Tupac’s actor in “All Eyez On Me” hits with his resemblance to new photos

When all eyes are on the film about Tupac’s All Eyez On Me, the actor who plays the murdered rapper, Demetrius Shipp Jr., is living a moment of popularity that he enjoys sharing details about Filming on their social networks. On the occasion of the film, Demetrius posed as Tupac in several of the front pages dedicated to him by hip hop magazine Vibe and the result is almost identical.

The photograph that heads this article corresponds to the cover of the magazine Vibe with the rapper Tupac. The one that follows, to his replica with the actor Demetrius Shipp Jr., the protagonist of All Eyez On Me. The resemblance is impressive. Thanks to him, he became the protagonist of the awaited film.

“Is Tupac crazy?” Said the headline that Vibe magazine dedicated to the rapper in 1994. In the photograph, the musician posed in profile, in a white shirt, which held his arms so he could not move them. It was one of the stories that the journalist and friend of the musician Kevin Powell did in his day.

Another cover of 1994 announced his testimony. “This is my last interview, if they kill me, I want people to know the true story,” read in the magazine, next to an image of the rapper with glasses.

Throughout his career, Vibe magazine dedicated a series of covers to Tupac. The rapper was murdered with only 25 years. Now Demetrius Shipp Jr. has recreated them. The actor, born in 1988, claims that his father worked with the rapper on the album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.

Tupac’s “double” for Chicago to a week of “All Eyez On Me”

In case there is any hip hop fan who still does not know that the film about the life of Tupac All Eyez on Me premieres on June 16, the protagonist who will play the murdered rapper is on promotion and has spent the weekend in Chicago.

It must impress to walk the streets of the West Side of Chicago and to find with photos that appear to be of Tupac but that of oneself, the actor Demetrius Shipp Jr. The image shown below is the protagonist of All Eyez On Me in the West side of the city next to movie posters.

On the same trip, the actor took the opportunity to do interviews with local media and to explore some of the emblematic points of the city. One of the snapshots he has shared on Instagram can be seen on Navy Pier, the lakeside promenade between local citizens and tourists. It is not difficult to imagine the impression that must cause to find a double of Tupac walking by your side of Chicago in the heat 2017