A look back at the historic feud between Quincy Jones and the late rapper Tupac Shakur, who criticized him for dating white women, as music icon dies at 91

Quincy Jones was once involved in a short-lived feud with late rapper Tupac Shakur, who criticized him for dating white women.

The music icon died Sunday night at the age of 91, his family announced in a statement Monday.

But decades before his death, Quincy faced the wrath of the Changes hitmaker, who took issue with Jones dating a white woman and having children.

The music producer was married to Twin Peaks actress Peggy Lipton from 1974 to 1990, and the couple had children Kidada Jones, 50, and Rashida Jones, 48.

Earlier this year, Parks and Recreation actress Rashida reflected on her feud with Tupac, who made derogatory comments about her father in a 1993 interview with The Source magazine. She told Quincy’s publication at the time: “All he does is stick his dick in white bitches and make fucking babies.”

Quincy Jones once became involved in a short-lived feud with the late rapper Tupac Shakur, who had criticized him for dating white women [Quincy pictured with ex-wife Peggy Lipton in 1982]

Decades before his death, Quincy faced the wrath of the Changes hitmaker [pictured in 1996], who took offense to the fact that Jones had dated a white woman and had children.

The music icon died Sunday night at the age of 91, his family announced in a statement Monday.

At the time, Rashida, then 17, fired back at Tupac, calling him “stupid” and “ignorance,” while noting that he was “self-centered and self-absorbed.”

In an open letter she wrote to The Source at the time, she expressed her frustration: “Where the hell would you be if black people like him hadn’t paved the way for you to even have the opportunity to express yourself?”

In an interview with The New Yorker in July of this year, Rashida reflected on the feud, recalling how Tupac, stage name 2Pac, became “family” after he apologized.

She shared: “I understand the nuances better now that I’m older. It just felt like a completely unwarranted attack.

‘My dad doesn’t work for the government. He’s a music producer. How he wants to live his life and who he loves is his business, and I’ve always felt that way.'”

She explained how, despite being “so angry” with the California Love singer, she quickly saw a “new perspective” of him after he reached out to her.

After her letter to him was published, Tupac approached her sister Kidada in New York to apologize, thinking she was Rashida.

The meeting then led to Tupac and Kidada falling in love and beginning a romance, with Tupac eventually becoming close to the family.

The music producer was married to Twin Peaks actress Peggy Lipton from 1974 to 1990, and the couple had children Kidada Jones, 50, and Rashida Jones, 48. [pictured in 1979].

Earlier this year, Parks and Recreation actress Rashida [pictured with Quincy in 2020] reflected on the feud with Tupac, who made derogatory comments about her father in a 1993 interview with The Source magazine

At the time, a then 17-year-old Rashida fired back at Tupac, calling him out for his “stupidity” and “ignorance,” while noting that he was “self-centered and self-absorbed.” [Photo last month]

In an interview with The New Yorker in July, Rashida reflected on the feud, recalling how Tupac, stage name 2Pac, became “family” after he apologized.

Rashida added in her interview, “It resolved itself very nicely, because when I met him, he apologized to me right away, and to my dad right away. We sat down and had a really good conversation about it, and then he was family.”

Meanwhile, producer Quincy recounted in 2012 how he was “not happy” when he first discovered his daughter was dating Tupac during their feud.

Speaking to the New York Times magazine at the time, he said, “I wasn’t happy at first. He was attacking me for having all these white women. And my daughter Rashida, who was at Harvard, wrote a letter to The Source ripping him apart.”

Quincy went on to say that he confronted Tupac at the time and insisted they talk, but the music star admitted it was unwise in case Tupac “had a gun.”

He continued: “I remember dropping Rashida off at Jerry’s Deli one night, and Tupac was talking to Kidada because he had fallen in love with her at that point.

“Like an idiot, I walked up to him, put two arms on his shoulders and said, ‘Pac, we need to sit down and talk, man.’ If he had a gun, I would have been there. But we talked. He apologized. We got really close after that.”

After her letter to him was published, Tupac approached her sister Kidada [right] in New York to apologize, thinking she was Rashida [left]. The meeting subsequently led to Tupac and Kidada falling in love

Meanwhile, producer Quincy [pictured in 2006] said in 2012 that he was “not happy” when he found out his daughter was dating Tupac during their feud

Meanwhile, Quincy reflected on the issue again in a 2018 interview with GQ , noting that Tupac likely got a hit because he “just wanted to be a rapper,” and attributing the outburst to the “swagger” that “was part of their game.”

Quincy criticized the general criticism of having a white wife, angrily saying, “I don’t care. Because they think that’s the only thing you like, but that sucks, man.

“You have to understand this: The interracial aspect was also part of a revolution, because in the ’40s and all that, they said, ‘You can’t mess with a white man’s money. You can’t mess with his women.’ We wouldn’t tolerate that. Charlie Parker, everybody there, was married to a white woman.”

Tupac died in 1996 at the age of 25 after being fatally shot.

It comes as American music giant Quincy, who produced Michael Jackson’s Thriller album and worked with artists including Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, passed away at the age of 91.

It comes as American music giant Quincy, who produced Michael Jackson’s Thriller album [pictured together in 1994] and worked with artists including Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, has died aged 91

His publicist Arnold Robinson said he died Monday night surrounded by family at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. No cause of death was given [Photo in October 2018]

Quincy Jones Wished His Daughter Tina a Happy Birthday in His Final Instagram Post on Sunday

His publicist Arnold Robinson said he died Monday night surrounded by family at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. No cause of death was given.

Jones’ family – including his actress daughter Rashida, who played Karen Filppula on The Office – said in a statement: “Tonight, it is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones.

“While this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the incredible life he lived and know that there will never be another like him.”

Along with Rashida, Jones – known to friends as “Q” – is survived by daughters Jolie Jones Levine, Rachel Jones, Martina Jones, Kidada Jones and Kenya Kinski-Jones; son Quincy Jones III; brother Richard Jones and sisters Theresa Frank and Margie Jay.

Jones’ last Instagram post yesterday wished his daughter Martina “Tina” a happy birthday and included a photo of the two smiling together. It read: ‘Happy Birthday to my Tina Beena! So proud to be your dad! Big hugs, I love you forever.’