Demetrius Shipp Jr. Auditioned, Then Waited 5 Years to Play 2Pac

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After snagging the role of a lifetime, Demetrius Shipp Jr has the lofty job of translating Pac to the big screen, and early word says he performed it well. But he’s more than just a lookalike; his story, of the everyman that’s been plucked out of obscurity and thrust into the spotlight, matters too. A symbol of Pac’s own rose that grew from the concrete, Shipp is living out the stories that the rapper captivated his listeners with; someone who has seized opportunity despite growing up in an area that doesn’t give many and channeling it through a legendary muse.

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