Hard to call him a deadbeat Dad when Afeni was jumping around on crack living an unstable life yes even tho she was a black panther she lied and had a bunch of flaws and lets be real Pac missed out on alot due to her actions at some point we need to hold women accountable for doing this

I mean, from the interview so far, I don’t think he attempts to pretend to be this amazing dad to Tupac, he’s just telling his story and from his own words and interviews, him and Pac still communicated through phone calls

Listen; if you’ve been estranged from your father and he’s still alive. Find him, talk to him and ask questions. It might be a different story than what you were told.

There's a line that even i won't ever cross. Billy Garland has a story, just like Afeni Shakur did. That's dead wrong by Reggie Wright. Let that man speak his peace.

If he took Tupacs estate to court and was never in his life until he had become famous means he knew Tupac was his son all those years without ever reaching out until he saw a way to get some cash for himself. This man Billy was a true dead beat in every meaning of the term 💯

Y'all in these comments are really lost...Afeni told Pac his dad was dead at an early age. This is all too familiar with alot of black children. Why is he being shamed for telling his truth? Pac was even angry with his mom for hiding that from him

I wouldn’t consider him a deadbeat if him and Afeni were hooking up while she was having relations with other men while also moving around the country. You would naturally lose contact

I came from a Dad who was a homicide detective in New Orleans. He worked so much we only saw each other on holidays and vacations. But that man to this day is my superhero. He died in 1993. Stop judging Reggie. I don’t think that helps Black Culture. We’re all fucked up

I can’t stand when people want to speak on a situation they totally don’t know about I wish Reggie would not have called him a deadbeat dad that was kind of unfair.

All of these deadbeat fathers are making all these excuses. No excuses!! He found his way after 2pac got money.

I’ve always felt that Billy Garlard only wanted to see Tupac to see how he could benefit from having this famous son and benefit financially from Tupac

Reggie Afeni told Pac his father was dead. She told him to take a DNA test, and told him the best she could was settle because she didn’t want him on the estate.

While I wanna respect Afeni for the revolutionary she was, her situation isn’t uncommon in women. It’s known she had multiple partners at the time and lied to Tupac about who his dad was. There’s many kids 1) don’t have dads in their lives because their moms are bitter 2) find out that the person that believed to be their dad, isn’t actually that. There’s statistics based around this

Cmon Reggie I fw you tough don’t disrespect the man’s father. I think this has something to do with delray doing the Art Of Dialogue Interview.

C'mon Reg, the guy doesn't come off like he was dad of the century but despite how Pac claims he felt about his dad fact still remains that everybody wants to know where they come from. He showed up when Pac was critically wounded but I'm sure he knew Pac was his son when Pac appeared on "Same Song" back in 1991 and if not then I know he had to know when he seen Pac in the Movie "Juice" he didn't show up after "Poetic Justice" either. But could it be possible that this man did look for his son but couldn't find him because a bitter woman scorned hid him and chsnged his name and movedhim way across the other sideof the country? It has to bare some sort of confusion when your a part of a family where no one looks like you, not even your mother and Afini who is a great woman and has done amazing things in her life also has to share in the hardship that Pac was forced to endure, neither of them gets parent of the year, the only reason Afeni is held in such regard is because Pac was able to sift through all of her bullsh!t and see the greatness that crack cocaine didn't tarnish. Yes, Afeni did beat her case acting as her own defense and yes she did a lot of greatful things in the name of the people but you can't win today's game with yesterday's score. The only person who should have any judgment on either Billy or Afeni should be Tupac Amaru Shakur or Lesan Parish Crooks.

I don't care what's going on in a real man's life he should be a father to his Children. BILLY GARLAND IS A DEADBEAT

It Afeni did keep him away, i wouldnt consider him a dead beat. However, 2Pac paved the way for his own career. And it was his mother that brought in most of the vast wealth to the estate with her sons unreleased work. So therefor, it was wrong for Billy to go and sue to try and snatch anything away when he didnt contribute to anything in 2Pac's life nor his musical success. I will never support that. The groupie using this to solidify his lie that he made platinum records for Pac. This is all it is.

