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Omar Epps has recalled 2Pac‘s prank on him while the pair filmed Juice, saying the stunt left him “super mad.”
In an interview with The Daily Show, Epps reflected back on the time he spent with the legendary MC while shooting the 1992 movie, revealing ‘Pac had a tendency to pull pranks on cast members.
“‘Pac was a funny dude. [Omar] was sleeping like this and ‘Pac went and took his balls and put ’em out and put ’em right near Omar’s mouth,” said guest host Marlon Wayans.
“I was mad at Pac for that, though,” Epps added. “I was super mad. Like, ‘Yo, son, you really gonna do that?'”
Wayans said Epps’ problem was always how mad he got, and told his close friend he might have some anger issues.
“I don’t have anger issues, man,” the actor replied. “If somebody take their nuts out while you asleep like that, that would have went viral right now.”
Juice served as 2Pac’s acting debut, and while he was highly respected for his rapping ability, the future Death Row signee also went on to get some praise for his acting chops. Melle Mel went so far as to say ‘Pac was a better actor than he was a rapper in a recent interview with The Art of Dialogue.
“I thought 2Pac was a better actor than he was a rapper. I thought he was a hell of an actor — than a rapper,” the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five pioneer said.
However, ‘Pac was also well known for being a jokester, regardless of whether he was on a set or in the studio. In a recent interview with All the Smoke, DJ Quik said ‘Pac’s jokes once turned aggressive and almost caused the two of them to throw hands.
“Outside of the studio, he was a jokester – bagging on n-ggas, joking, fun. We toured a little bit,” he said, reflecting on the time the duo spent on the road together. “He got in my ass one time too. We were about to get into a fight because he thought I was stealing his stage show — like when he would rap and jump up on the speakers.”
“I had to tell him, ‘Bro, I got that off of Bobby Brown, my n-gga — off of the ‘My Prerogative’ shit,” he added of the iconic dance move. “I didn’t get that from you, bro. N-ggas been doing that. That’s my shit. Tell him to stop stealing my muthafucking show.”
Lizzo has made it clear that she never abandoned her album Love in Real Life.
The “Juice” artist recently responded to rumors that the project had been cancelled after fans expected it to arrive last year. Rather than putting out the album at the time, Lizzo instead released the mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling in June.
During a new conversation with Billboard, the “Truth Hurts” singer explained that the album itself was never scrapped and is still the same body of work she plans to release on June 5 under its new title, B**ch.
“I think the biggest misconception about my album is that I shelved Love in Real Life when I didn't,” she said. “(B**ch) is technically the same album. I just changed the name. The music is the same.”
Lizzo shared that the main difference between the earlier version of the project and the upcoming release was taking away the original title track, which eventually led to the album being renamed.
“When you change the name of something, it changes its destiny,” the singer explained. “Like, when I went from Melissa to Lizzo, it changed my destiny.”
“When this album went from Love in Real Life to Bch, it changed the trajectory of its past,” she continued. “I do think that I feel like I can express myself the way that I want to express myself right now through Bch. I think Love in Real Life was really sombre and a little bit more introspective, and I think B**ch is a little bit more empowered and self actualised and bold.”
Before the newly titled album arrives, Lizzo has already released the singles B**ch and Don’t Make Me Love U.
The artist had previously spoken about stepping away from Love in Real Life during an earlier interview with Vulture, saying the project “just wasn't what I was feeling right now”.
She also mentioned that much of the album had originally been written back in 2022.
“By 2025, I've changed, the world has changed so much, and so much has happened,” she said. “I was like, ‘I need to do s**t differently, and I don't know what it is, but I'm going to just start following my instincts.’”
