How Did Tupac Get Into That Goofy Mall Advertisement?
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Tupac was incredibly prolific in his lifetime - rapper, actor, activist, and '80's shopping mall model.
The ad itself is a beautiful time capsule: acid wash jeans, a beret, a matching sock/jacket combo, all in a very bold color palette. And is that Johnny 5's head in the locker? It all looks like a Trapper Keeper's lucid dream.
But how did Tupac get mixed up in this? And does anyone else in that picture look oddly familiar?
The ad itself is a beautiful time capsule: acid wash jeans, a beret, a matching sock/jacket combo, all in a very bold color palette. And is that Johnny 5's head in the locker? It all looks like a Trapper Keeper's lucid dream.
But how did Tupac get mixed up in this? And does anyone else in that picture look oddly familiar?
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![It's from his days as a theatre student at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Tupac Shakur](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/2/2/740022.jpg?v=1)
![He was only there for 2 years, but possessed a magnetism that defied logic. He got into jazz, ballet, and poetry, and frequently rap battled. Ironic](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/0/740030.jpg?v=1)
![He was considered a legitimate rising star by classmates and faculty. Some friends still think the Tupac we know was actually a role that he lost hims](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/2/3/740023.jpg?v=1)
![Speaking of classmates, did you notice his pal Jada Pinkett Smith? PINKETT JADA The two were very close friends, and even sorta-kinda made out one tim](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/2/1/740021.jpg?v=1)
![In 1988, after his Junior year, Tupac moved to California to support his mom and sister. That cut his thespian training short, but it ultimately allow](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/1/9/740019.jpg?v=1)
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