Mr. Garland seemed like he was keeping it real and not putting up no front

I don’t think he can be truly labeled a dead beat if the mother left him and moved around the country. Tupac getting shot in New York was convenient since Billy lived in Jersey instead of looking for this celebrity who was all over the place. Kurt my thoughts

SMH once again people being disrespectful. You don’t know that man to call him that. That’s between Afeni, Pac, and his father. Humans have grown to be very disrespectful I swear. But it’s these interviewers that get this shit started. Everyone seem to struggle with being known without drama. Sad times for humanity.

I just wonder why his father took so long to look for his son. I've been fighting for my son since he was born. I've been going through hell for 11 years because my mother tries to destroy me in the most insidious way and destroy our relationship. i endure the pain with the hope that my son and i can be a real family one day. how can you ignore your child for more than 20 years? I would die 

I really don’t think it’s any of your business Reggie.

No disrespect to Afeni but she made Tupac think 2 other men were his father.. Billy didn’t just up and leave them Reggie.. they had a hook up relationship

That's crazy I like Billy garland but put it in perspective Afeni was wrong for not telling Pac about Billy but Billy also did nothing for Pac so how does he feel entitled to any money from a child u didn't help support?? I know Afeni was wrong for lying but still why does Billy feel entitled to any money??

Respectfully, In no way throughout that interview do I feel as if he’s trying to rewrite the narrative as a “great father” (at least so far). He was most definitely a non existent father (YES! Tupac was a huge star long before the Quad shooting therefore he has NO excuses as to why he didn’t reach out) but Afeni herself holds great fault in that as well; she as well as the rest of his family told him his father was dead! That vindictive “baby mother” greatly exists in today’s world.

people trusting crackheads 😂 because they son famous no disrespect but if we being honest

All the Keven samuels fanboy incels are pissed at Reggie for telling the truth. They always take the father’s side no matter what.

Thank you!! I was wondering when someone from Tupac’s camp was gonna speak on this!! The disrespect to Afeni is worth a chin check..

On the documentary that Tupac family help make they had him on there and he said Tupac mother kept him away from him and Tupac was mad at his mother for that So she hid Tupac from him u can’t blame that man

Afeni was running from Garland, New York, Baltimore to Oakland. Afeni told him, his father was dead.

Billy Garland giving a honest heartfelt interview and Reggie is hating on it. You are a hateful person man. I pray for you.

I am not a fan of Reggie but he is absolutely correct on this topic. As a loyal fan of Tupac, most of us know more about Tupac than Garland does and nothing or no one could stop us from knowing his whereabouts and status. If what these commenters are saying is true about Garland, knowing he himself said Afeni brought Tupac to his house and he turned them away because he was married; added with him not being in his life until he was near passing. Why didn't Garland come around to support and build a relationship with Tupac only, considering he never financially contributed to caring for him or paying child support? Instead he sued the mother who was present for money he felt he was entitled to. Make it make sense.

I still respect his dad

Rule number one … don’t piss off this dude

Dam Reggie this ain’t you business man …

I’ve not heard Billy Garland’s side…but it seems he showed up when he wanted something from his famous son! And all that suing Shenanigans after Tupac died! Afeni’s comments in the end pretty much sums up what little part he bothered to play in his children’s lives.

Pac would probably be alive today with a father at home from the start.

Billy came around for Tupac's money. Afeni was trying to protect Tupac.

When people were accusing Reggie of being involved in Tupac’s death, Reggie came out and started making videos to defend himself. But you shaming a man for telling his story. Reggie will get his karma.

I know these woman can be bitter and do some fucked up shit. But i also know how these dads love to have none of the responsibility and come around every now and then and act like they're super dad or some shit. Have a hard time believing Mr Garland, because I was in a similar situation. I have 3 memories of my dad, and I was in the same area, he could've came and seen me any time but never did. If I got famous I bet he would've contacted me, though lol

👎🏾 This man finally change the batteries in the smoke alarm and he thinks he somebody now smh

How can you call this man’s father a deadbeat if you don’t know the situation. You should know that if a black woman is scorn or angry with the man who is her baby’s father and she doesn’t want the father in her or her babies life then they will make a way for it to be just that way. To call him a deadbeat would be if he knew about Tupac all of those years and just didn’t care to meet him or be there for his son. But from 2Pac’s perspective, he didn’t know who is daddy was he had several men in and out of his life that Afeni was dealing with. And from Billy garlands perspective Afeni made it to where he couldn’t be in 2Pac’s life. Because she was bitter about him marrying his new wife and having kids in starting a new life .But I feel the minute he had the opportunity to do so once 2Pac was an adult. He made sure that he went to go see his son in the hospital after he got shot at quad studios. And has it ever dawned on you that Afeni was messing with so many men that neither she nor Tupac or the men she slept with knew who is the father was.

