Justin Bieber Calls Drake His "Big Brother," Talks 2Pac And Biggie
Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber is dishing details on his favorite acts in Hip-Hop and relationship with Drake.
The Canadian singer is on a world tour, traveling from city to city and performing his hits including his hit singles “Baby” featuring Ludacris and “Somebody To Love” which features Usher on the remix.
In his latest interview Bieber says his fellow Canadian Drake is like a big brother to him and boasts about knowing all the lyrics to 2pac's “Thug Nation” by the time he was 10.
He tells VIBE that in his I-Pod is Lil Wayne, who he calls his favorite, as well as Michael Jackson, Eminem and rap legends like 2Pac and Biggie.
“My iPod is really scattered. Boys II Men, Snoop, Prince, Eminem, Michael Jackson, AC/DC, Gucci Mane, all of Young Money... Lil Wayne is my favorite, Biggie, Pac—my dad introduced me to 2Pac when I was nine and I could rap all of Thug Nation by the time I was 10. Front to back, I could still do it.”
Bieber proves that he can still remember classic cuts from Pac by reciting lyrics from “Dear Mama” and when asked by VIBE if his street cred is still intact he replies,
“A little bit…”
The 16-year-old pop star also touched on his relationship with Drake who he says has reminded him to stay humble and be himself.
“He's great. He's a really good artist. He's like my big brother. He definitely tells me to have fun with what I'm doing and stay humble. It's really important. I'm touring right now and writing a little bit on the bus. Seeing new cities and different crowd reactions. I think that really [my success] is because I'm genuine. I'm myself. I don't hold back. I'm just being me and doing what I love and having fun. People like that. People can see character and whether you're doing it for the money or definitely love doing it for real.”
For more of VIBE's interview with Justin Bieber click here.
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16 Responses to “Justin Bieber Calls Drake His "Big Brother," Talks 2Pac And Biggie”
Riddle me this! Just how in tha heck cam u bump Tha Don Killuminati & still *****ociate yourself with his enemies?? Thatz fool's math playa! You are on "tha list!" Killuminat All Week!
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this is so funny and just plain ol wack....Drake is a big brother to a tween idol...LMAO!!!
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JB, go get back on your skate board, you are wack.. you know damn well your parents didnt let you listen to 2pac, unless your butt sneaked and did it!1 Why do you want to be so much into the black culture.. i heard you whiped ypur hands off after shaking hands with a black person,,, white people are so damn hypocritical!
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gotta love drake! listen to unreleased music and vote for drake on our best new artist poll on our site at http://www.iamyoungandgifted.com
Street Vibe? Aint no one talking about JB on these here streets! And you knowing the words to "Dear Mama?" Everyone knows that! I dare him to know the words to Me Against the World. U aint no rapper!
Hey Justin Bieber...there's no 2Pac album (or even a 2Pac song) called "Thug Nation." So how can you know all the words to an album that doesn't even exist?
Maybe you're talking about Thug Life Vol. 1 by Thug Life, but I doubt it. Either way, you're a moron and a poser. Stop disgracing a dead legend who did more for music and the world in 6 years than you would be able to achieve in 5 lifetimes. Get outta my face.
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whoever said thug nation was not a tupac song is an idiot its a song from an unreleased mixtape..... whos the moron now
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Um Justin hunny I think you meant Thug Life ? And dear mama I don't remember that beinq on their. Oh and maybe you need to look up the Killuminati thouqh you say your not apart of it you may wanna take a closer look. Your *****ociates know, so should you.
view profile | Michelle, do you know how many 2Pac unreleased mixes there are? Look on YouTube and you'll find thousands. There's a My Heart Will Go On 2Pac mix, Sing For the Moment, Where is the Love, Gangsta's Paradise...all featuring 2Pac. But are those 2Pac songs? The song Thug Nation (which is just the Gangsta Nation beat w/ a 2Pac verse) WOULDNT HAVE EVEN EXISTED 7 YEARS AGO WHEN JUSTIN BIEBER SAID HE HEARD IT. I'm looking around...and...yes, Justin Bieber is still the moron.
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LMFAO @ these comments to this little boy.
You guys act like it's a crime to respect someone else and their work. At least he appreciates and embraces artists who actually gave more of themselves; more over as opposed to these 1-2 dance step quick versed rappers who just live for the money and cars and not for the real p*****ion of hip-hop.
I like how he is so well grounded towards all the animosity he receives, you guys truly amaze me at how you can sit up and criticize someone so harshly and then go on about your business like it's just an everyday part of your life.
There are NOT too many young artists who show appreciation and respect to artists of the past; especially the ones who paved the way.
2pac and BIG were going to end the East Coast vs West coast thing anyway.. Pac said so himself in several interviews.
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Hehe i luv ppl fightin itz sooo funy o i thought jb was a girl nd ma cuzin sad he was da quartet to da jonas bros which left me speechless!lik a g6 btw i luv dat song i knw im random.CAT!LOL
We hav te same frickin name!DO U KNW HOW MANNY FRICKIN PPL CAL ME SAYIN hOW MUCH DAY LUVE ME!!!!it feels kinda good actually i even hav 2 gfs thnks 2 him i owe u 1 biebes(nevr thought id say dat)
Yeah right!JUSTIN.B? Is a comercial music the moment nd in time the people getz boring homz!he got luky cz hehav backup the strong artists beiond him after that on he was byetself no one knows him,other words 2day iz him nd 2morrow is disappiered!is not the1 create anything on his music hiza flaget boydreams,how nd when reborn like 2Pac againe what he did?NoOne homz,excludm M.Jackson bcz iza diff.tipe of music,so anyway should reconized 2Pac iza KING ever on his stile music,should telme whichOne iz like 2PAC Homz?youll seen oredyOn anybody use his verse on there music,thatz flage homz copyng on any remx,bcz they dntknow how 2create bythenself homz,so dnt critic someOne whom iz more create nd more enovated on stilePac's music sound,evn the text tha bist on traks iza maxim emotionated anyOne!what JUSTIN.B. Maked emotion sound? Hes doing stuf only4kids homz!so dnt critic a king and noOne reborn like hem anyway!so TuPac iz tha bist homz!what the litleBoy knowz only grls4the moment hanging thatz'it homz!you wanna talkMore whit no sense just 4wardMe bak,nd ill tellyng you more story homz!WestCoastGangzCalifaHomz!2010.US!PgtNetUs@Google.Com!
view profile | Ayo,whozzUpHomz?TuPac iz around on website surfa gangz on the 1Lk. JUSTIN.B.homz.
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Ayo,whozzUpBieber?Tryng2Create a new soundtrak wht 2Pac's in a new Rmx homiez?To see how looks like,than youllbe more appreciatted homiez!2011.US.
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