There’s been a lot of question as to whether Afeni Shakur was involved in the film. Is she involved at all?
She’s involved 1,000 percent. She’s the executive producer of the film. In terms of the decision-making, she has left that part to the creative forces that are making the film. I know that there is chatter about things on the internet and the unfortunate thing is on the internet you just say something and somebody can retweet it or repost it, and it becomes truth. Just because it’s said doesn’t mean it’s true. Some of the people that said those things were also involved in the film and it was no issue when they were involved but then all of a sudden when they’re not involved, it’s “This ain’t right and that ain’t right.” It’s like sour grapes. At the end of the day, she is involved. She is the executive producer.
You had to go back to get input from major players in the game. Who are some of the people you spoke with?
Suge [Knight] and [Dr.] Dre have been consulting when they can on the film. E.D.I. Mean, who’s a member of the Outlawz and a personal friend of Tupac’s, is here every day on the grounds. Money-B from Digital Underground who actually has a role in the film is on the grounds with us, giving us insight. Daz [Dillinger] who produced a lot of songs on the Death Row albums for Tupac. And L.T. Hutton, who was a producer for Death Row and actually the person who has been trying to get this film made for the last 10 years. He got the money together and made this happen. He actually lived with Tupac for a short time. He lived with Snoop Dogg, those guys all stayed together. Any blank that needed to be filled in, has been filled in by him. We’ve covered all the bases on this movie. Mutulu Shakur has called and given his input on a young Tupac and the movement. We’ve had some great conversations with people.
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LT lived with Pac?