“I said okay, cool… fire me from this $100,000 movie, because I ain’t goin’ play no gangbanger who’s a Muslim. He is quoted as saying the following in a video interview: Tupac did not want to play the role of Sharif, as he did not agree (in regards to the authenticity of such a role) that a Muslim could also be a gangbanger. Six months after the firing, Tupac assaulted the director, resulting in Tupac being found guilty of assault and battery. Tupac was angry for not being told why Sharif would turn Muslim. Rapper Spice 1 was set to play Caine, and Tupac Shakur to play Sharif, but they were later fired with director Allen Hughes stating that Shakur was causing trouble on the set. Originally, MC Ren was set to play A-Wax, but later turned down the role when he joined the Nation of Islam in late 1992.
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