Tupac

[Anonymous]

In tonights interviews, there was an interesting question raised. I asked a potential , "If you could fight any historical figure, who would it be and why." He answered that he would fight Tupac. This had to be one of the most insane answers i'd ever heard to any question ever. I was curious to why he thought that Tupac would be a historical figure and his explanation was that "his lyrics are harsh." I would like to see if any of you possibly agree that Tupac should be considered a historical figure cuz i sure as hell don't.

[ArchNemesis]

jesus christ... i thought i was bad for not knowing who Benedict Arnold was....
*leaves self open*

[Anonymous]

That was the highlight of the night man.  Oh... some good laughs. *wipes away the tears*

[Anonymous]

Tupac da man!!! *coughs*

Yeah right, guess I'm stuck fighting Tbone then... *sneezes so hard that he busts his eardrums*

[Anonymous]

yea, i almost died when he said tupac... i dont think anyone could of topped that answer to your question!

for a second there, i thought the person in xtreems' avatar was fighting the person in ArchNemesis' avatar.

[Eroz]

Take that message away NOW.... you will start a new internet fad of users avaters going with eachother. </sarcasm> I see what you mean, thats still look pretty cool even though they aren't.

[Ketamininja]

He is a historic figure, depending on where your roots lie.
The story of how he died is surrounded a bit by conspiracies. It is a bit of a strange answer, but this is a figure, from history, that this guy admires. Others might pick Ghandi, who is WELL embedded into history, but sure if you were to answer the question fully, you would fight Ghandi for some other reason; you usually pick a figure who you have an interest in, or relate to.

Probably a better answer than some.
BTW, Tupac is not my scene.

[Anonymous]

not historic figure, but in the world of hip hop i suppose he is lol

[Broin]

Historical = History, and though homey Tupac is now history I seriously doubt his notarity will last more than 20 years, while people like Ghandi, Washington, Churchill, Reagan, will always be remembered

[Anonymous]

yea, i agree with keta. it depends on what circle you lie in. although many people see his music as what he was, there was a lot he did for poverty stricken communities. and his mother has set up different charities from post death album sales and other things to continue his cause.

i never thought this thread was going to get so deep...

[Anonymous]

He's historical within the realm of "Rap/Hip Hop" but we  were talking about a bigger scale like worldwide.

[Ketamininja]

surely I can name a sporting star, if I name my reasons (for example the work they do to help <whatever> from their status. Movie stars too. Norma Jeane is still remembered over 40 years later... There will still be those who don't know who she is (When I refer to her as that), and some will never see her films... but she would seem a more logical choice.

I kinda agree that Tupac aint historical as you were meaning, not quite what you were looking for, but I still maintain its a valid choice (although one that might not help his chances). Is there anyone here who didn't know who Tupac was?

[Kosila]

The question was: "If you could fight any historical figure IN THE PAST..." Dude, Tupac is still alive! There are clues all around us:

Tupac
Topac
Tpoac
Tboac
Tbonc
Tbone

Do you see the metamorphosis? Coincidence? I think not!

[Anonymous]

Wow, so the bossman is really Tupac? I always wondered what I would do if I got rich and faked my owned death to get away from all the hype, now I know.

[Anonymous]

I couldn't believe he said Tupac either, at least pick a war hero or something, not a rap artist from the last decade. Although I'm in the same boat with Arch, didn't know who the hell Benedict Arnold was, but knew I heard the name before and knew he was important. I find history interesting in it's own way, but I can never remember specific details.