Rashida Jones reflects on beef with Tupac for dissing her father Quincy Jones
nme.comTupac Shakur – see what she had to say below.In 1993, Shakur told The Source that legendary producer Quincy Jones – Rashida’s father that all Jones did was “stick his dick in white bitches and make fucked up kids”.
Aged 17 at the time, an irate Rashida responded to Shakur’s statement with her own letter to The Source.At the time, Rashida Jones wrote: “Because I am the youngest of Quincy Jones’ six daughters, I cannot view this article or this man without bias, but I do think that anyone who reads this article would be shocked by his ignorance and lack of respect for his people.” She went on to write that Shakur’s demeaning of Quincy was disrespectful to Black people, and that he helped pave the way for artists like Shakur to express themselves.Tupac Shakur would go on to apologise to Rashida, her father, and would soon begin dating Rashida’s sister.Now, in a new interview with the New Yorker, Rashida Jones has looked back on her beef with Tupac through a different lens.
She said to the publication: “I was so mad. It was a new perspective to me. I kind of understand the nuance more now that I’m older.
It just felt like a completely unwarranted attack. My dad doesn’t work for the government. He’s a music producer. How he chooses to live his life and who he loves is just his own business, and I’ve always felt that way.”“And then my sister was out somewhere in New York, and Tupac came up to apologise to her, because he thought it was me.
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