The Moment With Tupac That Jim Belushi Will Never Forget

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Jim Belushi and Tupac Shakur might be an unlikely pair, but they have quite a bit in common. When their paths crossed while filming "Gang Related," the two bonded over music. "We would rap together in the trailer," Belushi told Today in January 2022. While best known as an actor and comedian, Belushi has always dabbled in music. "I kept up with him, you know. I did the original rap on 'Saturday Night Live' in 1983," Belushi explained. "I told him that. I said, 'I was rapping when you were in grade school, man.'"

The long hours they spent on set created different opportunities for the two artists to connect on a deeper level. In one of those moments, Tupac offered a nugget of unusual wisdom. "Every time I watch the sunrise, I think of Tupac. We once watched the sunrise together after a long night. It was quiet for a second then he looked at me and said 'I'm a thug, I prefer the sunrise,'" Belushi tweeted in 2021.

After all this time, Tupac's cryptic message continues to inspire Belushi. "I really don't know what that means, but I still live by it to this day," he added. Belushi and Tupac may have worked together only once, but the rapper left a lasting impression. "It was one of the best working relationships I ever had," Belushi said on "Larry King Now" in 2017. 

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