00:00Jed is my heart, you know what I mean? She would be my friend for my whole life.
00:04Pac was probably one of the first male figures that I had in my life that saw the beauty and
00:12the talent and my intelligence separated from sex.
00:15Can you ride?
00:15I can't, and trust me, Pac tried his best.
00:18He tried his best.
00:20We met at Baltimore School of the Arts. It was the first day he came over to me and introduced
00:25himself.
00:26He was like a magnet. He was like, once you paid attention to him, he kind of sucked you in.
00:30He would tell me all the time, J.D., you're going to be a star.
00:33You know what I mean? I was like, Pac, come on. He's like, you're going to be a star.
00:37You got it. You just got it.
00:39You are the omega of my heart, the foundation for my conception of love.
00:45When I think of what a black woman should be, it's you that I first think of.
00:52You will never fully understand how deeply my heart feels for you.
00:58I worry that we'll grow apart, and I'll end up losing you.
01:04You bring me to climates without sex, and you do with awe with regal grace.
01:10You are my heart in uniform, a friend I can never replace.
01:18It was beyond friendship for us.
01:23As far as just, you know, it was really difficult to explain because
01:31the type of relationship we had, we only did that once in a lifetime.
01:37So, he was like a brother and father, but very protective, and we took really good care of each other.
01:49Pac was the first one that it wasn't about sex.
01:54It was about you, you're a beautiful woman, you're talented, you're shy, I respect you, you're my girl.
02:00I don't think I was guilty as much as I felt.
02:05Just sadness, you know, not having, you know, just the opportunity to tell him that I loved him.
02:12But, I know he knew that.
02:14But you know what, he left a very strong and powerful mark.
02:18I mean, people are still, you know, inspired by him.
02:22So, he did his work.
