Rapper 2Pac is dead and gone but his legacy and memories live on!
Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk is going viral after releasing a rare photo of himself and the legendary rapper from the 1990s and according to Tony, the picture was taken when he met 2Pac at the 1991 American Music Awards.
In a long post on Instagram, he wrote;
My missing photo with Tupac: I attended the American Music Awards in 1991 because my sister was there performing with Michael Bolton. While backstage, I saw Tupac standing alone and I recognized him from Digital Underground (go listen to “Same Song” for context). His first album had not dropped yet, and nobody else seemed to notice him. I took a picture of him and [Riley’s mom] Cindy, and I thought she took one of him and me. This was in the era of point-and-shoot film cameras so results were unreliable. Unfortunately I never found the photo once the roll was developed. But thanks to modern technology and maestro digital artist @_vemix_ , the image has materialized.
And for the record: he was effusive and gracious during our brief encounter, more so than anyone else we met or bothered for pictures that night.
Edit: this might have been 1994 based on the AMA nominees that year. I’m so old that specific years get fuzzy. But the story remains the same.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv486V2LW_o/
2Pac is dead but still lives on, and in the hearts of people.
Legendary professional skateboarder Tony Hawk took to Instagram and revealed a rare photo of himself and Tupac Shakur from an encounter in the early 1990s.
According to Hawk, he and 2Pac met at the American Music Awards. “My missing photo with Tupac: I attended the American Music Awards in 1991 because my sister was there performing with Michael Bolton,” said Hawk.
Hawk noted he saw Tupac standing alone backstage and approached him. “I recognized him from Digital Underground (go listen to “Same Song” for context). His first album had not dropped yet, and nobody else seemed to notice him. I took a picture of him and [Riley’s mom] Cindy, and I thought she took one of him and me.”
he shot was thought to be lost, according to Hawk, but was found and digitally restored.
Keep resting in peace legendary 2Pac!
