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Yaasmyn is the mother of Yaki Kadafi of The Outlawz, Tupac’s lifelong friend. Her husband helped Pac’s aunt Assata escape from prison, and she was extremely close with the rapper’s mother, Afeni
Here’s her looking back years later at Pac’s situation around this period:
Pac was in a much compromised position. He was incarcerated for the sexual assault in New York. He was devastated at the verdict because he was innocent. He was the main provider for his family.
Signing with Death Row was not the best decision business wise, but it was the best decision because Pac saw himself in a desperate situation. Interscope were backpedaling and not forthcoming with support. Money was running out. He would have signed with Satan himself to get out of jail. Some say he did.
lower picture: Yaasmyn, Yaki (in hat), Tupac
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In 1990, The Digital Underground, with whom Pac was a (pretty talented) backup dancer, went on tour with Public Enemy
This was also the first major tour for Treach of Naughty by Nature, who would go on to be one of Pac’s closest friends
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This footage is most probably from that tour.
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No homo shawty but my chest is straight flexin' (Flexin') Soulja Boy (Ft. Gucci Mane) – Pretty Boy Swag (Remix)
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See here for Gucci’s song-length tribute to his beloved East Atlanta
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In most productions, the Wolf is played by the same actor who plays Cinderella’s Prince – a comment on the fact that neither can control their appetites. The doubling also draws a parallel between the Wolf’s seduction of Little Red Riding Hood and the Prince’s seduction of the Baker’s Wife in Act 2. See this superb essay by Thomas Uhm for details
Robert Westenberg on Broadway as Cinderella’s Prince, above, and the Wolf, below
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