‘Gridlock’d’ Unlocks Shakur Talent

Every time a young actor dies, you hear someone say, “He was the James Dean of his generation.” They said it of River Phoenix, and now they’re saying it of Tupac Shakur. In “Gridlock’d,” Shakur’s latest posthumous screen performance, he lives up to the hype. A natural before the camera, he embraces his character with an aura of authenticity that simply can’t be learned. , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Photo