I was watching that interview thinking bro you could've found your son he didn't want to find him

Reggie always says the truth … 2pac just said it a stranger showed up at hospital

As a man and father I'm 100% with Reggie on this one. There's nothing you could do to keep me away from my seeds

That’s a fact..That 12,13, my godson wanted to build a better relationship with his pop and see him more. Believe it or not it was like pulling teeth my G and most of the time I ended up having to drop him off to his own father. See, this the type sht mfs don’t be wanting to talk about they just like blaming women today I see. Being an 80s baby I know better cause I’ve seen it from every angle. A punk is a punk who just so happens to have children. Most punks don’t take care of them neither and SOME kids are fortunate enough to acquire a bonus Dad that they can rely on when they need.

met tupac once.. my father had an apt right across the street from santa rosa hs...his grandmother lived there and complained about my father's puppy which was part great dane and frankly became a giant.. anywho my father vacated the apartment he said due to the family next door complaining about the dog.. fast forward couple of years.. there was a break dance contest after school hours at srhs.. me and 2 other friends went there.. think it was $3 or something to get in.. back in 1985 was a lot.. anyways some black kid walked up to us trying to sell a mixtape of him rapping.. always remember the name.. tupac.. he had no interest in going to the contest.. solely focused on selling us his mix.. one of my friends bought his tape too.. good times

Groupie already setting up his camera to respond 😂

Ppl forget Billy Garland was the first to sue 2pacs estate....

Billy deadbeat tell lies. It’s common sense. Even tho Afeni never told Pac that Billy was the father. He didn’t reach out until he knew Pac was famous. Reggie absolutely right.. Billy said in the interview I couldn’t locate him even if I wanted too. So obviously he didn’t want too nor did he try..Not only that he said I should’ve went to see him more. Billy stories don’t add up..

Look at all the deadbeat dads in these comments 😂 trynna justify a man not fighting for his kids. If a woman try to take your kids you spend your last dime trynna find your child smh

I have to disagree with reg on this 1

Strange how he reached out once he saw him in Juice

Great Response Regg!! Pac was running around NY for years between Juice & Above the Rim.... Dude didn't show up one time...

So we are going to ignore the fact that tupac was lied to and said his dad was dead. Plus the one that was known as his dad (Legs) died from drugs.

“ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY GET OLD ENOUGH” exactly! He could’ve reached out and made claims just like all these kids do when they claim someone famous is their parent. If Pac wasn’t Pac would he have ever reached out?

Delray Richardson interviewing Billy Garland is bigger than anything Bomb1st ever did 😂

At the end of the day That man helped bring us the legendary 2 pac Shakur nobody ever said what kept him out of pacs life not to defend any of his action my dad wasn’t the greatest dad either so I know first hand how it feels but I’m just saying with out him wouldn’t be a 2 pac so we have to give him that much

Why is that one dude interviewing Tupac father instead of art?

I don't like where this is going. Frfr Mr. Garland is a older gentleman at this point afeni and pac are gone. This is family business.

Reggie is salty that Billy did the interview with Delray Richardson let’s keep it real

Thanks for sharing your perspective its valuable since you were actually there

Pac said he wouldn't love this dude any more or less. That says it all

People are the way they are. Love them regardless of how they are.

Looking healthy and good Reggie keep up with the great content !

It's nice how he wants to tell his story now that nobody's here to refute it. Why not just leave it alone?

I would never walk away from my kids. Ever. As a fan, I always thought of Pac as fatherless.

Reggie, she labeled him as DEAD on the certificate.. stop it

Reggie correct because he had ta know about pac, why didn't he try harder? But pac moved around so much could he have found them early on? Don't like that he felt entitled to money afterwards!

I liked the interview. Good to hear his side of the story right or wrong

If Tupac hadn't become a star, I feel dude wouldn't have been standing over him at any hospital because they'd never have met.

