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.
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“‘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?'”
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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.”
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“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.”
