Sybok and Tupac

[Admiral Archer]

This is too weird, altough admittedly I'm 25 years late to the game. The song "Pain" by Tupac directly lifted Sybok's final words in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. I'm surprised he got away with it, even though he was apparently huge at the time, and Paramount was probably just hoping people had forgotten where he got it from. It's not at all my cup of tea, but if you want proof, here is the link to the song on youtube. Check it out!

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[Admiral Archer]

Whoops! I meant to post this in "Movies I-X". Mods, help!

EDIT: Thanks guys! Sorry bout that!

 

[Vger23]

That's pretty awesome.

 

[Lord Garth]

Fortunately for me, this is my cup of tea! TFF just got a lot cooler.

 

[Admiral Archer]

Oh dear, I forgot to mention the foul language. I admit I'm just now listening to the song part beyond the intial Sybok quote. LOL

 

[Lord Garth]

Oh dear, I forgot to mention the foul language.

That goes without saying.

It's not as bad as this...

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Anyway, yeah, musically, this was an interesting time to be in high school.

 

[Vger23]

I bet Sybok and Tupac would have made a good team. Who needs J'Onn and the 3 delegates??

Get DMX on board...you've got a pretty legit crew. Go jackin' Federation starships and taking them on joyrides to the Great Barrier. Roll out, dawg.

 

[NewHeavensNewEarth]

Not a thread title I expected to see today. Interesting.

If Tupac had changed his name to Tupok, that really would’ve been something.

 

[DarKush]

"Apparently huge at the time?" I was there, in the '90s, and it was more than apparent. Tupac is my favorite hip-hop artist and his influence still reverberates.

 

[Kor]

I think it's kind of surprising that Paramount didn't seek legal recourse. Or maybe they did but we never heard about it? Or maybe the sample was brief enough that they didn't bother?

Kor

 

[Maurice]

Or maybe they did pay for the clip and we just don't see it.

 

[Kor]

Looking into it further, this was on the soundtrack to the movie "Above the Rim," released by New Line Cinema. So somebody probably made sure all clearances were taken care of.

Sampling has long been a staple of hip hop, and this eventually led to legal issues.

Kor

 

[Admiral Archer]

"Apparently huge at the time?" I was there, in the '90s, and it was more than apparent. Tupac is my favorite hip-hop artist and his influence still reverberates.

I was there in the 90's as well. I admit I lived a sheltered childhood, and never liked hip-hop, but I had never even heard of Tupac until well into the 2000's. Go figure.

 

[Smellmet]

That is awesome. I'm a massive 90s hip hop fan and I never knew this existed. Love it.

 

[ItsGreen]

also sampled in Tupac's "Black Cotton"

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