I m the new Tupac: Donald Glover

Los Angeles Feb 9 (IANS) Grammy-award winning rapper Donald Glover has compared himself to the late Tupac Shakur who died back in 1996 from fatal gunshot wounds.

"I know everybody likens themselves to Tupac a lot. I am the new Tupac in a strange way. I grew up similar. I didn t have a mom in the Black Panthers but my parents were very pro-black " Glover told Esquire magazine.

"Also my mom made me go to performing arts high school. She was like That s where you need to be. "

Glover feels that his acting career has helped people to develop a better understanding of who he really is reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"Sometimes you have to play a role for people to understand you even though you re far more complex than any of that. Sometimes it s really hard to simplify that so people can eat it " he said.

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