Tupac Ressurection Production Notes

According to top-selling rap artist 50 Cent, Tupac Shakur will always be significant because his music was the kind that many different people could embrace. "His words had a lot of spirituality to them, which helped people listen to his music, people that might have ordinarily been scared off by rap," says 50 Cent, who credits Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur with instilling her son with the moral fiber that allowed him to rise above hardship and help others in the process. "He wasn't afraid to say anything and that's why he made such a big influence on people."

Actor Marlon Wayans, who starred with Shakur in the critically acclaimed film "Above the Rim," also attributes Afeni Shakur with creating the foundation from which Tupac developed his political activism. "His mama didn't raise a gangsta, she raised an intellect," observes Wayans. "When he tapped into who he really was, he started speaking to a whole generation, just like Martin Luther King or Malcom X spoke to generations before. When Pac talked, you listened and people will keep listening as long as there's people struggling."
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