Yea there're a lot of deadbeat dads out there.. but what i've seen in my many decades of adulthood is women that're out of control and refusing to submit to the authority of their husbands and just go their own way... leaving a situation just like this. Was the dude there and a father to his other children, yes? Then what is the catalyst; let the elevator go to the top people

I can respect what he says in context because I have met and know alot of women that do these kind of things to their sons and daughters, its sad and disgusting, i was one of them, my mother used to say my father didn't want to see and make time for us anymore whilst constantly moving & ignoring his letters and calls but in the long run up until I was 14 (currently 35) he created fun, love and opportunities a little bit better, he was more prepared financially and level headed then my mother and as i got older i realised the lies presented to me, it was all a front, she was mentally unstable & wicked, she wanted to be the dominant parent of the year ever year like any loving mother would, she did well for us though but sadly she died due to being a alcoholic some years later but it is what it is we all go through different matters, life goes on.

Reggie, wanna hear something funny? I used to think Suge name was pronounced Sue'dg lol. When the Chronic album came out, I didnt know who he was and just saw his name on the album. It took me a minute to figure out his name was pronounced like sugar lol

“ His kids look like me “ I wish I got to see how his kids look ! Also inside Busta Rhymes album manual s/o section he s/o’d out 2Pac & said blessings to your daughter word for word !

Still is Dad nevertheless.

I can’t rock with you on this one Reg.

This dude said bubble lip gapped tooth mf😂😂 reg man we appreciate u holdin it down

Yea his dad effed up. Still his dad though. If not for him wouldn't be no Tupac. So in all aspects we must respect our parents regardless.

He was there for him at his lowest

Tĥis is a major reason 2pac was so angry. He was hurt emotionally.

Reggie about to cry 😂 the groupie doing numbers on Art channel.

Usually I don't agree with Reggie but on this one I TOTALLY AGREE and been riding on BOTH THEM SUCKERS every since I saw that name Billy Garland. I'm on his head every video he & the groupie puts out because I know he was in the word of Pac A COWARD. ⚖️💯

Lost a lot of respect for you on this one my dude... I hope Reggie Wright Sr. was perfect!!

Reggie lying

There is no PAC without Billy gotta Respect the man's nutsack

Seems like there are a lot of men in the comments who have had bad experiences with women lying about the paternity of children or keeping dads away from their children. (YES, that is wrong) All I would ask is if you go back and watch some of the old BG interviews, you will hear some questionable comments regarding Tupac & Afeni. As such, there is blame to be passed around between both. Some of you have mentioned Afeni's drug use, that is even more so a reason a "father who truly loved his son" could have went and EASILY been awarded custody then, when Tupac truly needed him, not popping up when Tupac was already a star.❤

You can't talk bad about pacs dad it's still his pops! Pac never spoke bad on him so why should you!?

Garland fought for half of the estate and lost 😂😂

750 thousand dollars! He shouldn’t have gotten that much! He shouldn’t have gotten nothing unless Tupac mom did in fact keep Tupac from him. That’s the only reason I could see God showing him favor in getting that money. Wow 🙏🏾

Ppl need to stop making excuses for this man. Whether you’re a father or mother, nigga when have kids out there that you know of then YOU must be held accountable and do everything you can to be in that child’s life. Saying Afeni moved from here to there which is why he wasn’t in his life is a cop out. And on top of that you get paid from the estate for just getting off a nut? That ain’t coo.

Even when Bill speaks, he does not sounds intelligent like Tupac and that should show you that he did not contribute anything towards the make up of Tupac.

that title is hilarious

Pac would not approve on how Mr Garland was speaking on his mom.

garland said he knows he wasnt a good dad he had his own issues but pac went missing for 15 to 16 years. and they didnt have all the technology like we do now for him so easy to find where he is. afani seem to be petty about a lot of things. i am glad garland spoke up now its about time

In Tupac words "it's pointless"

Yo, Reggie. How you feel about Art, wit him have'n "The Groupie" conduct that interview?

this dude is HIGHLY out of pocket

Idk if I would label him as a deadbeat dad. He got married and started another family. Deadbeat dads usually don’t do that type of stuff.

I’m glad Billy Garland is getting a chance to tell his story!! But! I’m sorry, there would be NOTHING that could stop me from seeing my child! I just watched the most recent interview with Billy and it puts things in perspective. He said he was in Pac’s life early, as early as 3,,,but listening to the Pac clip included here, he did not mention it. maybe he was too young to remember. He said he lost contact until he saw Pac in Juice. He heard that Pac could’ve been in Baltimore. i just think, he was fighting his own demons and wasn’t an active dad and then it was too late when he got clean cause sadly Pac passed away! 💔🙏🏾