Interscope might not have wanted Pac, but they certainly enjoy the money off his talent. Afeni had to sue Deathrow. Never forget that

It does sound like suge has developed a strong lisp in prison. He must be acclimating well.

Tupac signed to death row cause that was his only option at that point of time and he wanted to get outta jail and he signed a 3 record deal and that's why all eyes on me was a double cd cause he was trying to get off death row and start his own label

And he definitely went to war! I would not change nothing tupac done, because he got a chance to release the streese, and deal with the issues head on, before going to jail, and thats priceless, he got hes revenge in his eyes, greatest rapper of al time.

Much love for mentioning Latinos in this interview... I appreciate you brotha from anotha motha real talk ... Majority of people stuck in the gutter are those mentioned on this vid blk/mx,,, brwn on brwn violence/ blk on blk and vise versa ... That's the agenda of the real enemy,,, that's the big picture we can't seem to see,,, it's not about likes or dislikes,,, its about what is right,,, set the captives free,,, appreciate truth,,, after truth comes peace,,, inner peace,,, amen !

I've turned down contracts because the people who were trying to get me to sign were too excited and it let me know they just looked at me as a way for them to come up and make a profit. They seemed more concerned about how much I can make him by trying to get me to walk the path of those who don't know how to read a contract. Contact had a clause in it that said ( not in these words ) if I was in China a score a deal while my manager is in the US taking a shit. I'm supposed to give my manager 30% for work he didn't even know about. It was 30% of everything. Music, touring, and merchandise. 🖕🏾

Remember when Bobby Sh. was dancing on the Epic Records table.

Man, I really enjoy listening to Napoleon speak. This man has a pure heart, the way he articulates you can tell he’s doing everything to set the record straight about what really goes on.

Art ask why none of the outlaws rode for pac like all that ride on my enemies shit. Henchman and Jack were walking around still getting money and that tuff talk did nothing for y’all

Great Video 🔥

He’s right. PAC’s legal fees were no joke and after the assault case they felt it was the final straw. Even though Me Against The World blew up. All of the money Pac made from that album got sucked up by lawyer fees.

Napoleon is forgetting that the parent company of Interscope at the time was Time Warner C.Deloris Tucker and other did a boycott of Pac's music during the release of his first album Because of a police shooting of which someone claimed a song from the album was the motivation Interscope wanted to drop Pac But by the time Juice dropped and then the success of his second album They played a distant connection with him The rape case was the final straw but because of Me against the world's success they couldn't just drop him It was the expectation that he would rot in jail or quit rapping. With Suge coming in Deathrow was the label and Interscope was the distributor So they only did the background funding and no more direct public connection and Suge became the face of all of Tupac's affairs

The going to war aspect was just a bonus for Pac, he would've signed with the first label that offered him a deal to get out whether it was Death Row or someone else.

Pac said himself Death Row was the only label that could help him in the war

There is a 1994 or late 93 video of 2Pac at a shooting range in Compton, CA where he shows off several guns, glocks and military grade assault rifles and at some point Pac actually does mention the idea of working with Deathrow Records by signing with the label and he mentioned that Dr Dre had told him he wanted to work with him. Note that the Poetic Justice soundtrack contains some songs by 2Pac and some songs from Deathrow Records and that came out in 1993 where if you was a buyer and fan of Pac music and features, you knew the boy was fire with bars and anthems that year and those songs were technically speaking "underground" as they didn't have a massive push to have them on regular radio stations that played hip hop as they actually just played the "popular" versions and radio friendly versions of rap music so when stuff like Brenda's Got a Baby and I Get Around got a lot of airplay, those songs earned the radio play by requests. Then stuff like Keep Your Head Up and later Dear Momma are mainly social message songs with easier cleaner lyrics but they were not really "commercial" like some people like to claim cause there's more work that was NOT getting radio play and the only way you knew those songs existed was if you actually purchased the album and singles. Then the Above the Rim soundtrack was made and was mostly Deathrow Records produced but with some 2Pac songs from Thug Life Volume 1 (cause 2Pac was promoting his group or alliance too) which arguably was probably not well promoted by Interscope Records in 1994. Anyway in the shooting range Pac mentioned the idea of "Thug life on Deathrow" Records and that was in 1994 but whatever was being talked about was not very detailed for the hip hop public to really know much about but also 94 is when the Snoop Doggy Dogg murder legal case took more time and efforts at Deathrow Records so it was weird in a way cause 2Pac had the Ayanna Jackson and Hatian Jack (who personally brought Ayanna Jackson over) in November 1993 which was a bad situation against Tupac and his public image cause it cast doubts about his character as a man and was too similar to the Mike Tyson allegation in the sense of the beauty pageant girl going to Tyson's hotel room at 1:00 AM. It is possible that if Tupac had singed to Deathrow Records in 93 or 94 that Suge's lawyer team may have kept Pac out of the guilty charge which remember you have to read the details of the case as the NYC prosecution team was trying to pin anything on Tupac to make him guilty. Also people forget that "Deathrow Records" was mainly controversial because of the name "Deathrow", because before that, the term was known as the final sentence of black men in the state of California which had the death sentence and here was a black owned company using that negative stigmatized word and turning black men wealthy plus the fact that the whole fear over Suge Knight only developed after the NYC based Source Awards in 1995 after Suge made his speech so it becomes clear when you take into account the Black Rob song featuring Puffy talking about putting a million on your head and talking about "foreigners or tourists" coming to NYC to make money as a wrong thing to do cause the implication from the Badboy Records ceo was that only they could make money in NYC.

