TUPAC SHAKUR: Politician Too Obsessed With 2Pac
Written by KingCnote on July 18, 2019
An Iowa state official took his Tupac Shakur obsession too far. He emailed all 4,300 agency employees the late rapper’s lyrics. The very next workday, the governor of Iowa demanded Jerry Foxhoven’s resignation.
During his two years as director of the Iowa Department of Human Services., Foxhoven sent more than 350 pages of Tupac-related emails. On average, his co-workers received three Tupac emails per week.
Before what would have been Tupac’s 48th birthday, Foxhoven emailed the entire staff and told them to honor the occasion by listening to the rapper’s music. The email included a Tupac quote “Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back. It simply means that you are two steps ahead.”
For years, the 66-year-old official shared his appreciation of Tupac. He played on repeat the rapper’s songs in the office for “Tupac Fridays.” Foxhoven gave himself a Tupac-themed birthday party featuring cookies frosted with “thug life.” (Portland, Iowa Press-Herald)