15 little known facts about Tupac Shakur (With Pictures)

8. Tupac Loved Shakespeare 

Tupac had many influences during his life. Among them were the works of William Shakespeare. Tupac talked about this during an interview with Chuck Philips of the LA Times back in 1995:

IT INFLUENCES ALL MY WORK. I REALLY LIKE STUFF LIKE “LES MISERABLES” AND “GOSPEL AT COLONUS.” AND I LOVE SHAKESPEARE. HE WROTE SOME OF THE RAWEST STORIES, MAN. I MEAN LOOK AT ROMEO AND JULIET. THAT’S SOME SERIOUS GHETTO [EXPLETIVE]. YOU GOT THIS GUY ROMEO FROM THE BLOODS WHO FALLS FOR JULIET, A FEMALE FROM THE CRIPS, AND EVERYBODY IN BOTH GANGS ARE AGAINST THEM. SO THEY HAVE TO SNEAK OUT AND THEY END UP DEAD FOR NOTHING. REAL TRAGIC STUFF.