If pac didn't go wen he was free then it was a last option to go to Suge because he knew it wasn't a good case to go because they had the wrong things going on but intiscope should have bailed him out after two million records but Suge maybe have helped pac stay alive during the beef because he didn't need to be in NY till he had his people around to help protect him..chess moves still .

I don’t believe signing with Dethrow was his downfall he made history with deathrow

Love these interviews

Pac was only 25

Interscope had Suge get Pac out because of the accuse of Rap€ charge, to save themselves, in case it come back on them releasing a black rapper who was accused of that.

I know suge was a grimey guy to alot of people but I do know he really had 2pacs back

"You said don't go to war unless I got my money right. I got my money right now, now I want war." - 2Pac

Wow great interview art

suge sounds like an old grandma on the phone epic lols

When tupac died....Death Row died with him💔💯

Makes good sense.

Jimmy iovine said that Time Warner blocked him from paying Tupac's bail

You need to interview Richie Rich

MJ said the samething!

I believe it because if you thought you were going to war you gonna get with a big label and Suge was connected to MOB so I understand

Only way to get out of prison was to sign to deathrow

Before these interviews, I used to defend Napoleon and still love him. But I don't know about him no more

BLACK PANTHERS ALWAYS NEVER RUB ELBOWS WITH DEMONS

Suge & Pac always felt some Shady vibe from snoop from when they first met him. Snoop has been cool with enterscope for a long ass time.

My man Pac was a straight Ryda. 😆 He was ready to ryde on his haterz.

I stick by actions speak louder than words death row been pursuing 2pac since above the rim he didnt want to play ball back then he wasnt interested in signing with them .he avoided them when he was prison he was all about turning the other cheek wishing everyone in the industry well .he was humble willing to accept his fate if his career were to end at that point .lot of people who didnt grow up back then don't know 2pac's career peaked in 95 ..when he got out on death row that was basically his second wind while on inter scope he was a trouble maker . he was costing them money every time he couldnt perform because he had court cases etc when he got to prison . inter scope left him for dead also lets keep in mind death row wasnt the only ones trying to get him out at that time . 1.4 million is no chicken scratch there were other labels that wanted pac . even suge didnt have the full amount he basically bargained with inter scope to take pac off of their hands . 2pac signed with death row because that is who got him out also Tupac didnt beat the war drum until after he got out of prison not before .he adopted suges war against puffy he was going to bat for his team .pac's manager before he left prison said in one of the documentaries that pac confided to him crying once he signed to death row .he told him he knew it was a bad idea but had no choice pac didnt want to be on death row Napoleon it seems didnt have a clue about what was really going on .probably because pac had him shielded off from the drama

Young and inexperienced

AMARU🙏

I been said that Pac used Death Row to put out the music he intended to put out, before he disappeared. It was all a plan to get back at Bad Boy, and the rest of them, including the industry.

With topics like this, it'd be best to difer to Richie Rich's VladTV interview. The Outlaws were merely kids back then 🤷‍♂️ Pac wrote rich from prison about the Death Row offer. His signing wasn't about "war"; it was about getting the hell out of prison!

Tupac’s biggest problem was that he carried his heart on his sleeve and his first instinct in handling situations was to lead with his heart and emotions instead of his head or mind , ultimately that’s what got him killed but he’s still a legend

Jesus Christ!!! How many Napoleon interviews is this guy going to do!!! I'm tired of seeing Napoleon in my notifications. You just lost a sub buddy 😂😂😂

pac went to the row because suge was the only one that could stand up to jimmy

Stop applying trust but what their actions tell u what they are

Pac was always yelling war time

Secretz Of War

Throughout countless conversation Suge ultimately was the good guy.

Real ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Pac on Ruthless would of been the business.....

How does a music video cost about a million dollar???

Suge Knight needs to now say who shot Tupac. He can easily solve this case. Have to agree with Billy Garland Sr on his views on Suge Knight. But as for Tupac signing to Death Row Records it was an interesting turn of events because it seemed inevitable and the right move. Even though he was still signed to Interscope.

