I mean I was and still am a big 2Pac fan, but it felt a little awkward to hear these offensive lyrics in a mainstream production. Considering that it supposed to be a funny and goofy scene, they could've chosen a different song. Well, I don't feel offended, but I'm curious if someone does.
shareI didn't feel ofended because I've been listening to 90s rap / gangsta rap for years, but that song was a bad choice for that scene. It didn't feel right. It did not fit well. That song was a "diss" (disrespect) to Bad Boy Records recorded around 96 or something. It's really explicit and full of insults to Puff Daddy and Notorious BIG. Would hipsters listen to gangsta rap anyway? I doubt it. That 2pac song does not go well with the whole "I love you"/"hipster peace" state of mind.
Other hip hop songs from the late 80s early 90s would have been a better choice, thinking of songs from De La Soul, Run DMC, Public Enemy, KRS One, stuff like that.
2pac has always been a trendy choice among younger music fans but I found it more out of place bcuz it's also an anti-East coast song (NYC primarily) being played in NYC.
Maybe this was intentional to show how different the younger generation is.
That's exactly why it was used.
I agree it wouldn't happen in real life, but isn't that consistent with movie's main point?
It is a perfect example of the movie being too over the top ... in a way that the audience and critics who seem to be liking it don't seem to realize. Actually, I think I can step onto my high horse and say that I KNOW they don't realize what is going on? Maybe I'm reading too much into it, maybe even Baumbach doesn't understand the subtext being implied, but the film seems to really hate humanity. We have these dingbat "hip hop" dancers, who live in New York City, encouraging and celebrating these middle aged doofuses to "hip hop" dance, in New York City (did i say that already?) to this particular Tupac song? All this on top of the 'hipsters buy records' and 'couples with their first child are obnoxious' schtick. Its like Noah Baumbach has turned into Mel Brooks but most people still want to compare him to Bergman. The whole movie just seems so disdainful of its audience. Tactless.
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