Photography Keith Major
With the visual for Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” having been so anticipated, it was expected that director Kanye West would enlist nothing less than premium beauties for Drizzy’s supporting cast. The busty pack’s standout, though, is California angel Shakur: a real-life Egyptian doll with a personality as gangsta as her anime curves (34DD-23-36). The former commercial child model is from the West, her strongest passions are music and theater, and she owns the birth name of a hip-hop demigod. No wonder all eyes are on her.
Were you the only model that didn’t have to try out for the video?
Yeah. Kanye called me and said he was shooting the video. He said, “You do your acting thing, [so] it would be dope for you to do.” He told me the treatment, and it wasn’t the typical “video-girl” role. I knew the record was the most-anticipated video.
How did you land the most lines in the video?
We were on set, and ’Ye pulled me to the side. [He said,] “Drake, you’re an actor. Shakur, you’re an actress. Improvise the shit.” Drake came from Degrassi, [so] it’s easy when you have natural talent next to you.
Double D’s don’t hurt either. Are you 100 percent real?
People think I have all fake body parts. [This is] all my hair, all my everything. I take it as a compliment, like, “Wow, you think I look so good that I have to be fake?”
You come from a traditional Egyptian family, where your mom is very submissive. Are you the same?
Absolutely. I feel men should be honored like the kings they are. I don’t use that term loosely. A real man deserves to get treated like a king. It’s the 21st century, and I’m all for women’s rights, but I personally believe that it’s a man’s world and women are created to keep men company. She’s supposed to be able to learn from him, take from him and have that security blanket. That’s what life is about.—Bonsu Thompson
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August 11th, 2009
at 11:24 am
NAWLEDGE says:
I’d love to give her MY Stimulus Package!
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August 11th, 2009
at 11:28 am
Silly Willy says:
“Absolutely. I feel men should be honored like the kings they are. I don’t use that term loosely. A real man deserves to get treated like a king. It’s the 21st century, and I’m all for women’s rights, but I personally believe that it’s a man’s world and women are created to keep men company. She’s supposed to be able to learn from him, take from him and have that security blanket. That’s what life is about”
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I’m kinda confused. Don’t know what to think of this declaration. But if she feels that much about it, I can be down with that…….
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August 11th, 2009
at 9:49 pm
Jerm says:
holy shit man, i thought i was the only one that caught that, til i saw ur comment…Im a guy and all, but doesnt that catch anyone off guard, just a lil bit?? Maybe I need to get out more. lol
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August 11th, 2009
at 11:36 am
Pierzy says:
She’s bad as hell but hopefully her keyboard was taken away after last week’s performance
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August 11th, 2009
at 1:18 pm
Ron Mexico says:
she got delusions of grandeur in her head, charlie murphy!
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August 11th, 2009
at 2:44 pm
$ykotic/Don McCaine says:
Ain’t this the Nada hoe broad up there with Bosco dripping all over her?
Kanye called her an actress. He never said RAPPER.
I see a football or basketball player in your future girl. Please don’t blog again.
p.s. Illseed & Allhiphop already tore you up over the “men” statement.
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August 11th, 2009
at 3:58 pm
che says:
I wonder if she smokes sheesha.. lol then she’d be perfect.
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August 12th, 2009
at 12:00 am
HONEY | Kim, you got some competition - Shakur from Drake Video - 34DD-23-36 says:
[...] In what may be the longest image I’ve ever posted. Its soooo worth it. Here’s Shakur. We actually posted photos of her LAST MONTH when we did our Team Drake post. Well, here she is with XXL as September 2009’s Eye Candy. Issue is on stands now and/or soon. Pick it up.In the meanwhile check out part of her interview on XXL. [...]
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August 12th, 2009
at 7:58 am
infamouszlegend says:
i mean, i like the submissive speak but its like so weird…
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August 12th, 2009
at 10:30 am
tronthadon says:
lmao imma lucky nigga i got a dime who thinks just like her and she aint afta money..you gotta em get em from a different country train em like you want em and keep em away from hoodrats and youll have heaven on earth
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August 12th, 2009
at 7:33 pm
bhan says:
this pic is very nice
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August 14th, 2009
at 10:02 pm
Major Paper Entertainment says:
Got’em all “Swagg SiCc”
http://www.iheartradio.com/new2/artists/i/252800?psid=331024
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August 18th, 2009
at 1:12 pm
rhonda says:
LOL @ her comment about being real! Her breast are implants she recently got some buttocks injections because she did not look like that in the (group)vegas video. She sleeps with married men and will do anything if she’s told she’ll get signed…so sad.
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November 1st, 2009
at 9:02 am
ACE says:
I can’t say anything bad about her!
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December 18th, 2009
at 6:24 am
XXLmag.com - » KING Magazine Relaunches [With Exclusive Pictures] says:
[...] gracing the cover. Not only is the Dominican dime sexing up the pages, but video vixens such as Shakur Stewart, Bria Myles, Briana Loyd and Sasha Del Valle are scorching 82-pages worth of [...]
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