In October 2022, actor and comedian Marlon Wayans was making a guest appearance on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” when the star opened up about his friendship with both Wallace and Shakur. Wayans was an avid fan of both men’s music and was lucky enough to see both of the late hip-hop giants share the stage at the Glam Slam nightclub in Minneapolis (via YouTube). Wayans talked of how these two stars were friends, before the “East coast versus West Coast” feud erupted between the rappers several years later.
Fast forward to March 1997. Wayans was at a party for Vibe Magazine in Los Angeles when he bumped into Wallace. He shared the meaningful words that the rap legend told him that night, claiming that Wallace told him “Yo, I’m proud of you guys — your family. I like what y’all doing, y’all legends. Keep doing what you’re doing, kid.”
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According to Wayans, Wallace left the party only minutes later to take his ill-fated ride in the SUV. But this was not the only time that the comedy star would be with a rap icon only moments before tragedy would strike. Wayans would continue by revealing that he was in Las Vegas the previous September when Wallace’s friend-turned-adversary Tupac Shakur was gunned down.
