TUPAC Shakur would have been 50 years old today. The rapper was born on June 16, 1971, in Harlem in New York City, and died at 25 years old when he was fatally shot on September 13, 1996. Friends and fans are remembering him on what would have been his birthday, including Jada Pinkett Smith, who shared a previously private poem of his.
GettyJada Pinkett Smith and Tupac Shakur were friends '/ ' Tupac and Jada attended The Baltimore School of Arts together in the 1980s, according to Insider. In an interview with The Breakfast Club in early 2020, Jada's now-husband, Will Smith, admitted their friendship made him jealous. When host Charlamagne Tha God asked Will if he was ever jealous of ...the love Jada had for Tupac," the Fresh Prince actor replied, "F*** yea." Were Tupac Shakur and Jada Pinkett Smith ever together? 
Getty Images - GettyJada shared a poem Tupac wrote on what would have been his 50th birthday '/ ' "That was in the early days,... Will continued. "That was a big regret for me. They grew up together but they never had a sexual relationship but now they had come into that age where that was a possibility, and Jada was with me.... ...I was deeply insecure and I wasn't man enough to handle that relationship,... he confessed. 
GettyTupac was shot to death at 25 years old '/ ' What was the Tupac Shakur poem Jada Pinkett Smith shared? In an Instagram video shared before his birthday in June 2021, Jada spoke a little bit about the friendship she shared with the rapper. ...Over the years, Pac wrote me many letters and many poems," the Red Table Talk host explained. "I don't think this one has ever been published, honestly." "I was like, ...I don't think he would have minded if I shared this with you guys.' ... She thought the poem might be the original concept for his song ...Lost Souls,... and theorized that he may have written it while imprisoned on Rikers Island in New York. 
AP:Associated PressJada told her Instagram followers she didn't think Tupac would mind her sharing the poem '/ ' Lost Soulz \- T. Shakur The poem reads: ...Some say nothing gold can last forever And 2 believe this (I) need no proof I have witnessed all that was pure in me Be changed by the evil men can do The innocence possessed by children Once lived inside my soul But surviving years with criminal peers has turned my warm heart to cold I used 2 dream and fantasize But now I'm scared 2 sleep petrified, not to live or die But to awaken and still be me It is true that nothing gold can last We will all one day see death When the purest hearts are torn apart Lost souls are all that's left Down on my knees I beg of God Most read in Celebrity HIGHLIGHTS Kim flaunts major cleavage & abs in never-before-seen pics amid Pete romance RED HOT Khloe's nemesis Jordyn stuns in sheer dress after cheating scandal KANYE NOT? Kim can 'barely stand to be in the same room' as ex Kanye amid party drama TRISTAN'S LOSS! Khloe stuns in bodysuit as she feels 'embarrassed' by Tristan's cheating KOURT'S KRIS-MAS Kourtney goes pantless in lingerie & thigh-high boots in throwback photo OH DEER Kim's daughter North shows off reindeer makeup as Pete 'has sleepover with star' to save me from this fate Let me live to see what was gold in me Before it is all too late.... We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
