shakur is free on bond tonight

after his arrest this weekend in Atlanta.

The 22-year-old singer and actor

was charged with shooting

two off-duty police officers.

The wounds were not serious.

The fight that led to the shooting

in Marin City

reportedly broke out in this field

on Saturday night.

Marin Festival USA was in full swing.

Neighbors say Tupac should not

have let anyone bring a gun here.

Since he got big,

they claim he's changed.

That change has broken some hearts.

Tupac was homeless.

He's from here. We helped him out.

Over my career,

I got arrested, like, 12 times,

some by mistake, some fate

and some unwarranted.

But for whatever reason, I got

to see police more than I wanted to.

In some of my cases,

they dropped the charges.

But because of trouble

in these court cases,

it was hard at that point

for me to be trying to do a movie.

I wasn't professional.

I think I was talented,

but I didn't have the concentration.

And I was immature,

and my ego was out of control.

Harry Connick ain't got nothing on me.

Check it.

I had to get humble again

before I could do this.

More hot water may await Tupac,

based on what he tells

the new issue of The Source

about costarring with Janet Jackson

in her film debut, Poetic Justice.

Among other complaints,

Tupac says Janet's people

asked him to take an AIDS test

- Before shooting a love scene.

- I don't know if it came from Janet,

but suddenly they wanted me to take

an AIDS test for this love scene.

I did not disagree if we were

really gonna make love.

I said, "If we can make love,

I'll take four AIDS tests."

But if I'm doing a love scene with her

just like somebody else did,

and they didn't take a test,

I'm not.

Not only am I not taking a test,

but get out of my trailer.

And they sent, like, four

different people to ask me.

First they sent the producer, then

the black dude, then John, then a girl.

It don't matter who you send,

I'm not taking one.

To me, it was just like an insult.

We had a good experience on the set.

- You look like the type of guy to care.

- What's the type?

I thought I made a friend. I thought,

"I know Janet Jackson for life."

When the movie was over, it was like,

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