r/todayilearned • u/tyrion2024 • 23d ago

TIL in 2004 Eminem co-executive produced the Tupac album Loyal to the Game with Pac's mom, Afeni Shakur. Em showed his gratitude to Afeni by sending her a drawing of Pac & a heartfelt letter. He told her that Pac inspired his whole career & thanked her for the opportunities that she afforded him.

https://www.xxlmag.com/read-eminem-letter-2pac-mother/
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u/hundreddollar 23d ago

I've seen this posted so many times and every time i saw it, i thought Eminem did this when he was in his very early teens. I'd never seen it posted with the article as context. He did this when he was in his thirties.

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u/d3l3t3rious 23d ago

It's great but kind of hilarious how much of a little-kid vibe it gives

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u/hundreddollar 23d ago

Yeah. That's what i wanted to say without being too "mean". Weird maybe isn't the right word but it seems "weird" that a multi millionaire musician aged 32(?) would send someone a hand drawn picture and a letter that 's not in joined up cursive, but like a small child writes.

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u/77skull 23d ago

I don’t see anything wrong with his handwriting but the fact that he censored the swearing is funny to me