{"id":99800,"date":"2016-01-07T22:10:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T21:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=99800"},"modified":"2016-01-07T22:12:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T21:12:53","slug":"video-dig-of-the-day-tupac-freestyle-and-bootlegger-parley-in-the-streets-of-new-york-1991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-dig-of-the-day-tupac-freestyle-and-bootlegger-parley-in-the-streets-of-new-york-1991\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Dig Of The Day: Tupac Freestyle and Bootlegger Parley In The Streets Of New York (1991)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JeyX5nWS88o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today we have a historic video of <strong>2Pac<\/strong>, chillin&#8217; with his crew, with a 40 in his hand, walkin&#8217; through NYC freestylin&#8217; for &#8217;91, around the time when he was workin&#8217; on his household debut <strong>2pacalypse Now<\/strong> album, and after spittin&#8217; off top of his head he stumbles upon a bootlegger and goes wild over seein&#8217; a copy of <strong>Digital Underground<\/strong> tape. <\/p>\n<p>I read a comment somewhere that says &#8211; &#8220;This video not only shows us a glimpse into the mind of a rapper who had yet to reach stardom, but also acts as a bizarre juxtaposition to today&#8217;s music generation, where artists eagerly give away free music with hopes of recognition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Makes you wonder&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2pac-..jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"99801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-dig-of-the-day-tupac-freestyle-and-bootlegger-parley-in-the-streets-of-new-york-1991\/2pac-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2pac-..jpg?fit=604%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"604,604\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2pac .\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2pac-..jpg?fit=604%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2pac-..jpg?fit=640%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2pac .\" width=\"640\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2pac-..jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2pac-..jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2pac-..jpg?w=604&amp;ssl=1 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have a historic video of 2Pac, chillin&#8217; 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