What war? If Pac could have kept his mind on strictly music , he would still be alive today producing and directing movies .

They didn’t force him they force his hand

"When people say things that I don't want to agree with I just start to believe that they are untrue, no matter how many more people start to verify them as fact." -The majority of people commenting on this video. 😂😂😂

Not disputing your truth but me I say he did it because suge Knight was the only one brother to believe in him and his music

PAC was already mark for death, his parents were black panthers, the PTB had it out for him since day 1

So he hopped out the frying pan knowing he was going into the fire. Now it explain how he switched. He didn't have a choice other-than do or die #wickedgame🥶 #wow🤯

Tupac was talented but people needs to stop putting him on the pedestal. He was belonging to the system that keeps taking down black communities. That's just facts.

The Pac song "F*** The World" when he said "You devils are so 2 faced" can apply here lol

🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯

I’d love to meet you in person and hear stories you haven’t touched on on here. Respect! Screw interscope records!

That's not true ,if you watch 2pac interview in prison he doesn't say that ,the journalist asked hem and he he sad the record company very support ❤

To me , S. Night use all of his recording artists, just like puffy C did with all of his recording artists, they both should did more for 2pac & Biggie why they both was young & a live in the black recording world industry Entertainment community people.

War where, in the booth?

Noting wrong said here. Once again, salute

Even a Snake Handler Knows He's Handling Snakes. ✌🏿

defiantly a non FBA hairline

The government saw Pac as a threat

The both of them teaming up created huge problems for everyone in the industry(weaintsleeping)

Facts 👺

Interscope was scared of pac..

It's really wild. Pac was a commodity to everybody.

Say Basically off A million records they May approx what 15 to 17 Ms While he Barely made over half a Mill

That's what the f*** he's saying he was Signed to them . They didn't get him out of jail. What the fuck do that tell you. 🤔

😢😢😢

So one minute he was broke, the next he went to DR cause he wanted war. At the end of Against All Odds he said he wanted war cause he “got his money right”. Come on now.

He's not even doing the math He's mixing up the math and not giving us the specifics? He's intentionally making it hard to follow

If u go in there like they are your savior and not handle business of course youll b the laff...

was mutah there with his cousin togheter when roddy shot khadafi ??

So he produced exactly the type of music the Devil wanted.

Napoleon. It's okay to just say Black Community Bro.

crazy how you & Vlad posting him at the same time asking the same repetitive questions smh yall been asking these same questions for the past 20+ years when does it get old already?

Suge back at it dropping knowledge.

Mutah Betrayed Pac & Yak

What if Tupac wuld've went to bad boy do ya'll think that him and Biggie wuld've squashed the beef and made sum of the best music that we wuld've ever heard or he wuld've just said I'll think bout it and waited for a betta option

Art got Napolean on fn retainer bro, daily conversations n shit lol

Are u sure cause at first it was because he wanted to get out of jail

Simple... look at peoplez actions

Fook All Y'all if it wasn't for PAC going to Death Row we wouldn't have got All Eyez On Me or Makaveli or the Unreleased Records now on KZfaq 💯

Mutah is reaching with this

Wish Master P would've signed him cause YOU DON'T WANNA GO TO WAR WITH A SOLDIER......

Was pac given a new contract?

And this is why I'm glad I grew and developed all of this in tha process signing to a label and they fuck u over this why I'ma live and breathe Independent Tupac would of Still been with us if he had stayed in that Hotel with his girl Live to see anotha day

When it's all said and done it's all bout the loot and like they say loot makes the world go round ya feel me

😒 why my people always saying these people will do anything to make money but the truth is, my people will do anything for that money. These clowns lose the game they playing and now is, they are this and that. I still see my people doing business with them and it's not cool. It's very misleading but they been drinking and smoking weed for 30 years now, these guys are programs now.

Wish the quad incident didn’t happen

2pac was happy to go anywhere he was loved/respected - Esp learning people in his own camp werent loyal

For those that asked why the Outlaws didn't ride for Pac. For one they didn't have the money or man power to go against Jack and Jimmy. I mean they may have had young cats ready to ride but those 2 were certified

Bullshit it was he wanted out of prison

Folks inner-stand, labels dont give artist away. While Tupac was in jail, Interscope was playing money to radio, making videos etc to take Dear Mama to #1. They had invested millions into Tupac, and they were also the financiers of Death Row, they put up the money to help Snoop's beat his case. Record companies are not charities they are a business that promotes and sell recordings and branding of artist. They had Tupac sit in jail while they figured what was next. And the best move would be let Shug handle him day to day, but unfortunately we see where that led Pac. Shug had an over ride with Interscope and increased advances, Tupac was still honoring his orginal contract.