She was unaware of the poem’s existence until after Tupac had died.ĥ. When I think of what a black woman should beĪll Eyez on Me depicts a scene where Tupac (Demetrius Shipp, Jr.) reads the poem to Pinkett Smith ( Kat Graham), though this never happened in real life. Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tupac Getty Images 'There was a time when I was like, Just kiss me Lets just see how this goes, and when I tell you it had to be the most disgusting kiss for us. In fact, the rapper even penned a poem about her in his posthumous book The Rose That Grew From the Concrete. Im sure he isnt going to just back down from a loud mouth who jumped when he had back-up. While it may have been strained over the years, there was little denying the strength of Pinkett Smith and Tupac’s friendship. Will Smith bigger than 2Pac, and by the time he was dating Jada, he was working out to do action movies. Tupac's poem to Jada Pinkett Smith in the #TupacShakur biopic: /l39358bMvG She mentions their 'complex relationship' a very tight-knit friendship formed while they were at college. Their Relationship Grew Strained As Both Saw Success On an episode of Red Table Talk, actress Jada Pinkett Smith opened up about her friendship with rapper Tupac Shakur, who was one of her closest friends until the rapper's death, reports Cheat Sheet. Pinkett Smith would marry another rapper/actor, Will Smith in 1997, and the couple have two children: Jaden (born 1998) and Willow (born 2000).ģ. Skip to the 1:25 mark to hear him discuss Pinkett Smith.ĭuring his life, Tupac was romantically linked to a number of different women, including Madonna, Rosie Perez, and his fiancé at the time of his death, Kidada Jones. Tupac discusses his love for women in the interview below. Pinkett Smith added that “There was a time when I was like ‘Just kiss me! Let’s see how this goes,’ and when I tell you it had to be the most disgusting kiss for both of us.” As to why she believed a romance never blossomed, the actress said “We might have killed each other because we were both so passionate and we love deeply.” “When you have two young people that have very strong feelings, but there was no physical chemistry between us at all, and it wasn’t even just for me– it was him too.” U R the omega of my heart The foundation 4 my conception of Love When I think of what a black woman should be Its u that I First think of U will never. “You know it’s funny, it’s so funny because now being older, I have more of an understanding of what that was between us,” she told Stern. In a 2015 interview with Howard Stern, Pinkett Smith revealed that while their relationship was close, it never turned romantic. The rapper and the directors began feuding on the set of Menace II Society, which ended up in 2Pac getting physical with the brothers.Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Tupac Shakur 2015 Interview Jada Pinkett-Smith talks about her childhood friend Tupac Shakur on how close they were and when he went to jail to the time of his death of 1996. Turns out, our girl, Jada, isn’t as ‘wholesome’ as many of us probably think she is- intelligent, talented, and beautiful, yesbut not entirely ‘wholesome.
He added that Pinkett Smith knew her working with the Hughes brothers might make things uncomfortable for her friendship with 2Pac. Tupac Jada Pinkett-Smith Jada Pinkett-Smith has been sitting on a bombshell of a revelation all these years and has just revealed for the first time ever, what that is. Tate said that he’d known she’d been given the opportunity to play the role of Delilah in Dead Presidents. “I said, ‘I talked to the Hughes brothers and you were supposed to be in the movie.’ And she says ‘I was.’ She was like, ‘I couldn’t do it because, at the time, I was really close with 2Pac and 2Pac had this beef with the Hughes brothers.’” “We’re on set in New Orleans talking about that experience,” Tate said, referring to them being on location to film Girls Trip.
In a new interview with HipHollywood, Larenz Tate-who played Anthony Curtis in the film-revealed why Pinkett Smith declined the role in the Hughes brothers-helmed movie.
But when the rapper was alive, the actress was still devoutly loyal to him-so loyal that she turned down a role in the 1995 film Dead Presidents because of Pac. 2Pac and Jada Pinkett Smith remained close until his untimely death. In doing so, the always controversial Kodak also managed to take a huge swipe at the street cred of late hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, TMZ first reported.