{"id":105286,"date":"2016-05-01T21:34:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T19:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=105286"},"modified":"2016-05-01T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T19:34:11","slug":"video-thug-life-details-meeting-2pac-gang-affiliation-pacs-thug-life-tattoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-thug-life-details-meeting-2pac-gang-affiliation-pacs-thug-life-tattoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Thug Life Details Meeting 2Pac, Gang Affiliation, Pac&#8217;s Thug Life Tattoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LKOfgP4rLns\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mopreme Shakur, Macadoshis<\/strong>, and <strong>Big Syke<\/strong>, the remaining members of <strong>Thug Life<\/strong>, spoke exclusively to <strong>VladTV<\/strong> about how <strong>2Pac<\/strong> heavily advocated for <strong>Interscope<\/strong> to sign them after he formed the group. <\/p>\n<p>During the interview the three artists were also asked about their gang ties, and <strong>Big Syke<\/strong> explained that he doesn&#8217;t promote his &#8216;hood, because he believes that it&#8217;s nothing to play with. 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