Even after death, Tupac Shakur has maintained a reputation of being a gangster rapper. The poet, activist, and art school student was more than the street life persona he often displayed lyrically or in music videos, but because of how he died—in a drive-by shooting after a Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas—some people will only view Tupac Shakur as just another hardcore rapper whose life was cut short due to gun violence. Actor Michael Jai White spent quite a bit of time with Tupac when the young emcee was alive, and he told VladTV that not all was what it seemed when it came to the rapper.

In a recent interview, Michael Jai White revealed that he is an avid pool and snooker player, and he shared stories of how he would hang out with other celebrities and play for money. “Tupac and I would play… And what was interesting is that, from my perspective, it was kind of a weird thing with Tupac,” he said. “We would play or we’d hang out, and people would say, ‘You know your friend looks a lot like Tupac.’ Nobody ever thought it was him because the side of him that I knew was so different from what the whole gangster thing.”

“I speak the way I speak, no matter who I’m with, right?” Michael Jai White added. “I think that encouraged Tupac, that side of him that was goofy, he felt like, ‘Oh, I can just be myself.‘” According to White, he and Tupac would do “goofy sh*t” like have multiplication math challenges. “He would be a different kind of dude, but then we would be playing and then all of a sudden he would go back into, ‘Yeah n*gga.’ [I’d be like] ‘Somebody black must have walked into the room. Yep, there it is.’ He would turn that on and off.” Watch Michael Jai White talk about Tupac Shakur’s ability to quickly code-switch below.

Actor Michael Jai White recently sat down with VladTV and shared a few opinions that stuck with the host. White discussed the nicknames and words the black community affectionately uses like “n*gga,” “b*tch,” and “dog.” The actor suggested that the black community was de-humanizing itself, and Nick Cannon added to those thoughts during his interview with Vlad.

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“That’s what John Singleton made Baby Boy out of,” Cannon said. “That complex of black men never being able to be a man, always being emasculating, always being a ‘baby.’ ‘Hey baby, that’s my baby, what’s up baby.’ We’re the only ones that refer to each other as babies because we’re not yet men.”

Cannon and Vlad also added monikers like “savage” and “goon.” The actor continued, “None of them are human… That’s why I said that elevated mentality is engrained in us so we’ve been brainwashed and it’s been stripped away by the European institutionalization and I feel like—I do believe in those agendas.”

Cannon claimed that he isn’t some sort of conspiracy theorist, but this is a topic that he’s studied deeply. “When you can tear down an empire, whether it’s through language, whether it’s through separation, whether it’s through their food, you come at them from all angles,” he said. “Whether it’s through sexuality, whatever you consider.” Check out Cannon’s clip below and let us know if you agree.

The #MeToo movement has set its sights on Hollywood’s elite, causing many beloved stars’ reputations to plummet as adoring fans turn into social justice warrior foes. Cube Gooding Jr. is one of those famous figures who only in recent months has amassed a startling near-two dozen accusers who have come forward with claims of sexual misconduct.

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Over the years, there has been video footage of a drunken Cuba at bars or parties, but some women now say those places were exactly where the accomplished actor groped or inappropriately touched them. Cuba has come forward to adamantly deny the accusations against him while the court of public opinion rakes him through the coals. 

Actor Michael Jai White was stunned when VladTV told him that 22 women have spoken against Cuba, but he added that his wild ways have been well-known in Hollywood for years. Vlad referenced an interview he did with comedian Lunnell who stated that when Cuba gets drunk “he gets handsy with the women.”

Michael said he “not surprised” by the accusations, but “Cuba’s a wild boy, that’s never been hidden.” The actor added that Cuba would tell everyone that his nickname was “Butt Naked” because “for 20 years he just would drop [trousers] in public. He did that a lot.” White stressed that Cuba has called himself that, “so that’s something nowadays is completely frowned upon, so when I say I’m not surprised, it’s not because he’s a lecherous person. I just think people are… They’re on a witchhunt for it, to some degree.”

White claims he’s never been drunk but he recognizes that it can cause people to do things they may regret. Because Cuba likes to drink and party, his “wild” antics were apart of “how he was fun.” Although White can’t say anything about whether or not Cuba has crossed the line with anyone, he can say that he never heard about anyone complaining back in the day. Watch White’s full clip below.

The use of the n-word is a sensitive topic, especially within the United States. There's an ongoing debate as to whether or not non-black people are permitted to say "n*gga," but mixed martial artist and UFC fighter Mike Perry couldn't care less. The athlete has been entangled in past controversies over his flippant use of the term, and on Thursday he found himself the target of backlash over a comment he made toward actor Michael Jai White.

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For those that may not know, Perry took a DNA and found out that he's two percent African American. He'd reportedly already picked up using the n-word during his upbringing in Michigan, but now apparently he felt as if he was excused from criticism. Perry and Michael Jai White have been engaged in an ongoing online feud, and Perry reportedly referenced an old video of White and the late fighter Kimbo Slice training together. 

"Blood and bone more like b*tch ass n*gga @MichaelJaiWhite," Perry tweeted. The backlash was swift, so he followed up with another message. “You have to make a big deal out of this. A white man said that to you because you straight up being one. Y’all can’t act like you don’t hear me. It was bullsh*t. He was trying to slander a real gangsta so people would think he more than an actor. For FLA we say FOH.”

The first-ever black female UFC fighter, Angela Hill, replied to Perry's comments with disdain. "White people using ‘n*gga’ to insult a black person, I don’t give a f*ck what your intentions were, it ain’t right," she tweeted. "The few times I’ve run into Perry during fights he’s seemed cool, this isn’t cool." Did Perry cross the line?