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Dave Chappelle stole/copied/ripped off Tupac's Rick James comedy.

posted 17 years ago by carpediem2020
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Go back and watch Tupac : Ressurection, released in 2003. There is a home video in the movie in which Tupac wears a long black wig JUST LIKE the one Dave Chappelle wears, tupac makes fun of Rick James. Tupac even says "IM RICK JAMES, GET OUT THE WAY!" No joke. Go back and watch it. Tupac died in 1996 so this home video is pretty old, however, it was included in the 2003 movie release Tupac : Ressurection. Dave Chappelle's True hollywood stories Rick James episode was aired on February 11, 2004. Barely 6 months after Tupac : Ressurection's wide release.

Coincidence? No. Dave Chappelle ripped off of Tupac's comedy and never gave credit.

[–] 17 years ago

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[–] behr_29 17 years ago

Good catch my man you should post that on the Chappele show and Dave fourms.

[–] Jeffit10 17 years ago

naw...dave's wig had those beads and shyt

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[–] CrazyJim2004 13 years ago

Uh, doing impressions of famous celebrities is nothing new. It's far less likely that he "stole" from Pac and more likely they both drew comedic inspiration from the same source --- the REAL Rick James. In which case, they would be similar because they're both imiating familiar characteristics of that person. Also, did watching this movie give Chappelle the idea to pull real life stories from Charlie Murphy that happened years before Pac even entered the music scene? You're reaching, buddy. Tupac was a great artist but some of his fans really go overboard in accusing other entertainers of stealing stuff from him that he didn't even originate.

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